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From Foreman's Branch Bird Observatory at Washington College

One of the last species we capture each fall is the Northern Saw-whet Owl. The smallest owl in the East, this species moves south in mid October in search of food. The numbers that move vary a lot depending on how successful the breeding season was. This fall we've captured fewer than average which means most owls probably stayed well to our north for the winter.

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[–] teft@piefed.social 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No no, it's the same number of ~~people~~ owls, they're just less Canadian.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They’d have to be to visit the USA.

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 9 points 1 week ago

Damn, that made me snort

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My grammar went on vacation along with me.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And not to the fucking US, either.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It is actually in Florida right now, but to be fair, it was already in the US to begin with.

I didn't get to choose my respawn point this go round... 😁

[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I read the title
thought it was about politics
saw owl
cute
then i was confused what connects the two to realise it was about winter migration

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Sure. That's what it was about.

:)

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Naw, I only touch on owl related political things, and even then, only when something new and significant is going on.

I just wanted to catch you guys a little by surprise what community you were looking at. 😇

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I come for the owls. I stay for the titles.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I love when I get a real creative one.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

OotY on deck!

Ateeeeeeeennnhyut!

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Someone gotta balance out the force that is the White Faced Owl.

Snowy and Burrow are no slouches either!