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Overview of the Eastern Screech Owl: Appearance, Diet, Habitat, and Behavior

The Eastern Screech Owl is a small, nocturnal owl found in Eastern North America, known for its beautiful gray, red-brown feathers and striking yellow eyes. Males and females measure around 4.5-5.5 inches tall when relaxed, reaching 8-9 inches while alert, with a wingspan of 10 inches. They are carnivorous, preying on small animals like lizards, frogs, birds, and mice, and often regurgitate bones as pellets. These owls inhabit open woodlands, forests, and urban areas. They lay 3-4 eggs, with owlets learning to fly in 3-9 weeks.

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Overview of the Eastern Screech Owl: Appearance, Diet, Habitat, and Behavior

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  1. INDIANA ANIMAL RESEARCH REPORT EASTERN SCREECH OWL GWENDOLYN ANDERSON MR. MORRIS NOVEMBER 25, 2013

  2. Appearance • Gray, gray-brown, red-brown feathers Beautiful yellow eyes • Female and male 4.5-5.5 in. tall relaxed • Female and male 8-9 in. tall when alerted • Wingspan 10 in. • Short ear tufts • Olive colored bill

  3. Diet • Small animals • Are carnivores • Some animals are lizards, frogs, toads, fish, small birds, mice, chipmunks, insects, crayfish, and snakes • Eat prey whole • Throw up bones called pellets

  4. Habitat • Eastern North America • East of Rocky Mountains • Live in open woodlands, deciduous forests, parks, and towns • Have nests in boxes and wherever trees are

  5. Babies • Called owlets • Can have 3-4 owlets at a time • Only lays one egg a day • Mother keeps the eggs warm • Soft fluffy feathers called down • 3-9 weeks learns how to fly

  6. Behavior • Nocturnal • Roosts during the day • See and hears very well • Don’t truly screech • Whining song known to most bird callers

  7. References • http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/eastern_screechowl/id • http://www.babyanimalszoo.com • http://buzzle.com/articles/screech-owl • http://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com • http://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com • http://www.goodle.com/blank.html • Owls, Early Macken, JoAnn, 2010, pages 4, 10, 12, 14 • http://owl pages/owls.php • Quiet Owls, Riley, Joelle, 2004, pages 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 19 • http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species_photos/photos/eastern_screech_owl_9.jpg • http://www.tracwv.org/sseaso.html • http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/exposure/nirvana • http://upload.wikipedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d • http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern/Screech/Owls

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