Saw-whet Owls are tiny — about the size of a robin and weighing only 3 ounces.
They migrate at night, often passing through eastern cities completely undetected.
Their 'too-too-too' call sounds like a saw being whetted (sharpened), giving them their name.
Saw-whets use 1¼" entrance boxes in conifer forest. They're cryptic and rarely seen even when present.
Mount the box 10–20 ft up on a conifer trunk in dense forest. Add wood chips inside.
Small rodents — they hunt their own. No feeders.
Dense conifer canopy with standing dead wood nearby.
Squirrels can usurp Saw-whet boxes; metal predator guards and proper entrance sizing help.
Don't site in open habitats; they need dense conifer cover.
A small migratory owl of northern and montane forests across North America.
Common breeder in boreal and mixed forest from Alaska to Newfoundland and south through northern New England.
Year-round in higher elevations of the Rockies, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada.
Migrants and winter residents throughout the eastern US south to the Carolinas.
Coniferous and mixed forest, especially with dense understory and standing dead trees for cavities.
Body sized to 6"×6" floor. The 2½" panel locks out larger nest competitors while letting the Northern Saw-whet Owl pass cleanly.
See the full lineupMount boxes 12–20 ft up in dense conifer cover; nocturnal — you'll rarely see them.