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The Eastern Screech Owl
By Catherine

The Eastern Screech Owls have many phisical characteristics.

The owls are gray and redish brown (adults are gray). The border of their face is black. Female owls have an avenge length of 23cm.(9.2)and the male has an avenge length of 21cm(8.2˛). Males have a lower pitched voice then females. Each call lasts 2 to 3 seconds.

Eastern Screech Owls can get confused with Western Screech Owls. Eastern Screech have gray-gree bills. Western Screech Owls have gray bills. Eastern Screech Owls have different and interesting physical appearances.

Eastern Screech Owls have interesting facts on their habitat. Eastern Screech Owls most like drier areas. They like to live in large trees. The owls live east of the Rocky Mountains. They spend the day in hollow trees. These owls also nest there. Eastern Screech Owls also like to live in birdhouses that have that have an opening of 3 inches. They avoid dense forests because Great Horned Owls use that habitat. Eastern Screech Owls live in many different habitats.

Eastern Screech Owls have amusing facts on their huntings.These owls hunt in open woodlands and edges open fields. The owls dive quickly and spreads it's talos to catch it's pray. The owls eat mammals,birds,small reptiles,and insects. They also eat fish. The pellets are medium sized about 3.8 by 1.9cm. They have 2-4 pellets per day. Eastern Screech Owls hunt and eat many different foods.

The Eastern Screech Owls have stimulating actuality about their breeding. The females lay 2-8 eggs on natural sawdust. It takes 26 days for the eggs to hatch. Males provide most of the food. Eggs are laid every two days. Nest holes are usually 2 to 6 meters. The Easten Screech Owls have fascinating incidents about their breeding.
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