Saw-Whet OwlAegolius acadicusBirdOrder StrigiformesDescription 170-190 mm long. Black bill and streaked crown. Chicks are fist white, but dark, chocolate brown feathers of a distinctive juvenile plumage grown through. Range N. America- extending in a broad belt from south eastern Alaska and California in the west to eastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. extends south into Mexico. Generally absent from the southern states. Status All owls are regulated by the international law of trade. Photo by Greg Neise |
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