screech owl

Any of various small owls of the genus Megascops of the Americas, especially M. asio of eastern and central North America and M. kennicottii of western North America, having ear tufts and a quavering whistlelike call.

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screech owl

1. (Animals) a small North American owl, Otus asio, having ear tufts and a reddish-brown or grey plumage

2. (Animals) Brit any owl that utters a screeching cry

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screech′ owl`

any of several small New World owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of E North America.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	screech owl - any owl that has a screeching cry bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
	2.	screech owl - small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle Otus asio bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes genus Otus, Otus - a genus of Strigidae

Translations

screech owl

n → Schleiereule f

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screech owl

n → gufo comune

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Not even rats in the wall, for they were starved out, or rather were never baited in -- only squirrels on the roof and under the floor, a whip-poor-will on the ridge-pole, a blue jay screaming beneath the window, a hare or woodchuck under the house, a screech owl or a cat owl behind it, a flock of wild geese or a laughing loon on the pond, and a fox to bark in the night.

When other birds are still, the screech owls take up the strain, like mourning women their ancient u-lu-lu.

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Visit the animals at Screech Owl Wildlife Park, Trewin Farm, Saint Columb.

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The Screech Owl Sanctuary in St Columb was next, home to one of the biggest collections of owls in Britain, with more than 40 different species from all over the world.

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Key words: ocular trauma, anterior chamber, uveitis, air bubble, avian, eastern screech owl, Megascops asio

Trauma-Induced Uveitis and Free Air in the Anterior Chamber of Three Eastern Screech Owls (Megascops asio)

In one morning, we hunted for butterflies in the meadow, inspected frogs and salamanders in the creek down the hill, climbed logs, talked to birds of prey, watched a baby screech owl from a foot away, and shared lunch with friends under a beautiful blue summer sky.

A Frantic Pilgrimage with Friends and Family (including kids with endless energy)

If you've ever seen the movie, My Cousin Vinny, then you know what a screech owl sounds like.

An Owl Field Guide

Caption: Above: Longleaf pine forest; center left: A red phase eastern screech owl perches briefly in front of his cavity; bottom left: A drake wood duck in a cypress swamp

Woodpeckers: THE ENGINEERS OF ECOSYSTEMS

1967: An experimental comparison of screech owl predation on resident and transient white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).

The prey tactics by two owl species in the forest of northeastern China

Additional species identified and studied include several species of bats, insects, moths and butterflies, multiple birds including hermit thrush, scarlet tanager, northern cardinal, blue jay, European Starling, red-bellied woodpecker, and Eastern screech owl. Central Park also contains evidence of at least three species of turtles, frogs, and dragonflies.

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