Owl migration appears to have slowed during the 5th week of owl banding. I banded six Northern Saw-whet Owls (NSWO), recaptured one NSWO, and banded one Barred Owl (BDOW).
The recapture NSWO was originally banded at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory last fall (2021) as a hatch year (HY) and was recaptured as a second year (SY) bird on this past week.
Breakdown of each night’s catch for the week:
| Date | Newly Banded NSWO | Recaptured NSWO | Newly Banded BDOW |
| 4/13 | WEATHER | WEATHER | WEATHER |
| 4/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/18 | WEATHER | WEATHER | WEATHER |
| 4/19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Note: recaptures originally banded spring 2022 at Mill Creek Historic Park are not included.
