When out after dark on a regular basis, the chances that you’ve heard the call of a Northern Saw-Whet Owl are pretty good. I’ve listened to these elusive owls for years. Of course I didn’t always know what that beep-beep-beep sound was, coming from the woods, but with time and a bit of reading, I learned. It wasn’t until this spring, when I went out with a friend, that I had an opportunity to see one of the smallest owls we have in North America with my own eyes.
