Seemed a average year for screech owls nesting. 3 sites with screech owl nesting, with 4 owlets each, 1 owlet predated soon after fledging by a presumed opossum.
Total: Owlets 12 (one predated soon after fledging)
Total Owlets Since 2010: 134+
Barred Owls:
Total 2 Owlets, first ever!
Site 1
Massachusetts
No Nesting this year, Need to find new Site 1.
Site 2
Massachusetts
No screech owls…but local barred owls are heard regularly.
Site 3
Massachusetts
Screech Owls: M,F both red phased, successful nesting in nest box 700 feet from original site
Total: 4 owlets fledged around 5/25/2021 (look closely 2 red phased owlets on bottom right and upper left(slightly warmer color beneath the gray downy feathers in appearance) owlets and 2 gray phased upper right and lower left (can only see the tails of the 2 owlets on the left)
Site 4
Relocated for 2019 season:
Screech Owls: Female Gray. no nesting
Total: one of pair pressumed predated on by Great Horned Owl
Site 5
Relocated in 2022 to Massachusetts
Screech owls: Successful Nesting Female Gray, Male Gray
Total: 4 owlets fledged
Site 6
Massachusetts
Screech Owls: Female Red, male Gray Did not nest in box this year, box used in fall and winter
Total: 0
Site 7
Massachusetts :Relocated for 2017 season
2022: Screech owls active in winter, seemed to nest elsewhere, activity stopped early march, no nesting this year.
Site 8
Massachusetts
Screech Owls: Female Red
Presummed nesting in box not part of my trail.
Massachusetts
Screech Owls: Female Gray, Male Gray
Total: 4 owlets (2 fledged 5/20/2022, one was predated by morning, 2 fledged 5/24/2022) presumed opossum attack, tried to get into box, but failed but most likely able to get to the owlet after fledging, evidence found near box on ground)
Barred owls: after 10 years, first successful Barred Owl Nesting
2 Barred Owlets fledged!
Owl Oasis Trail 