McGILL BIRD OBSERVATORY

Below is the current schedule for the fall 2010 Saw-whet Owl banding program.  Note that McGill campus security locks the gate to the Arboretum after sunset, therefore it is important to arrive at the start time listed for each date.  Owl banding typically operates for 4 to 5 hours.

Note that because owl migration is quite weather dependent, we will not operate on nights with rain or strong winds.  The bander-in-charge will assess conditions each afternoon, and will by 3 pm post a note on the MBO Twitter page indicating whether owling is taking place that evening. All volunteers are responsible for checking on the status prior to coming out.

This volunteer list will be updated at least weekly and any significant changes to the schedule will be circulated via the MBO mailing list.  To be added/removed for any dates, e-mail us at kristen @ migrationresearch.org.  Dates which are already full are marked in red.

Banders-in-charge (BICs): MAG - Marcel Gahbauer, SID - Simon Duval, KLK - Kristen Keyes

Date	Sunset	Meeting (at MBO cabin)	BIC	Volunteers (maximum 3)	Results
Sat Sep 25	6:46	7:05	KLK	MBE, TTG	0 NSWO banded
Sun Sep 26	6:44	7:00	KLK	MEN, AKT, RAT	0 NSWO banded
Mon Sep 27	6:42	7:00	SID	NIH, MAS	cancelled due to rain
Tue Sep 28	6:40	7:00	SID	FMB, JJB, LUP	cancelled due to rain
Wed Sep 29	6:38	6:55	KLK	JOG, KEA, BOS	1 NSWO banded + 1 EASO banded
Thu Sep 30	6:37	6:55	KLK	MAM, MEB, AMC	cancelled due to rain
Fri Oct 1	6:35	6:50	KLK	EAV, SDU, AKT	3 NSWO banded
Sat Oct 2	6:33	6:50	KLK	ADA, SDU, MHB	15 NSWO banded
Sun Oct 3	6:31	6:50	MAG	SDU, RAT	7 NSWO banded + 1 foreign recapture
Mon Oct 4	6:29	6:45	MAG	SDU, VDL, KEA	1 NSWO banded
Tue Oct 5	6:27	6:45	MAG	MVB, JMK, SMP	4 NSWO banded
Wed Oct 6	6:25	6:45	MAG	MVB, MLG, BOS	cancelled due to rain
Thu Oct 7	6:23	6:40	MAG	MEB, BOS	2 NSWO banded
Fri Oct 8	6:22	6:40	MAG	PAS, MBE, MHB	2 NSWO banded
Sat Oct 9	6:20	6:40	MAG	Group visit (COA)	0 NSWO banded
Sun Oct 10	6:18	6:35	MAG	Group visit (CORDEM)	1 NSWO banded
Mon Oct 11	6:16	6:35	MAG	MVH, NIH, MAC	18 NSWO banded + 1 foreign recapture
Tue Oct 12	6:14	6:30	KLK	MFJ, PIK, ROS, LDL	10 NSWO banded
Wed Oct 13	6:12	6:30	KLK	CAL, MGA, FMB, JJB	3 NSWO banded
Thu Oct 14	6:11	6:30	KLK	RUG, FRC, MAM	0 NSWO banded (shortened due to rain)
Fri Oct 15	6:09	6:25	KLK	MBE, MAR, BOS	cancelled due to rain
Sat Oct 16	6:07	6:25	KLK	ADA, GAC, MVH	7 NSWO banded
Sun Oct 17	6:05	6:25	SID	KAD, CSM, ATD	0 NSWO banded
Mon Oct 18	6:04	6:20	SID	CHB, SOR, EVF	11 NSWO banded
Tue Oct 19	6:02	6:20	KLK	KAP, MOS, JUR	0 NSWO banded
Wed Oct 20	6:00	6:20	KLK	MVB, JOG, MVH	0 NSWO banded
Thu Oct 21	5:59	6:15	KLK	CHC, MKC, NCF	cancelled due to high winds
Fri Oct 22	5:57	6:15	KLK	KLF, VAH, LAA	0 NSWO banded
Sat Oct 23	5:55	6:15	KLK	MVH, GEP	12 NSWO banded
Sun Oct 24	5:54	6:10	SID	RAL, MPC, JAS	cancelled due to rain
Mon Oct 25	5:52	6:10	SID	MFJ, MAS, LDL, MEN	cancelled due to rain
Tue Oct 26	5:50	6:10	SID	JBP, MAB, ACC, LUP	0 NSWO banded
Wed Oct 27	5:49	6:05	KLK	MVB, BOS, LYP	1 NSWO banded
Thu Oct 28	5:47	6:05	KLK	THD, KGO, CHC	cancelled due to rain and wind
Fri Oct 29	5:46	6:05	KLK	MBE, JD, CLS, CHC	0 NSWO banded
Sat Oct 30	5:44	6:00	KLK	MHB, LDB	cancelled due to rain and snow
Sun Oct 31	5:43	6:00	SID	JAS, MKC, KAD	2 NSWO banded
Mon Nov 1	5:41	6:00	SID	MVH, FRM, DIK	3 NSWO banded
Tue Nov 2	5:40	6:00	KLK	JD, CLS, MEN	0 NSWO banded
Wed Nov 3	5:39	5:55	KLK	MVB, MLG, DIK, MAS	6 NSWO banded
Thu Nov 4	5:37	5:55	KLK	THD, KGO, MBE	cancelled due to rain
Fri Nov 5	5:36	5:55	KLK	MHB, MYH, ANL	cancelled due to rain

Supplemental results, November 6-14:  13 NSWO and 1 EASO over 5 nights of banding
(Nov 7 - 5 NSWO, Nov 9 - 5 NSWO, Nov 10 - 1 NSWO, Nov 11 - 2 NSWO, Nov 13 - 1 EASO)

Season total: 122 NSWO, 2 EASO, 2 foreign recaptures

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