That’s how Melissa Boyle Acuti describes the northern saw-whet owl, the smallest owl species found in Maryland and one of the smallest in North America. They’re hardly bigger than a fist with ...

Among the smallest owl species in North America, the saw-whet is the size of a smartphone topped with a pingpong ball. With a rounded head, bright yellow eyes and white and brown mottled feathers ...

They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on birds ... These tiny owls have become synonymous with wild Sonoran Desert: Endangered Species Act protections for the owl initiated ...

In eastern wooded suburbs, this small, owl is often the most common avian ... The eastern was formerly classified with the western as a single species; range separation is not yet fully known.

They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on birds ... These tiny owls have become synonymous with wild Sonoran Desert: Endangered Species Act protections for the owl initiated ...