Birds Identified: Saw-whet Owl
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Saw-whet Owl has these characteristics:
- Still perching
- Larger than robin
- Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
- Streaks (long spots)
- North summer (June through August)
- North winter (November through February)
- South summer (June through August)
- South winter (November through February)
- Wood habitat
- Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Rasping harsh calls
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org