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Western Screech-Owl, Miller Canyon, Arizona, 3/03. Note the subtle
differences between this and Whiskered Screech-Owl including talon size,
cross-barring on the belly, bill color, and appearance of facial bristles.
Of course, the easiest way to tell the two apart is by voice- they have
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Western Screech-Owl, Miller Canyon, Arizona, 3/03. |
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Western Screech-owl, Mesa County, Colorado. |
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Western Screech-owl, Mesa County, Colorado. |
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Eastern Screech-Owl, Yuma County, Colorado, 12/05. |
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Eastern Screech-Owl, Pharr, Texas, 3/05. |
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Eastern Screech-Owl, Jefferson County, Colorado, 2/05. |
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Eastern Screech-Owl, Jefferson County, Colorado, 2/05. |
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Eastern Screech-Owl close-up, Jefferson County, Colorado, 2/05. |
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Eastern Screech-Owl, Yuma County, Colorado, 12/04. This bird had
taken up residence in a Wood Duck box. |
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Eastern Screech-Owl, Yuma County, Colorado, 12/04. |
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Whiskered Screech-Owl, Miller Canyon, Arizona, 3/03. This bird is
very similar in appearance to a Western Screech-Owl, but has smaller
talons, heavier cross-barring on the underparts, and a lighter bill
base. The easiest way to tell the two apart is by voice- they have distinctly
different calls. |
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Whiskered Screech-Owl, Miller Canyon, Arizona, 3/03. |
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Northern Pygmy-Owl, Larimer County, Colorado,
2/07.
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Northern Pygmy-Owl, Gilpin County, Colorado, 7/04. |
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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, El Canelo Ranch, Texas, 5/04. |
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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, El Canelo Ranch, Texas, 5/04. |
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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, El Canelo Ranch, Texas, 5/04. Note false
eyes on nape- all the better to pretend I see you, my dear. |
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Elf Owl, Miller Canyon, Arizona, 3/03. |
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Elf Owl, Santa Rita Lodge, Madara Canyon, Arizona, 3/03. This telephone
pole with its Acorn Woodpecker holes is perhaps the most famous Elf
Owl locality in Arizona. |
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Short-eared Owl, Cook County, Minnesota, 10/04. |
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