screech owl: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Megascops

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Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) with gray morph plumage perched on a spruce tree branch, facing forward with wide yellow eyes.

An eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) with mottled brown and white feathers peers out from a hole in a hollow tree, blending in with the tree bark.

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