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10 Sounds Owls Make and What Each Means (It’s Not Just Hoot!)
The tiny Northern saw-whet owl is famous for making a repetitive toot. The sounds are comparable to the sound a saw makes sharpening on a whetstone. Their “toot-toot-toot-toot” call helps them ...
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Meet the Tiny, Adorable Owls That Have Mastered the Art of Hiding
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 ...