In the last few years there have been very large numbers of Saw wet Owls banded at WFP. The increased numbers really jumped when they started using an electronic call at night, They check the Mist nets about every 45 minutes, and some nights get 20+ Saw wets. Two winters ago my wife found a Great Gray here on the Garden Peninsula which was very rare for this area. We have often seen them in the Soo area in January and in the spring at WFP, but never in the southern UP. I was looking for Snowies this past weekend south of the Soo, but no luck. Also not many Rough-legged this winter. The owl banders at WFP for the last 10+ years have been Chris Neri and his wife Nova
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