From Iowa Raptor Project
Look whoo’s migrating through? Here is the first Northern Saw-whet Owl that we’ve banded this fall on 10/19. (We heard our first one on 10/16.) This bird was a female that hatched this year.
Want to get a first-hand experience into our research on this rarely encountered lowa owl? Come join us! There are 5 spots open for Halloween night and 3 spots open for 11/7.
Anyone who wants the opportunity to handle a Saw Whet, here’s your chance!
Those big pupils make it look like a cartoon come to life.
They’ve got the same eyes as every other owl, but they do always feel so much funnier on that tiny face! I have no clue what it is, but some days I’d swear their faces are even more expensive than the much loved Snowy!
They tend to have much more noticeable variations in facial features, which may help out in that regard.