[MDOsprey] FW: Record Night for Northern Saw-whet Owls (fwd)

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information here.
Jordan,
Cloverly, MD

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Date:	Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:57:18 -0500
To:	VA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG <mailto:VA-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> 
Subject:	Record Night for Northern Saw-whet Owls

In what may be a North American record, William and Mary's Center for
Conservation Biology staff and assistants captured 173 Saw-whets last night,
11/7, on the Lower Delmarva.  The Center operates three stations, located
strategically on the Bay side, the Sea side, and at the tip.  After several
days of south winds, the winds finally subsided and turned, opening the door
for what had been predicted all fall.  This eclipses the 1995 big night of
128 birds, in which year we totalled 1006 Saw-whet captures.  Our total now
has risen to approximately 225 birds, with at least another six weeks of
activity anticipated. 

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