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Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Mixed woodland

Notes:

The Northern Saw-whet Owl is so named for its peculiar call which is reminiscent of a saw being sharpened. Tommy DeBardeleben heard it first and was able to call the bird in. It fluttered silently in the air before us like a moth! It perched in a tree briefly and all of three of us got to see it!

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Comments (3)
Jim Nelson
I like the photo..."caught in the headlights."

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PublishedMay 24, 2016

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