Western Screech-Owl Photo Gallery
Adult
Small stocky owl with a squarish head and little ear tufts. Plumage color varies from gray to brown, but generally has dark streaks on the belly, a dark border around the face, and a dark bill.
© Tim Avery | Macaulay LibraryUtah, August 01, 2020Adult
Small stocky owl with a squarish head and little ear tufts. Individuals in the southwestern U.S. tend to be paler gray.
© David De Rivera Tønnessen | Macaulay LibraryColorado, December 05, 2018Adult
Active at night. Note small ear tufts and yellow eyes.
© Tom Johnson | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 01, 2014Not all videos have soundAdult
Small owl with small ear tufts. Birds in British Columbia have more red-toned plumage.
© Logan Lalonde | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, February 28, 2015Adult
Small stocky owl with a squarish head and little ear tufts. Plumage color varies from gray to brown, but generally has dark streaks on the belly, a dark border around the face, and a dark bill.
© Matthew Grube | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, February 25, 2017Adult
Call is a series of high, accelerating whistles, like the sound of a dropped ping-pong ball coming to rest. Usually males give the call, but sometimes females join in for a duet.
© Gregory Griffith | Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 01, 1993Not all videos have soundJuvenile
Nests in holes in trees. Juveniles are covered in fluffy white down.
© Janine Schutt | Macaulay LibraryWashington, June 30, 2019Adult
Found in forests, particularly among deciduous trees. They spend daylight hours in a roost hole sometimes looking out from the entrance.
© Laura Keene | Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 03, 2016Adult
Roosts and nests in cavities in trees—and cactus. Also uses birdhouses with appropriately sized entry holes.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryArizona, February 01, 1997Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Owls(Order: Strigiformes, Family: Strigidae)
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