Eastern Screech Owl (Code 2) 1 Jan 2014
Area: Common resident and breeder in woodlots throughout Hunterdon County. Christmas Bird Counts in the region (Upper Bucks, etc.) often get high counts for the nation.
Yard: Uncommon, at least one bird presumably resident in the neighborhood, though infrequently heard. I called up the bird at 12:42am on 1 Jan 2015 to start the backyard big year.
The following calls (whinny followed by trill) were recorded with my OldBird 21c microphone at 1:09am on 9 Jan 2014.
Here’s a stronger recording a few seconds later–two whinnies before the trill.
3 responses to “Eastern Screech Owl”