Bird

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

Names as given by USGS GAP.

Winter in Florida, in the USGS range maps. Its habitat models include 4 habitats found here.

Seasons here: Winter
Breeding: Nonbreeding
Range: 42 of 67 counties
Habitats: 4

Adult Northern Saw-whet Owl, whole bird — **Adult**. (c) Troy B, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 182283589. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Seasons in Florida: Winter
Breeding: Nonbreeding
Counties in known range: 42 of 67
Habitat models: Summer, Winter

Where it lives

Southeast habitat models (USGS, 2001 land cover). The bird is not in every place a habitat occurs. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models Summer model Winter model

Habitats in Florida 4

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. Shared habitat, not food.

1 of 4

WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded SwampRegional / representative. Shown: Southern coastal swamps, Florida to Virginia; state not identified, a neighboring state.Loblolly bay in a coastal swamp, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Winter

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest

Maritime forests and thickets

Salt-pruned forests and shrub thickets behind coastal dunes.

WinterAtlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest

Other habitats in its models (57)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida.

Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Summer and winter
Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter
North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Winter
North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Winter
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Summer and winter
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Summer and winter
Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Summer and winter
Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Winter
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter
Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Winter
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Winter
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier Summer and winter
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Winter
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Winter
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Summer and winter
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Winter
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest Winter
Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Summer and winter
Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter
Acadian Low-Elevation Spruce-Fir-Hardwood Forest Winter
Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland Summer and winter
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Summer and winter
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter
Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Summer and winter
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Winter
Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Summer and winter
Central Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems Winter
Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Winter
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Winter
Central Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier Summer and winter
Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Summer and winter
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Herbaceous Modifier Winter
Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter
Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems Winter
Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems Winter
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Winter
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Winter
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Winter
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Winter
South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Winter
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain Winter
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Winter
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Winter
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Winter