. . 3!^. GREAT HOKNKn OWL.^ Lifi-si7e. BIRDS OF PREY 207 screech owl, California screech owl, Rocky Mountainscreech owl, etc. The territory inhabited by the commonform is the region east of Kansas, across the continent tothe Atlantic, and as far south as Georgia. The notes of the screech owl are weird and moreuncanny than even those of the other species. Like thehowl of the coyote or the cry of the loon, there is somethingsuggestive of human distress or agony in these notes. Thequavering notes on the darkest night may induce a super-
. . 3!^. GREAT HOKNKn OWL.^ Lifi-si7e. BIRDS OF PREY 207 screech owl, California screech owl, Rocky Mountainscreech owl, etc. The territory inhabited by the commonform is the region east of Kansas, across the continent tothe Atlantic, and as far south as Georgia. The notes of the screech owl are weird and moreuncanny than even those of the other species. Like thehowl of the coyote or the cry of the loon, there is somethingsuggestive of human distress or agony in these notes. Thequavering notes on the darkest night may induce a super-stitious dread, but the birds deserve full protection, as theyare highly beneficial because of their destruction of mice andother rodents and beetles. The birds, usually resident throughout the year wher-ever found, have the habit of frequenting deserted build-ings, often laying their eggs in some corner of an old barnor shed. Typical nests are placed in deserted woodpeckerexcavations or hollows in trees and stumps. Three to sixpure white eggs are laid in April. GR
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