Recent visit to a park where a number of Wood Ducks had been seen was a delight…then the day got even better with a Eastern Screech Owl.
These are one of our smallest owls that are about 8 in. and fairly common…if you can spot them. They are a true master when it comes to camouflage.
Screech Owls are nocturnal and spend their day roosting in a cavity…if you’re lucky they may open there eyes for short periods.
Their diet consists of small rodents that they hunt for at night. Being a small owl their calls are a low, soft series of quavering whistles ( if that makes any sense ) unlike the Booming Hoot of a Great Horned Owl.
You just never know what you’re going to stumble across when out-n-about.