Project Owlnet

Project Owlnet is a continent wide effort to gain a greater understanding of the population dynamics and migratory ecology of the Northern Saw-whet Owl. Pocono Avian Research Center(PARC) has been participating in Project Owlnet for 15 years in the Canadensis area.  In 2015, they began their research at the Kettle Creek Wildlife Sanctuary  to determine if these diminutive nocturnal predators were migrating through Kettle Creek as well.  As it turns out, they were!  During the 2015 season, 65 Northern Saw-whet Owls  were  banded.

In 2016, Kettle Creek was able to host Project Owlnet under its own banding permit and PARC was able to band over 100 Northern Saw-whet Owls!

The station will be open to the public October 12th, 19th, 26th and November 2nd; from 8 to 10pm (donations welcome).  Participants will learn more about the Northern Saw-whet Owl, Project Owlnet, and have a unique opportunity to see one of the most secretive birds in the eastern US.  Preregistration suggested.

For more information on Pocono Avian Research Center, visit their website here.

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2018 Project Owlnet Encounters

Date	Number of Owls Banded	Comments
10/10/18	1	Barred Owl
10/12/18	1	NSWO - First of Season HY-F
10/13/18	7	6 HY, 1 SY
10/14/18	Zero	A Pair of Barred Owls raising a ruckus
10/16/18	1	1 HY
10/18/18	8	1 ASY, 7 HY
10/19/18	2	1 HY, 1 ASY
10/21/18	8	4 HY, 4 SY
10/22/18	5	4 HY, 1 SY
10/23/18	3	2 HY, 1 recapture from earlier this year
10/25/18	10	5 HY, 2 SY, 3 ASY
10/26/18	9	6 HY, 2 SY, 1 ASY
10/29	3	1 HY, 1 ASY, 1 Recapture from 10/23
10/30	14	10 HY, 2 SY and 2 ASY
10/31	4	4 HY

Abbreviation Key
NSWO - Northern Saw-whet Owl
HY - Hatch Year
SY - Second Year
​ASY - After Second Year
​F - Female