Bird
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
A winter visitor to Mississippi, found in all 82 counties and 4 habitats.
- Here
- Winter
- Nesting
- Not known to nest here
- Range
- All 82 counties
- Habitats
- 4

At a glance
- Group
- Birds
- Here
- Winter
- Nesting
- Not known to nest here
- Range
- All 82 counties
- Habitats
- 4
- Habitat models
- Summer, Winter
Where it lives
The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.
Habitats in Mississippi 4
Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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.
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.
Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.
Other habitats in its models (56)
Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Mississippi. Those recorded in Mississippi first, the rest by region.
Elsewhere in the South (24)
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Winter.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Summer and winter.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Summer and winter.
- East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter.
- Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Winter.
- Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Winter.
- Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Winter.
- Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Winter.
- Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
- South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Winter.
- South-Central Interior Large Floodplain Winter.
- South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Winter.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Summer and winter.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Summer and winter.
- Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Summer and winter.
- Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Summer and winter.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest Winter.
- Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Winter.
- Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
Northeast (5)
- Acadian Low-Elevation Spruce-Fir-Hardwood Forest Winter.
- Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer and winter.
- Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Summer and winter.
- Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland Summer and winter.
- Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Midwest (4)
- North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Winter.
- North-Central Interior Dry Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
- North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
- Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Winter.
Land cover and other classes (23)
- Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Summer and winter.
- Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Winter.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Winter.
- Central Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
- Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
- Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems Winter.
- Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems Winter.
- Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Winter.
- Central Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems Winter.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Herbaceous Modifier Winter.
- Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
- Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer and winter.
- Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier Summer and winter.
- Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter.
- South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Summer and winter.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Winter.
- Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
- Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
- Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Summer and winter.
- Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
Seasons in Mississippi
- Winter: does not nest here, in all 82 counties.
Also found in its main habitats
Its main habitats in Mississippi, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Birds 87
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
Plants 346
- Elliott's BlueberryVaccinium elliottii
- White Panicled Aster; Eastern Lined AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatum var. latifolium
- Possumhaw HollyIlex decidua
- Cherrybark OakQuercus pagoda
- Appalachian Orange ConeflowerRudbeckia fulgida var. umbrosa
- Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- Southern Shagbark HickoryCarya carolinae-septentrionalis
- Spruce Pine; Walters Pine; Cedar PinePinus glabra
- Blunt Broom SedgeCarex tribuloides
- Louisiana SedgeCarex louisianica
- Smooth Hedge-nettleStachys tenuifolia
- Common Cup-plantSilphium perfoliatum
Disturbed and introduced wetlands
Birds 152
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Bronzed CowbirdMolothrus aeneus
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Bell's VireoVireo bellii
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
Plants 26
- Slender FimbryFimbristylis autumnalis
- Intermediate Spike RushEleocharis intermedia
- Purple SpikerushEleocharis atropurpurea
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- BagpodGlottidium vesicarium
- Cyperus ochraceusCyperus ochraceus
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- Blunt Spike RushEleocharis obtusa
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Shortbeak BeaksedgeRhynchospora nitens
- Southern Marsh YellowcressRorippa teres
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
Forests and woodlands
Birds 25
- Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicoides borealis
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
- Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
- Brown-headed NuthatchSitta pusilla
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Pine SiskinCarduelis pinus
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
Plants 605
- Hog PlumPrunus umbellata
- Atlantic GoldenrodSolidago arguta var. caroliniana
- Rayless Mock Goldenrod; Rayless Mock Golden RodSolidago discoidea
- American HollyIlex opaca
- Common WinterberryIlex verticillata
- Georgia HollyIlex longipes
- Hairy SunflowerHelianthus hirsutus
- Appalachian GoldenrodSolidago flaccidifolia
- Solidago brachyphyllaSolidago brachyphylla
- Black OakQuercus velutina
- Post OakQuercus stellata
- Scarlet OakQuercus coccinea
Sources
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS GAP winter habitat model for Northern Saw-whet Owl
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001), modeled by watershed; migratory gives no dates
- NatureServe Explorer (CC BY 4.0), habitat names
- US Census TIGER/Line counties
- Names follow the USGS Gap Analysis Project (2001)

























































