. Birds through the years . , and above the fore-head are two tufts of feathers whichlook hke ears. They are about teninches long. Screech Owls are very skillful inthe capture of mice, their chief also eat grasshoppers, crickets,beetles, and other insects. They rangethrough the Eastern states south toGeorgia, and are resident where common variety is the Barred,or I-[oot Owl, a dweller of the dense wood, where he livesin a hollow tree, or in the abandoned nest of Hawk or bird is about twice as long as the Screech Owl andhas no ear tufts. The general color is gr
. Birds through the years . , and above the fore-head are two tufts of feathers whichlook hke ears. They are about teninches long. Screech Owls are very skillful inthe capture of mice, their chief also eat grasshoppers, crickets,beetles, and other insects. They rangethrough the Eastern states south toGeorgia, and are resident where common variety is the Barred,or I-[oot Owl, a dweller of the dense wood, where he livesin a hollow tree, or in the abandoned nest of Hawk or bird is about twice as long as the Screech Owl andhas no ear tufts. The general color is grayish brown, theunder parts lighter. The fine crossbars of black and darkbrown which appear on the back, neck, rump, tail, andbreast give him the name Barred Owl. They differ fromother members of the family in having black eyes. Thethick, hooked bill is ivory-white. The eggs vary in number from two to four and, likethose of all Owls, are white. The mating season is March,and the young are reared during the months of Screech Owl. Barred Owl. FE/VTHEKEU HUNTERS i8s The range of this bird is the eastern part of North America,and it is a permanent resident where found exxept in theextreme north. The name Hoot Owl, by which this bird is commonlyknown, arises from his peculiar cry heard at night fromthe depths of the forest. Wlioo-zvlioo ,• ivhoohoo;ivhoo-whoo-ah, he shouts,often rei)cating the is a weird, rather lonesomecry, which I hear more oftenwhen the nights are cloudy,coming from the evergreenforest a half mile away. Atthis distance it is rather mellowand pleasing, but close at handit is harsh, not to say star-tling. A reason often given forthis unique cry, but which Ido not quite credit, is thatthe Hoot Owl, when hunting,sends forth his harsh call tostartle the small birds andanimals which happen to benear. By the noise made intheir haste to escape it is said he can locate and at oncepounce upon them. This Owl, too, feeds upon mice, small birds, and inse
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