Among the smallest owl species in North America, the saw-whet is the size of a smartphone topped with a ping-pong ball. With ...

“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 ...

known as Tengmalm’s owl in Eurasia, and in North America the northern saw-whet owl (A. acadicus) and the western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii). In our area, they are forest birds (although ...

That is a far cry from what I experienced at Fedak’s Allegheny National Forest station. “Saw-whet owls are pleasant to work with and just so damn cute,” Mulvihill shared. “I doubt that we would have ...