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It was a cold winter’s night and my beautiful wife Susan and I were watching movies. There was a fire crackling in the wood stove, we were enjoying good food and drink and we were both all snoodled up ...

Tiny enough to comfortably perch on your index finger, the glare of a Northern Saw-whet Owl is still packed with attitude. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON It was a cold winter’s night and my beautiful ...

There are a lot of unusual sounds out there in the natural world. Here’s one from the nighttime forest, often heard this time of year. No, it’s not a school bus backing up. It’s a tiny owl, the ...

AMHERST - A high-pitched, staccato sound dominates the autumn night in a woodlot outside Amherst. "What do you say we go check the nets?" says Dale Matheson of Amherst. Matheson was polite to ask. But ...

Darkness, like a loving grandmother, gently entered the aspen grove to kiss the day good night. It was a transition ruffled by a breeze but smoothed by the fluting song of hermit thrushes. Silence and ...

The Northern saw-whet owl is Maryland’s smallest owl and is rarely seen in Frederick County. They are an endangered, threatened migratory bird. They are preyed upon by other owls and raptors.

Although Northern Saw-whet owls are one of the most abundant forest raptors in North America, they are rarely seen due to their nocturnal and secretive nature. Until recent decades, the diminutive ...

A northern saw-whet owl was seen in Webster on Nov. 9 and is included in this week's rare bird alert by the New Hampshire Audubon Society.With a cat-like face, the tiny owl looks sweet but it is a ...

The Northern Saw-whet Owl is the only local owl I’ve never seen, but just knowing this cool-looking owl is out there is good enough. At night they keep busy hunting in conifer forest and riparian ...

TURTLE RIVER STATE PARK, N.D.-Offering a guarantee of success is a dicey proposition with any pursuit, but Tim Driscoll liked his chances of catching at least one Northern saw-whet owl on this crisp, ...

GILBY, N.D. – When Amy Boll opened the door to let the dog out one night over the weekend, she came face to face with a saw-whet owl. Boll, who lives in Perham, Minnesota, was visiting her family near ...