Bob Stevens:
Beth sets up for banding
Bob Stevens:
Emily and Michael enjoy dinner in the woods
Bob Stevens:
Strickland explains the mist nets
Bob Stevens:
Dr Van Roo shows the captured saw whet
Bob Stevens:
Brandi extracts the saw whet from the net
Bob Stevens:
Untangling the wing from the net is a challenge
Bob Stevens:
The saw whet is almost free of the net
Bob Stevens:
Strickland explains the banding process
Bob Stevens:
Everyone is interested in the banding processs
Bob Stevens:
I am so cute you can take a picture of me
Bob Stevens:
Strickland checks for new wing feathers
Bob Stevens:
Are you going to let me go now?
Bob Stevens:
Everyone loves the star of the show
Bob Stevens:
Orla, you don't have to be afraid of a 100 gram bird
Bob Stevens:
Feeling how soft the feathers are
Bob Stevens:
Checking out the saw whet's wing feathers
Bob Stevens:
I knew that he would not bite me!!
Bob Stevens:
You'll let me go won't you?
Bob Stevens:
Listening like an owl does
Bob Stevens:
What do you mean, you don't have talons like these?
Bob Stevens:
The saw whet spreads his wings for Strickland
Bob Stevens:
Seven years of college and I finally get to hold a saw whet
Bob Stevens:
Wandering in the woods at night
Bob Stevens:
Strickland bands the saw whet
Bob Stevens:
Strickland explains the saw whet talons
Bob Stevens:
Strickland shows off the saw whet band
Bob Stevens:
My wing chord is 146 mm, now leave me alone!!
Bob Stevens:
And yes, I was hatched this year
Bob Stevens:
Asya helps Strickland determine saw whet age
Bob Stevens:
Strickland shows off the saw whet to OOH's and AAH's