It's been a big few days for a tiny bird. A saw-whet owl is recovering at a wildlife refuge in New York state after it was discovered clinging to the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. The bird ...

Second-year Ph.D. student Mary Ann Bogert, a teaching and research assistant, has spent the past four years banding owls to ...

The tiny Northern saw-whet owl is famous for making a repetitive toot ... Similar to the great horned owl, barred owls also clack and snap when they’re unhappy. Adults and young birds will snap their ...

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 than the more common screech owl. But it’s extremely secretive, ...

The adorable northern saw-whet owl is one of the tiniest species of ... This species boasts an impressive four-foot wingspan, ...

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 ...

You can go on an owl prowl to spot some of these nocturnal predators. Owl prowls are nighttime hikes in the woods where you ...

According to the PGC and the Owl Research Institute, the Northern Saw-whet Owl is not only Pennsylvania’s smallest owl (body length of 6 to 8 inches and an 18-inch wingspan), but it is one of ...

The Northern Saw-whet Owls have landed in Connersville. Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary hosted an owl banding demo last Friday, ...

Owl Research Institute field technician and head bander Lauren Tate works to band a saw-whet owl at Flathead Lake Biological Station Tuesday, Oct. 15. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle) A Saw-whet owl ...

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From mid-September to late October the northern saw-whet owls are typically migrating south to look for food and warming weather. They're the most tagged owl in North America according to Blom.