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Northern Saw-whet Owl

Contributors: Ted Schroeder

This little owl spends the daylight hours roosting in a spruce tree along the Clearwater River in Idaho. This species was named for its song, which reminded early settlers of the sound of whetstone sharpening a saw.

Northern Saw-whet Owl
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