“Saw-whet owls are pleasant to work with and just so damn cute,” Mulvihill shared. “I doubt that we would have as many volunteers if they were nasty or excreted on handlers like screech owls do.

Rockefeller "Rocky" the Saw-whet owl was released near Saugerties, New York, after receiving a clean bill of health from his rescuers, avian veterinarians, and owl researchers. Rockefeller is back ...

which it says in a press release generally is prime time to hear – and maybe even spot – owls that live in Door County, like the great horned, barred, saw-whet and Eastern screech owls ...

Once believed to be a threatened species in Pennsylvania, saw-whets are actually more common than previously thought.