Northern Saw-whet Owl

From USFWS Northeast Region:

Here's a northern saw-whet owl factoid most of you mothers can relate to (hopefully NOT to the same extent). The female saw-whet keeps the nest very clean, but a mess starts to accumulate when she leaves. By the time the young owls leave the nest, 10 days to 2 weeks later, the nest cavity has a thick layer of feces, pellets, and rotting prey parts. Info courtesy of Cornell Lab allaboutbirds.org, photo courtesy of Franklin Nejame 




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