During mating season, the male northern saw-whet owl advertises himself through the night at 112 toots a minute, ratcheting it up to 260 when a female comes into its territory. Some owls mate for ...

A saw-whet owl stands quietly, just observing ... some may have more than one mate. Females incubate eggs and brood the chicks, while males hunt and deliver food to the female, who does not ...

Early last October, I was fortunate enough to spend an evening, along with a few other birders, with John Fedak at his saw-whet owl banding station near the Kinzua Dam in the Allegheny National ...