DCHP-3

saw-whet†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

a small, brown, eastern sub-species, Cryptoglaux acadica acadica, of the saw-whet.

See: Acadian owl,sawyer(def. 2)

Quotations

1845
. . . the snow begins to melt on the roads, and the "saw whet," a small bird of the owl species, makes its appearance. . . .
1965
Adult saw-whets are not aggressive and usually perch close by the nest and watch when an intruder happens along.