NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS are wicked CUTE!

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Жыл бұрын

Visit a secret owl-banding station hidden somewhere along the coast of Maine. We hope for boreal owls and long-eared owls, but the real guests of honor are northern saw-whet owls. Adorable!

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@lbrigh6 Жыл бұрын

I'm obsessed with them. They are so beautiful and adorable, I just want to cry

@ChoctawNawtic4 Жыл бұрын

I know. They are darling!

@saxi8433 Жыл бұрын

SAME 😭😭🥰

@alteredfrost6577 4 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, I got to see a couple of them in a nature rehabilitation place and they had them engages and I was able to like walk up and I’m really close and the guy there says Bob your head up and down so I did in the thing just starts copying me. It was the cutest thing in the world.

@BlackFlagHeathen 8 ай бұрын

Other owls: Hoot, scream Saw-whet owls: beep beep beep beep beep beep beep They’re so damn adorable. 😭

@SAYTHEWORD-Pronunciations 7 ай бұрын

Gorgeous and cute birds. Thanks for such an informative video about these wonderful birds.

@Halo1138 10 ай бұрын

That bird looked really calm while you were checking it. I would have thought it would have fought a bit more, but I guess I was surprised.

@Bob_Duchesne 10 ай бұрын

Yes, they are pretty docile. They will snap their bills if they begin to get upset. The biologists are very experienced, and know how to treat the birds gently.

@GamingHelp Жыл бұрын

Cute little tooters! We had one here that was so predictable and always "tooted" in the same place in the same way at the same time every single night for years. So predictable that I SWORE it was an electronic alarm in my neighbors yard. I was actually going to talk to them about it and let them know until one night about three years after I first heard him, he was in MY yard! I still didn't know it was an owl though so I went and got my spotlight and went and found him. If he was three inches tall I'd be surprised. But even with a spotlight in his face, all he/she did was look down at me and just keep on a-tootin'! toot toot toot toot! Same rhythm, never took a break and the little bugger did it for hours on end.

@lisawestrope 3 ай бұрын

hahaahhaha....you just described our little tooter to a tee! He goes on and on and on for HOURS!!!!

@GamingHelp 3 ай бұрын

TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT! *4 hours later* TOOT TOOT TOOT!.

@rbrbdpotts5 2 ай бұрын

That's awesome!

@glocias Ай бұрын

Bob's jokes were a hoot

@galebailey5583 10 ай бұрын

My favorite owl!! Thank you!!! 🦉

@stellarsjay1773 9 ай бұрын

So sweet! Just love them.

@backroadbeetle4781 4 ай бұрын

it's crazy how chill they are haha

@Bob_Duchesne 4 ай бұрын

They are so tame in the woods, too. There are many stories of hunters spotting one, and just walking right up to say hi. Sometimes, they show up in back yards in migration, and just sit there while neighbors amble up. Cute.

@davearchbell9921 Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Another destination for my bucket list.

@BlackFlagHeathen 8 ай бұрын

None of the other saw-whet owls are gonna believe this one when he tries to tell them this insane story of what happened to him.

@Bob_Duchesne 8 ай бұрын

"...and then they put me in a JUICE can!"

@railfan_neon 4 ай бұрын

what a cute little bird ❤❤

@dshaw367 6 ай бұрын

What a voice!

@cintulator2 8 ай бұрын

Lovely small ones...the invisible beautiful hunters.

@karenhue1390 Жыл бұрын

So so cool,I need to watch several times! Colonoscopy?🤣

@the-biggest-dank Жыл бұрын

Yes

@leobachand8408 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!!! Outstanding project!!! Keep them coming!! We are down at Huntington Beach state park in South Carolina great variety of birds to see this year. We were woken up by a Great Horned owl duet this morning at about 0155 hrs.

@intensecringe9841 7 ай бұрын

man it would be so cool to do this!!!

@the-biggest-dank Жыл бұрын

Lmao when he switches grips and he becomes a surprised burrito

@markpaul-ym5wg 7 ай бұрын

Thanks bob,you have a new fan.

@kristenmoonrise Жыл бұрын

Lol the narration 😆

@birdman5223 Жыл бұрын

Excellent MrBob☺️

@FollowThomas Жыл бұрын

You guys doing important job. 👍

@matthewgilbert1463 Жыл бұрын

Great video Bob

@ESPLTD322 7 ай бұрын

I’ve heard these in the Appalachians of Alabama and Georgia but I still haven’t seen a wild one in person. They’re so tiny and hidden. I’ve seen them at the zoo before though.

@davidwalker9882 3 ай бұрын

We filmed one tonight in Delano Tn.

@annaritaranalli1791 Жыл бұрын

Interesting clip

@justanotherguy312 7 ай бұрын

I want one

@verthosand Жыл бұрын

Amazing and cool information! Thank you Bob!

@notayoutubeuploader4808 Жыл бұрын

Cool! Ever get any boreal owls this season? Or last year for that matter

@Bob_Duchesne Жыл бұрын

I wish! Boreal owl is my most coveted bird. I really want one. None seen this season. A pair showed up in these nets two years ago. I got an alert phone call at home, but I was too far away to visit. The birds are treated with great care, and had to be released promptly. So I'm STILL hopeful that some day...

@notayoutubeuploader4808 Жыл бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne Same. I try to stay on top of all boreal owl records in Maine because their presence here is really fascinating for me, but sadly we haven’t crossed paths yet. Don’t be surprised if you stumble on a pair next summer or something, they seem to always turn up when you don’t expect lol. I’m hopeful for the same.

@stevedurnford5948 2 ай бұрын

We get them on the Avalon peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada. Your map shows none of the island as part of their range.

@Bob_Duchesne 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. The movement map at 2:00 minutes shows them coming down from Newfoundland, but it could have been clearer. Meanwhile, I'm eager to revisit Newfoundland, especially if you'll tell me where you hide the boreal owls.

@stevedurnford5948 2 ай бұрын

@Bob_Duchesne The Boreal Owls are elusive creatures, huh? An avid bird photographer friend is hoping to get a snap or two of one of them!

@annaritaranalli1791 Жыл бұрын

Rare cutie

@ChoctawNawtic4 Жыл бұрын

Biiiiiitss!!!!!

@AnnaBanana-rq9vh 8 ай бұрын

I can’t imagine banding INSIDE a trailer. Where’s the fun in being warm, having a toilet, and not having to fear your chair falling apart under you? And no heavy dew soaking up your papers??

@Bob_Duchesne 8 ай бұрын

Kinda spoiled, huh?

@OneStepHomestead 4 ай бұрын

we have one here by ft kent your welcomed to come catch..... hasn't shut up in 2 weeks

@Bob_Duchesne 3 ай бұрын

Probably won't shut up for another two weeks...or more. Once they get going, they don't stop. Some keep going until Memorial Day.

@OneStepHomestead 3 ай бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne ya.... we were on week 4 of it crying but he 8" of snow this week I think buried it. now we just got 12 or so more snow I actually feeling bad for it lol

@alteredfrost6577 4 ай бұрын

I know where it is I won’t disclose that but I definitely know where I’ve worked on goose banding at the moose horn national wildlife refuge, but I’m guessing you guys are somewhere around Acadia

@Bob_Duchesne 4 ай бұрын

Moosehorn not only has lots of owls, it's the one place I've ever heard Great Horned, Barred, and Saw-whet Owls all calling at once.

@alteredfrost6577 4 ай бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne yeah I have like 100+ acres that borderlines the moose horn that I hunt on it connects to a lot of those four wheeler trails that go through it. I run into owls all the time out there hunting lotta pileated woodpeckers too.

@alteredfrost6577 4 ай бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne couple years ago hunting. I had a barred owl, fly off about 5 feet in front of me. It was sitting in a low fir tree the people I was hunting with pulls up, but I was like that’s an owl don’t shoot it’s crazy because they can be right next to you and takeoff and you wouldn’t even hear them. The only reason why I heard the owl is because it shook the tree.

@pimmimemom 2 ай бұрын

I have a question about the snapping their bills -- I caught a little owl on my trail cam (video) last night, and since I'm in Oklahoma, I assumed he was a screechie since we have those. However, while he was sitting in the creek in shallow water, he was snapping / clicking his bill. Sooo -- do screechies do that, too, or did I actually catch a saw-whet?? Since it's night time video, seeing any colors is very hard, and the IR tends to blow out any light parts when close up, so it's even harder. I've caught little owls before, and there's no telling if I've ID'd them correctly. So what do you think? And, do screechies snap, too? Thanks! :)

@Bob_Duchesne 2 ай бұрын

I don't have screech owls near me, so I don't know about them. Other non-owls do bill snapping, so the behavior isn't rare. The saw-whets are so docile, they barely snapped on this night.

@pimmimemom 2 ай бұрын

@@Bob_Duchesne Thanks for taking the time to reply! I guess I need to stay on my quest to find out if screechies snap, too :) If other owls do, it would make sense that screechies are no exception, however. Thank you!

@feraltweed 6 ай бұрын

Are these what I know as a screech owl

@Bob_Duchesne 6 ай бұрын

Nope. There are eastern, western, and whiskered screech owls in North America. Northern saw-whet owls are different, and a little bit smaller. And they sound completely different. I do wish I had screech owls living near me.

@Charvel4ever 5 ай бұрын

Would they be in southwestern lower Michigan close to the border?

@Bob_Duchesne 5 ай бұрын

Yes, they would, but not much farther south. They prefer it dense and coniferous, so they range all the way down the Rockies at elevation, but they thin out in the Midwest once you get south of Michigan

@annaritaranalli1791 Жыл бұрын

What happened to that fab bird ?

@Bob_Duchesne Жыл бұрын

Released unharmed, with a souvenir bird band to show for it.

@annaritaranalli1791 Жыл бұрын

Do tiny but what large wings

@EarthAltar 3 ай бұрын

Update your map. We get them as far south as central Florida. Northern Palm Beach County to be precise. You can see them perched in oak trees, and hear them. Sounds like rattlesnakes flying around.

@davidt3956 Жыл бұрын

The "cute" bit of the script is annoying. The cute owl should be the focus.

@StoilDIvanov Жыл бұрын

Great abuse video!

@Bob_Duchesne Жыл бұрын

If that's abuse, then you do NOT want to witness my prostate exam. LOL

@moonglow6639 8 ай бұрын

@@Bob_DuchesneYou are a cruel person with a sick humour. Stop that animal torture.

@brocktoon8 11 күн бұрын

Those nets should be banned! Getting caught and handled is extremely stressful for these birds. I thought you respected them. I guess not. Unsubscribing.