Which Little Owl?

[peter571]

Photographed this little owl, today, here in Winnipeg. Checked my bird book and still not sure of its identity.

[The Bird Nuts]

Northern Saw-whet Owl.

[peter571]

5 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:

Northern Saw-whet Owl.

My bird book shows its winter range to be somewhat south of us-- though, so far in Winnipeg, we have not had any very cold weather.  So, possibly it has not migrated as much south yet.

[The Bird Nuts]

Sometimes birds just stick around for one reason or another.  But that's a great bird to see any time of the year.  And you got nice photos, too!

[peter571]

5 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:

Sometimes birds just stick around for one reason or another.  But that's a great bird to see any time of the year.  And you got nice photos, too!

Thanks for the ID.

[The Bird Nuts]

Actually, after looking at several range maps, it appears that Saw-whets are year-round in your area.  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Saw-whet_Owl/maps-range

Edited December 19, 2018 by The Bird Nuts

[peter571]

On 12/19/2018 at 4:19 PM, The Bird Nuts said:

Actually, after looking at several range maps, it appears that Saw-whets are year-round in your area.  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Saw-whet_Owl/maps-range

Thanks for the link--the range shown there is different from the range shown in my book (Stokes Guide), although, they seem to show a difference for Southern Manitoba.