A secretive owl of the West that haunts the aspen, fir, ponderosa pine, and spruce will be no easy task for the uninitiated.

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 ...

Somewhere back in the trees, a tiny saw-whet owl was calling. Some say the call is like the high-pitched sound of a saw being sharpened — or “whetted,” as they might have said in the old ...

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 ...