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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

We were pleased to hear that a northern saw whet owl was recently observed at Chippewa Nature Center by one of their staff, and that a photo was taken to document this rarely seen little owl. At about ...

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 ...

It’s March. This is when I find myself torn between clinging to winter and beginning to look for signs of spring, for the forest to begin to shake off its winter torpor. A time to look for breeding ...

After three fruitless journeys into the darkness this past Monday night, Sonia Martinez and her daughter, Isabel, finally hit paydirt. There, in mist nets the Martinezes had helped install an hour ...