Once believed to be a threatened species in Pennsylvania, saw-whets are actually more common than previously thought.

Becky MacPherson’s exhibit “Continuously Drawn” showcases her drawings and paintings of local nature, such as a kingfisher. (Photo by Henry Behrens.) ...

They were drawn by the wide-open ... For years, the burrowing owl was Cape Coral’s unofficial city bird. But that changed in September 2005, when city leaders made it official.

Early last October, I was fortunate enough to spend an evening, along with a few other birders, with John Fedak at his saw-whet owl banding station near the Kinzua Dam in the Allegheny National ...