. Baby bird-finder ... by Harriet E. Richards and Emma G. Cummings .. . w whitish barredwith brown, streaked on belly ; facial disk gray ; no ear-tufts; billyellow ; feet and legs feathered. Found in wild, thick woods andswamps ; also called Hoot Owl. It hunts at night, feeding on smallbirds, snakes and mammals. Note. A deep, guttural whoo-whoo, repeatedly uttered. Some-times responds when its cries are imitated Nest. In a hollow tree or in an old hawks Throughout, in isolated woods. 117 372. Cryptoglaux acadica SAW=WHET OWL. 8 inchesAdult. Above brown, wings and tail barred and s
. Baby bird-finder ... by Harriet E. Richards and Emma G. Cummings .. . w whitish barredwith brown, streaked on belly ; facial disk gray ; no ear-tufts; billyellow ; feet and legs feathered. Found in wild, thick woods andswamps ; also called Hoot Owl. It hunts at night, feeding on smallbirds, snakes and mammals. Note. A deep, guttural whoo-whoo, repeatedly uttered. Some-times responds when its cries are imitated Nest. In a hollow tree or in an old hawks Throughout, in isolated woods. 117 372. Cryptoglaux acadica SAW=WHET OWL. 8 inchesAdult. Above brown, wings and tail barred and spotted withwhite. Below white, heavily striped and marked with reddishbrown ; facial disk brownish ; no ear-tufts;feet and legs feathered. It spends the day-perched on a bough in the thick woods or ina hole in a tree ; soon after dark it huntsfor its food of mice and insects. It is alsocalled Acadian Owl. Note. Like the whetting of a saw, alsoa moaning Often in an old flickers hole. Breeds. Sparingly in southern New England, more common innorthern part. 118. 373. Megascops asioSCREECH OWL. 10 inchesAdult. Two color phases. Above either gray, or bright red-dish brown, streaked with black. Below white,heavily streaked and marked with black ; facialdisk grayish ; ear-tufts conspicuous ; feet and legsfeathered. It feeds on mice and UA prolonged, tremulous hoot, also occa-sionally a high keyed In hole in tree, often an old apple Throughout, more common in cultivatedregions. 119
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