keen night vision and asymmetrical ears that help them pinpoint prey. The Saw-whet is not our smallest owl in western Montana; the Northern Pygmy and Flammulated Owls are a bit smaller.

Under the moonlight, scientists head into Lackawanna State Park for some research on a nocturnal bird of prey you may be familiar with. The northern saw-whet owl got its claim to fame in 2020 when ...

We were pleased to hear that a northern saw whet owl was ... From the edge of a third hollow, the owl might perch to scan the area for prey. Saw whet owls may have 12 or more hollow places in ...

Autumn’s north winds, cold temperatures, and long dark nights are what northern saw-whet owl banders dream about ... but some individuals reside here year-long because their prey of deer mice, voles, ...

That’s how Melissa Boyle Acuti describes the northern saw-whet owl, the smallest owl species ... a small group of volunteers helps catch and band these little owls from sunset to midnight.

Weighing little more than a robin, the northern saw ... and presenting her a prey item,” the ornithology website says. Not long ago, little was known about the saw-whet owl’s courting ...

In spite of this odd weather, though, Northern saw-whet owls are migrating at night. At only 8 inches tall, this owl is slightly smaller ... they weren’t going to catch any saw-whets that ...

the beeping is apparently alluring to the northern saw-whet owl — it’s their mating call. Since Oct. 9, Hutchinson has come to this site every night (weather permitting) to catch the owls ...

Measuring just a little over seven inches tall and weighing about as much as a robin, the northern saw-whet owl is the smallest nocturnal raptor in eastern North America. These owls have a wide ...

The public can come to watch the northern saw-whet owl, never bigger than an adult human hand, as volunteers carefully capture and band it on its fall migration. You’ll need tickets to join ...