Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: EASO.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Strigiformes   >   Family Strigidae   >   Genus Megascops   

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Eastern Screech-Owl in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/25/2021). No rights reserved. - Andy Wilson via iNaturalist.

A variety of Eastern Screech-Owl vocalizations in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - Josh Emm.

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A gray-morph Eastern Screech-Owl in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/10/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/26/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A red-morph Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/5/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Howard Co., Maryland (4/9/2016). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Howard Co., Maryland (2/11/2017). Photo by Kevin Heffernan. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (11/22/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/3/2020). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/26/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (11/22/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/19/2019). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/1/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (11/22/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/20/2021). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Talbot Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Kent Co., Maryland (6/29/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (11/22/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Wicomico Co., Maryland (6/16/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Kent Co., Maryland (6/29/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Howard Co., Maryland (11/16/2017). Photo by Russ Ruffing. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Cecil Co., Maryland (11/30/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (12/23/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/5/2022). (c) Maxwell and Danté Julius, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Maxwell and Danté Julius via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/15/2024). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/21/2021). (c) Oliver Patrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Oliver Patrick via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/29/2020). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/10/2021). (c) Tim Frye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Frye via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Talbot Co., Maryland (1/21/2019). (c) danamenke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by danamenke via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (11/22/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Talbot Co., Maryland (12/18/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl sunning at the entrance to a Wood Duck box in Harford Co., Maryland (2/12/2013). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/13/2016). Photo by Simon Best. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owls in Kent Co., Maryland (5/14/2018). Photo by Nancy Wyman. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl found at Terrapin Park, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/27/2007). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in a busy area of Bethesda, Maryland (2/13/2013). Photo by Evelyn Ralston. (MBP list)

A juvenile gray-morph Eastern Screech-Owl in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/9/2017). Photo by Lynn Davidson. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/1/2018). "This screech owl was hit by a car in Baltimore County and since it only has one eye, it will remain a permanent resident of the aviary." Photo by Edwin Guevara. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/18/2021). (c) Laura & Thomas Marlowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Laura & Thomas Marlowe via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (1/18/2021). (c) Laura & Thomas Marlowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Laura & Thomas Marlowe via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A juvenile Eastern Screech-Owl in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jesse via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). No rights reserved. Photo by Andy Wilson via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/22/2021). (c) tcluderay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tcluderay via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/21/2022). (c) bcross14, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bcross14 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Screech-Owl in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/20/1980). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/3/2019). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/3/2019). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Screech-Owl in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/3/2019). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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