The Ravensbeard Wildlife Center wrote Tuesday on Facebook that it was excited to share a rare holiday story about a secret inside this years tree.

The rescue center said the northern saw-whet owl, one of the smallest owls in North America, was rescued from the 75-foot Norway spruce that was trucked into the city after it was felled in Oneonta last week.

Ellen Kalish, the director and founder of Ravensbeard, told HuffPost the stowaway wasnt found until workers were unwrapping the tree in the city. She suspects he might have been stunned or pinned when the tree was wrapped up.