Each palm-size owl caught is a rush, not only because it is an encounter in the dark with pure wildness. Saw-whets are one of ...

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 ...

Autumn’s north winds, cold temperatures, and long dark nights are what northern saw-whet owl banders dream about. Like many other bird species, northern saw-whet owls begin their southern migration to ...

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 ...

You may never see Michigan’s tiniest owl in the wild, but on calm winter nights, you could very well hear one. The Northern saw-whet owl is one of the most common owls across the U.S. in winter; a ...

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 ...

Lots of interesting and little-known creatures emerge under cover of darkness. Some of them are human, but most are not. Perhaps foremost in piquing human interest about animals that ply their trade ...

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, ...

Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...