Owl Species Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species ...

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed Patton ...

Claim to fame: Standing at a height of six to eight inches, the eastern screech owl is one of the smallest birds of prey in the United States. It is also known for its call, a quavering whistle that ...

The sound was unmistakable and led me outdoors to face the thick woods across the road. In the advancing twilight the sound pierced the darkness again, and then again. The ghostly mournful wail, best ...

Claim to fame: Standing at a height of six to eight inches, the eastern screech owl is one of the smallest birds of prey in the United States. It is also known for its call, a quavering whistle that ...

Is there a Screech-Owl in your neighborhood? Generally, we have Eastern Screech-Owls, but have reports of Western Screech-Owls in Western Montana. Eastern Screech-Owls are small, from 6 to 10 inches ...

The birds that Levihn-Coon photographed were a mated pair near their nest, he said. One of the owls had a rare reddish-brown, or rufous, coloration. Typically, Eastern Screech Owls in Central Texas ...