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We have three screech owls at our zoo.
There are gray and red phase screech owls.
All three owls were wild birds that were found with eye
damage. Since they
had eye damage, they could not be re-released to the wild.
This is because owls rely heavily on both hearing and
eyesight to hunt for food. Eye damage would make hunting
difficult for them in the wild and their chances of surviving
would be slim. |
| Screech owls are
small owls that are found throughout the United States. They are only
about the size of an American Robin when they are full-grown.
There are two distinct subspecies of Screech Owls in
the U.S: Eastern and Western Screech Owls.
Eastern Screech Owls also come in two different colors:
red and grey. Eastern
Screech Owls can be found in any habitat with trees, whether
that is out in the wild or in an urban area.
Because Screech Owls are so small, they also eat very
small prey items. They
like to eat Insects, crayfish, earthworms, songbirds, rodents. |
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Screech Owl Range in North America |
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| For more information,
please visit the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Eastern_Screech-Owl_dtl.html, |
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