Winter Birds - Saw Whet Owl

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“ ..The Saw Whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) are Alaska's smallest owls. The Saw Whet and Boreal Owl are related. The Saw Whet is the smallest of the two, its 6 to 7 inches dwarfed by its cousin's 9 inches. In flight, Saw Whet Owls have a faster wing beat compared to most owls...

..Damp, dense coniferous forests are preferred by these secretive little owls. Most active at dusk and dawn, birds living in our northern latitudes are day active or diurnal where long hours of light are prevalent. ”

An excerpt from Bill Kitzmiller's Kachemak Wilderness Notes.