Saw-whet owl
Meet the Birds of the Draper Museum Raptor Experience
Remington the Saw-whet Owl
Remington was a male Northern Saw-whet Owl who hatched an undetermined number of years ago. He was found near Price, Utah, with a broken left wing. It healed, but not well enough for him to fly well. Though no longer with us, Remington’s reslient spirit lives on here at the Center.
Species Info:
Northern Saw-whet Owls breed in forests across southern Canada and the northern and western United States, extending through central Mexico. They prefer mature forests with an open understory for foraging while nesting in a cavity or nest box.
Northern Saw-whet Owls eat mostly small mammals, hunting them nocturnally from a low perch along forest edges. The most common prey are mice, voles, bats, and juvenile gophers and squirrels.
Notes on Remington:
Remington was one of our smallest birds. So as not to overwhelm him with large, noisy crowds, he was one of our virtual field trip birds. A small camera was always much more manageable for him to deal with and he educated people from all over the globe!
