HamRHead Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 For my brother--today, Rockingham County, VA. He thought about 8"-9" tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I'm not good with telling a couple of them apart, eastern and western look a lot alike for instance, but based on size, location, and appearance, I'd say this has to be an eastern screech owl. I've only ever seen one and it was a red morph. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbvol50 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Yes, eastern screech owl, gray morph Great Capture! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Nice. Thank you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Why isn't this a red morph? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpfuchs Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Nice capture! And close, I'm down in Augusta County. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, mpfuchs said: Nice capture! And close, I'm down in Augusta County. Nice. I miss the valley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Thanks all. Definitely a screech, though? A local birder thought maybe Long-eared. Although that would be more of a winter possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, HamRHead said: Thanks all. Definitely a screech, though? A local birder thought maybe Long-eared. Although that would be more of a winter possibility. Yes, this is definitely an Eastern Screech Owl and not a Long-eared Owl. Long-eared Owls are much larger, have longer ear tufts, and have a prominent orange facial disk. Edited June 18, 2019 by akandula 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Nobody else commented on which morph it was. I'll let you know if there's any conclusion there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpfuchs Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, HamRHead said: Nobody else commented on which morph it was. I'll let you know if there's any conclusion there According to my Sibley's, the color matches the "brown adult". Red adult is more saturated, and the grey is: well grey. Edited June 18, 2019 by mpfuchs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, HamRHead said: Nobody else commented on which morph it was. I'll let you know if there's any conclusion there Strange...that comment was for my brother. Not sure how it ended up here. Actually I know exactly how it happened. Not a big deal on the morph, but still interesting. Thanks everyone for your input! Edited June 18, 2019 by HamRHead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 2 hours ago, HamRHead said: Nobody else commented on which morph it was. I'll let you know if there's any conclusion there I took a look at this first thing today and also noticed that Sibley had the "brown morph". I then did an internet search of images and found that this seemed to be the best fit - the "red morph" is very distinct and appeared much more rufous than this one. FWIW. PS. I have been looking for a reported local Screech Owl family for months and no luck, so a touch of jealousy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Yes. that is the elusive brown morph Eastern Screech. They say morph percentages vary geographically... but for the roughly 30 I've seen over the years, all have been red or gray(but all in the Northeast). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 39 minutes ago, birdbrain22 said: Yes. that is the elusive brown morph Eastern Screech. They say morph percentages vary geographically... but for the roughly 30 I've seen over the years, all have been red or gray(but all in the Northeast). Very interesting. And I'm out of likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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