One of his major study targets is one of our most charismatic little hooters, the northern saw-whet owl. Nature: Ohio's Metzger Preserve harbors strange yet impressive rock formations Mathys ...

Northern saw-whet owls are turning up far from their usual homes.  These changes could have lasting effects on communities ...

Motus’ project No. 753 pertains to northern saw-whet owls. Workers put Motus radio tags on the owls, and when the birds pass by specialized receiving stations, the creatures’ travels are revealed.

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 ...

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 ...

Measuring just a little over seven inches tall and weighing about as much as a robin, the northern saw-whet owl is the smallest nocturnal raptor in eastern North America. These owls have a wide ...

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 ...

The object of our quest is the northern saw-whet owl, the smallest owl found in Wisconsin. And due to its reclusive, nocturnal habits, the saw-whet is likely our least known and most rarely seen owl.

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 ...

(Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle) A saw-whet owl is banded by ORI field technician Lauren Tate at Flathead Lake Biological Station Tuesday, Oct. 15. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle) At 7:20 p.m., a northern ...

One of his major study targets is one of our most charismatic little hooters, the northern saw-whet owl. Mathys, who lives in Union County, bands saw-whet owls on his property each fall.

One of the smallest owls in North America, the northern saw-whet lives among us and is rarely seen—but one volunteer science project aims to find them and uncover their secrets year after year ...