Despite the fact that my two grandchildren were along last night to bring me luck, we didn’t catch any owls the first two net-checks. So they headed home to bed. The third time up Larry Martin and I found nothing … but a Barred Owl. This is an owl that we banded on 13 November. At that time we relocated him about 5 miles away from our nets. He has come back. I suspect that he may have been part of the reason that we haven’t been catching saw-whets lately. Then again … maybe not. Migration could be ending sooner than we thought for this year.
Tonight winds are forecast. They would have made opening a marginal prospect; with

Jonathan Martin offers our returning Barred Owl a new home
the question of what we need to do about our Barred Owl friend, I think that we will not open tonight. Weather conditions look more favorable tomorrow night, so I think we will wait and give it a shot then.
SCHEDULE
Tonight, Saturday, 26 November – closed
Sunday, 27 November – open
Monday, 28 November – probably open
Tuesday and Wednesday – probably closed; rain