Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio
(L 8.5" WS 20" WT 6 oz)
Morton Arboretum
Lisle
If you want to soar with the eagles in the morning…
you can’t hoot with the owls all night.
you can’t hoot with the owls all night.
(Anonymous)
4Mar2006
28Nov2008
Brown adult is less
common than gray adult.
common than gray adult.
Strictly nocturnal with excellent
hearing and night vision.
hearing and night vision.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Scops in Greek means little
earned owl; asio in Latin refers
to a type of eared or horned
owl mentioned by Pliny.
earned owl; asio in Latin refers
to a type of eared or horned
owl mentioned by Pliny.
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