My Oregon Trail: Trapping Friday

So, after we made two bow nets, DJ decided to take us out trapping...Yes please! So, around 5 p.m. we went out. The owls are most active a few hours before sunset, and then very active at night, as they are nocturnal. So, we went out, learned how to set up box traps to trap mainly females, but sometimes you catch males in there too. We had sooo much fun! We caught a total of 11 owls, 4 of them with geolocators. The geolocators were put on their backs to show where they go when they migrate. But, you can't retrieve the information without getting the geolocator off of the owl. So, we are trying to focus on the owls that we know have one so we can take them off. After each owl we took one off of, DJ would say in his Minnesota accent, "Okay, buddy, thank you for your contribution to science." LOL. Loved it! Most of the owls have already starting laying eggs. Some of have 6, 8, and even 10. Yowza, these girls are busy. We trapped until almost 10 p.m. I know it was only 5 hours, but we were all sooo exhausted and hungry. Hard work. The fun is just beginning. Just wait until the babies get here! Eeek! :) Here are the pics for you! Enjoy! *These pictures never upload in the order I want them to, and I can't figure out how to move them around, so sorry about that.