It's that time again - the monthly meeting of the
Prince George's Audubon Society and the Patuxent Bird
Club will be held this Tuesday, October 10, at the
College Park Airport Annex (see our website for
directions, details, etc. http://www.pgaudubon.org ). 
As always it is free and open to the public.  

Dave Brinker, Central Regional Ecologist in DNR’s
Wildlife and Heritage Service, last spoke to our club
in November 1997.  Join us on October 10 to look into
the world of the east’s smallest owl.
	
With a breeding range in the northern U.S., southern
Canada and the mountains out west, the Northern
Saw-whet Owl is only seen in our region during
migration, if at all. “Commoner than generally
believed, but nocturnal and seldom seen,” according to
Birds of America, this tiny (7-8”) brown owl with no
ear tufts roosts in foliage, typically in conifers,
camouflaging it from view.    

Dave’s research on Saw-whets is based on five banding
stations: Lamb's Knoll near the Frederick/Washington
County line, Adkins Arboretum in Tuckahoe State Park,
Casselman River in Garrett County, Stuart's Knob in
Elkins, WV, and his own site at Assateague Island.  
Because there were only a handful of banders out there
to the north or south at the time of his last talk,
they weren’t finding out what was happening to the
owls they banded after they left.

Come learn what a difference nine years can make. 
Dave’s slide-talk will tell us about the increase in
researchers and banding stations, modern tracking
methods, and what interesting facts have been
discovered about Saw-whets in the ensuing years. 

Find out more about Dave's Saw-whet Owl research at
www.projectowlnet.org.

Hope to see you there!

Lynette Fullerton
President, PG Audubon Society
http://www.pgaudubon.org


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