Saw-Whet Owl

We traveled to Manitowoc Wisconsin on Friday October 14, 2011 to attend the annual owl festival at Woodland Dunes Nature Center. We were there last year and witnessed the release of  a number of Saw-Whet Owls that had been captured and banded. This was a wonderful experience and a great photo opportunity. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperative this year, and no owls were captured due to the high winds and rain that started on Friday and continued all night. We did manage to see a couple of Palm Warblers on the board walk trying to take shelter in the bushes from the wind. On the way there and back we stopped at the Horicon Marsh near Mayville Wisconsin. The wind made for difficult conditions at the Marsh as well. We did find an excellent restaurant in Mayville called The Audubon Inn. The Horicon Marsh will be a great place to visit in a few weeks when there are more migrant water fowl, and in the spring when the neo-tropical migrants are returning.