Eastern Screech Owl
The Eastern Screech Owl is is tiny owl
Legnth And How It Looks
The screech owl is 10''tall.Their wingspan is 6.5'' (162mm)wide.Their tail is 3.0''long.They weigh 125-250 grams.The screech owl has short ear tufts and yellow eyes.There is also a red grey morph.
Hunting and food
They eat small fish,small snakes,lizards and soft shell turtles.They hunt from dusk till dawn, they also like to eat mice, voles ,and shrews.
Screech owl eating mouse
Screech owl coughing up pellet
Screech owl flying
Habitat
The screech owl lives in mixed woodlands,deciduousforests,parklands,wooded suburban areas,and riparian woods.Eastern sreech owl avoid elevation forests.Screech owls mainly roost behind loose boards on buildings,box cards and water tanks