Join us November 7 for our Northern Saw-whet Owl Program at the Jackson, NH Public Library
Northern Saw-whet Owls are the smallest, and some would say cutest, owls in eastern North America. Amazingly, they are right here in our backyards in the Mount Washington Valley. They are nocturnal and very, very hard to see. Sometimes, though, you can hear them if you leave your window open on a freezing February night! (Pictured left: saw-whet hunting at night by Jesse Barber & Nick Hirstov)
Kathy Seymour (pictured right with owl on shoulder and in hand) researched these owls for fifteen years, as they migrated through Massachusetts in October and early November. She’ll talk about why tracking these tiny elusive owls is so important to their conservation and share stories from her close encounters with them.
We’ll talk about the biological adaptations that allow this songbird-sized, fierce predator to survive and raise its young. (Pictured left: saw-whet bringing food to young at cavity nest by Fredrik Norsell)
We also will provide tips on putting up a saw-whet owl nest box. How cool would it be to have an owl family in your yard! We are still waiting and hoping…
Thank you Friends of the Jackson Public Library for sponsoring this program!