Birds Identified: Screech Owl

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Screech Owl has these characteristics:

• Still perching
  
• Larger than robin
  
• Head crested
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Rust color present
  
• Streaks (long spots)
  
• Cross barring
  
• Eye ring
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• North winter (November through February)
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• South winter (November through February)
  
• Wood habitat
  
• Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
  

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