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Size: 18-21 cm
(similar to European Starling). Description: Brown above, white with reddish-brown streaks below. Crown finely streaked with white. Range: Southern half of all provinces from British Columbia to Quebec, plus all of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Habitat: Densely wooded areas. Voice: Long repetitive series of soft single "toots", two per second. Nest: Old woodpecker hole or other tree cavity. Diet: Small rodents, bats, insects. Behaviour: Strictly nocturnal, usually hunts just after dusk and shortly before dawn. Notes: Named after vocalization which sounds like sharpening of a saw blade. Some populations are migratory. |
