Monday, February 21, 2022

BRDL 29

2/21/22 - WESO - Western Screech-Owl

This was a first in BRDL for me -- I guessed the code, but had no idea what the bird was! The prior guess had been SEOW (short-eared owl) and I knew all the letters were right. So I just plugged them in. I have seen the Eastern screech-owl before, but never the western version. These are tiny little owls - just 8 inches long on average - but you don't want them around if you are a little mouse or a newly hatched bird.

By Anonymous - U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office, Public Domain
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