The monotonous hoot of the tiny Saw-whet owl can only be heard during the mating months of March through May. Thus, Owl Sounds, a revolving group of musicians led by drummer Adam Kriney and bassist ...

The monotonous hoot of the tiny Saw-whet owl can only be heard during the mating months of March through May. Thus, Owl Sounds, a revolving group of musicians led by drummer Adam Kriney and bassist ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

In the Inland Northwest, tiny owls with large, cartoonish yellow eyes manage to be everywhere and nowhere. Weighing little more than a robin, the northern saw-whet owl is a year-round resident of our ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 gets ...