Eastern Screech Owl Identifying Features

Adult/Juvenile

Photo by Carol Lee
ear tufts set far apart
held erect or flat against the head


Photo by Carol Lee
can stretch its body & squint its eyes


Photo by Jean Chamberlain
yellow irises
pale grayish blue-green to yellow-green beak


Photo by Gary Siftar

Photo by Jean Chamberlain
two phases (red & gray)
intermediate brown phase occasionally occurs
Nestling
Photo by Gary Siftar
yellow eyes
greenish-gray beak

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