A 75-foot-tall Norwegian spruce tree was cut down in Onianta, New York State, on Thursday and ready to be transported to New York City. Workers found a small owl while the tree was being loaded and transported and sent to a wildlife center.
In fact, the owl was not a baby, but an adult male palm ghost owl (Northern Saw-whet Owl), the smallest owl breed in northeastern North America, the center said.
Adult palm ghost owl are only 17 to 22 cm tall, weigh 54 to 151 g, and have an average lifespan of three to four years. The cry of the palm ghost owl is like the sound of a chainsaw blade rubbing on a whetstone, and their English name comes from this. Because of their extremely small size, they are often served on the plate by other owls and hawks. Long-term evolution has given the owls their own unique way of survival: hiding in densely leafed pine trees during the day and only coming out to feed after dark, and their main diet is the mouse class in the forest.
It seems that this owl is doing well in the rescue center, what a stupid bird with a stupid fortune!