Autumn’s north winds, cold temperatures, and long dark nights are what northern saw-whet owl banders dream about. Like many other bird species, northern saw-whet owls begin their southern migration to ...

The Northern Saw-whet Owl is the only local owl I’ve never seen, but just knowing this cool-looking owl is out there is good enough. At night they keep busy hunting in conifer forest and riparian ...

Owl-lovers can see the palm-sized Northern Saw-whet Owl up close this month at the Morgan Arboretum in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. The arboretum is working with the McGill Bird Observatory to tag the ...

Lots of interesting and little-known creatures emerge under cover of darkness. Some of them are human, but most are not. Perhaps foremost in piquing human interest about animals that ply their trade ...

Although Northern Saw-whet owls are one of the most abundant forest raptors in North America, they are rarely seen due to their nocturnal and secretive nature. Until recent decades, the diminutive ...

When Apple Valley Animal Shelter staff rescued a tiny owl that had flown into the window of a local business, they thought they were dealing with a creature common to the Mojave Desert. In a July 19 ...

We were pleased to hear that a northern saw whet owl was recently observed at Chippewa Nature Center by one of their staff, and that a photo was taken to document this rarely seen little owl. At about ...

The northern saw-whet owl is one of the smallest owls in North America. In Nebraska, breeding has been documented in the Pine Ridge and Wildcat Hills and is suspected in the middle Niobrara River ...

The Berkshire Bird Observatory (BBO) brings groups of visitors into the woods to witness the secretive northern saw-whet owls that the organization captures in large ‘mist nets’ set up at Jug End ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A northern saw-whet owl rests in the hand of Blake Mathys, just prior to its release. Lots of interesting and little-known ...