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 ...

The birds weigh about as much as a bar of soap. That’s how Melissa Boyle Acuti describes the northern saw-whet owl, the smallest owl species found in Maryland and one of the smallest in North ...

Tiny enough to comfortably perch on your index finger, the glare of a Northern Saw-whet Owl is still packed with attitude. PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON ...

Of all the owls that regularly appear in the Northeast, the Northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus) is the smallest. Skip to main content. You are the owner of this ... The photo that I selected for ...

Northern saw-whet owls are incredible nocturnal hunting machines. Their eyes constitute nearly 5% of the body mass and have many more cones than human eyes. This allows them to see in darkness ...

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 ...

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 one of the most common owls across the U.S. in winter; a mini yet mighty nighttime hunter with a fondness for conifer forests.

Holt has been studying Saw-whet owls for more than 40 years. This fall, they moved the Institute’s Saw-whet owl banding station to UM’s Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS).

So, it was no surprise that 35 years ago, saw-whet owls were being considered as a candidate for Pennsylvania’s threatened species list. Science changed that. Project Owlnet, ...

Motus’ project No. 753 pertains to northern saw-whet owls. Workers put Motus radio tags on the owls, and when the birds pass by specialized receiving stations, the creatures’ travels are revealed.