Northern Saw-whet Owl Photo Gallery

Small, round-headed owl without ear tuffs. Mottled brown and white with fine white streaks on the head and a white "V" between the eyes.

Juveniles have a cinnamon belly, an unspotted brown back, and a white "V" between the eyes.

Roosts in dense vegetation during the daytime, typically just above eye level and near the trunk in evergreen trees.

Adult on Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) is darker than widespread acadicus group, with light cinnamon underparts and face.

Small owl with a larger round head. Note yellow eyes and pale facial disc. Active only at night.

Song is an insistent series of whistled too-too-too notes on roughly the same pitch, given at a rate of about 2 notes per second.

Roosts in dense vegetation during the day. Found in a variety of forested areas.

Nests in holes in trees or nest boxes in evergreen and deciduous forests.

A nocturnal owl that can be difficult to see during daylight hours. Its whitish facial disk and eyebrows are distinctive.

Juveniles have a cinnamon belly and though they have the white eyebrows of adults they don't have streaking on the head or spotting on the back.