The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged individuals are otherwise nearly identical in appearance and habits to the Eastern gray morph birds.

It’s difficult to ID Eastern and Western screech-owl species—location is your best bet. Hear their call and learn about their ...

Screech owls are relatively common in a variety of wooded situations, including town parks and residential neighborhoods, but ...

Eastern screech owl, Northern saw-whet owl, barred owl, barn owl, long-eared owl, and short-eared Owl. If you've got a large tree in your backyard, it could be perfect for an owl nesting box.

Sharp-eyed Patton had spotted a basking eastern screech owl at ... a roosting screech owl typically holes up in a tree cavity or nest box. Sometimes they’ll sit tight against a tree trunk ...

Owl surveys, and I was helping provide data for the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment (or HEE). Basically what we’re trying to figure out is if barred owls and eastern screech owls prefer ... avoid ...