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Happy Owl-o-Ween!

October 31, 2014 By Communications Team

Northern Saw-whet Owl at Rushton Woods Preserve banded this October.  Photo by Blake Goll
Northern Saw-whet Owl at Rushton Woods Preserve banded this October. Photo by Blake Goll

The enchanting little fuzzy phantoms that are now visiting Rushton Woods in thrilling numbers wish you a very Happy Owl-o-Ween!
They also told me to tell you that your young chicks are invited to stop over at Rushton Farm on the night of November 15th from 7-9pm to check out this thing called owl banding during which the humans give each owl a magical silver anklet with numbers on it. The owls say they don’t really care for that part of the night but they’re looking forward to a beautiful performance by one owl in particular, named Ipod, who rumors say can sing all night long at the top of his lungs without getting tired!
Northern Saw-whet Owl at Rushton Woods Preserve this October. Photo by Blake Goll
Northern Saw-whet Owl at Rushton Woods Preserve this October. Photo by Blake Goll

They wanted me to share a preview of the performance here.  We humans say that it sounds like a “toot”, but to their more refined ears, it’s much more than that.
Register for the Junior Birder Owl Banding Night, November 15th, by emailing me, Blake Goll (bhg@wctrust.org). Space is limited.
Hope to see you there!  Trick-or-Toot!!
Blake
Young Birder with Northern Saw-whet Owl at Rushton.
Young Birder with Northern Saw-whet Owl at Rushton.

 

Filed Under: Bird Banding Tagged With: Bird banding, junior birders, Northern Saw-whet Owl

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Our nature preserves are open to the public 365 days per year from sunrise to sunset, providing natural places that offer peace and respite for all. Willistown Conservation Trust owns and manages three nature preserves in the Willistown area - Ashbridge, Kirkwood and Rushton Woods Preserve. We maintain these lands for the … Learn more about our nature preserves.

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