Blue Ridge Audubon – Owls in Towels https://owlsintowels.org/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:38:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://owlsintowels.org/content/media/tBNh7to.png Blue Ridge Audubon – Owls in Towels https://owlsintowels.org/ 32 32 Saw-Whet Studies https://owlsintowels.org/saw-whet-studies/ https://owlsintowels.org/saw-whet-studies/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=3636 An amber-eyed Saw-Whet Owl is contained in a draw-string pouch with a green and white zigzag pattern. On the table behind and out of focus is a pair of red handles, most likely belonging to a banding tool used for attaching a metal bracelet to the owl's foot. Researchers assign each band a unique code to help study species movements, migration and population estimates, and contribute to conservation efforts. The bands are lightweight and do not impact the owl's natural day-to-day living.

Blue Ridge Audubon recently awarded a grant to study Northern Saw-whet Owl migration in the Appalachian Mountains. Funding will provide researchers with GPS and radio tags to track this secretive forest species.

Photo: SEAN GRAESSER

Original post – 18 Dec 2025
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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Aegolius acadicusNorthern Saw-whet OwlWiki link
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