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 America. They’re hardly bigger than a fist with ...

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It's been a big few days for a tiny bird. A saw-whet owl is recovering at a wildlife refuge in New York state after it was discovered clinging to the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. The bird ...

In recent years, one saw-whet did achieve high profile status: Rocky, an owl that was rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City, treated at a wildlife rehabilitation site ...

They're the most tagged owl in North America ... it — with a few flying directly into a mesh net with little pockets. Blom said the hooting tempo and sound of the saw-whet is similar to the ...

Birds in North America depend on a migratory schedule based on timetables that are ingrained. Adapting to new conditions ...

One birder, who has taken part in four counts so far this year, has seen five different species of owl. Namely, he's seen the tiny northern saw-whet owl, the stern-looking long-eared owl ...

Rather, it’s a recording of the call of a male northern saw-whet owl, a pint-sized predator as ... in the autumn migration timing of many day-flying raptors like hawks, eagles and falcons ...