1. The Northern Saw-whet Owl

2. Appearance - What do their faces look like
Their face is pale
with white streaks
on its crown

3. Appearance - What does their body look like
Smallest owl in North America, only 20 cm’s long and weighing 100 grams
Males and females are the same colour, females are larger
White chest with brown body with white spots
They also have ear tufts that stick up on both sides of the head

4. Appearance - Hearing
The Northern Saw-whet owl’s face acts like an outer ear.
It’s face is shaped like two satellite dishes that funnel sound to their ears.

5. HABITAT-CLIMATE They like mature forests in areas near water.
They prefer moderate climates and migrate south to Prince Edward Island.

6. HABITAT-WORLD
In summer their range expands from British Columbia to Nova Scotia.
They live in Eastern North America.
They breed in New England and Eastern Canada.
During the winter, their range may expand southward but generally no further than Wisconsin.

7. Habitat-making their home!
They nest in natural tree cavities, wood- pecker holes and man made nest boxes.
Some use bird houses.
They live in thick coniferous, young cedars, spruce and pine trees.

8. Habitat-choosing the home!
males choose and defend territories to which they attract females by calling.

9. Diet-What do they eat? Mainly eats insects and rodents
They also eat deer, mice, rats, and small squirrels
The Northern Saw-Whet eat other birds
Also animals larger then itself

10. How do they catch their prey?
It waits for prey on low perches and drops down on them.
Searches for food by flying close to the grown.
They have small hairs on the edges of their wings so they can fly silently and sneak up on their prey.

11. How do owls eat their food?
Owls swallow their prey whole
They tear it into small pieces
They can bend down to their talons and eat their prey because they have very flexible necks.

12. How do they digest their pellet
They spit up their food
They have bones in the pellet
It is surrounded with fur and saliva

13. Young-babies Fly by five weeks
When owlets hatch, they nestle together in their cozy safe home
Whwn young are about 18 days old, she starts spending the night in another hole

14. Young-who takes care of babies
Both mother and father combine their hunting skills to bring enough food for their family
The Saw-whet can have as many as 7 hungry owlets to feed

15. Young-life cycle The young owlets leave the nest after 4 to 5 weeks
The oldest known owl wild lived to be over 10 years old

16. Young-eggs Nests in tree cavities, usually old woodpecker holes.
Adds no nesting material.
Also uses nest boxes
Eggs are white
Usually 5-6 eggs
Incubated for days

17. Bibliography: Appearance by Kobe

18. Bibliography: Habitat by Victoria

19. Bibliography: Diet by Lakota

20. Bibliography Young by Jiselle