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The eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) or eastern screech-owl, is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada. [1] [3] This species resides in most types of woodland habitats across its range, and is relatively adaptable to urban and developed areas compared to other owls.
[6] [227] [228] The laying intervals can range up to 3–5 days in inclement weather. [7] [229] The laying of a clutch of 11 eggs can take 20–30 days, while a more typical nest of around 8 takes about up to 16 days. [7] [12] The interval between the 8th and 9th eggs can be up to about 4 days. [162]
Feathers 4, 5, 7, and 8 are dropped at a similar time the following year and feathers 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 in the bird's third year of adulthood. The secondary and tail feathers are lost and replaced over a similar timescale, again starting while incubation is taking place.
Owls are divided into two families: the true (or typical) owl family, Strigidae, and the barn owl and bay owl family, Tytonidae. [2] Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except the polar ice caps and some remote islands.
Barrett said the last substantial sighting came in 2022, noting this year’s visit is part of a snowy owl irruption — an unpredictable migration pattern resulting from a successful breeding season.
There were seven snowy owls documented in Wisconsin as of Dec. 21, Brady said, a much lower number than is typically found in an irruption year. In 2017-18, for example, 84 snowies were found in ...
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