Owl I want for Christmas: tiny bird found in Rockefeller Center tree

Saw-whet owl was found tired and hungry in the branches of the huge Norway spruce at famous New York landmark

It wasn't quite a partridge in a pear tree, but a worker helping set up Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree found a holiday surprise - a tiny owl among the massive branches.

The little bird, now named what else but Rockefeller, was discovered on Monday, dehydrated and hungry, but otherwise unharmed, said Ellen Kalish, director and founder of the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties, New York, where the bird was taken.

They found a small owl inside of this year's Rockefeller Christmas tree, he hitched a ride all the way to NYC and is now being treated and cared for at a wildlife rehab facility. pic.twitter.com/f4PkBm6MGo