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Tuesday 21st August 2012, 04:27
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Owl ID Help PLEASE - New Orleans, LA - 8/20/12
Hello All,
Any assistance with identifying this owl that my wife and I spotted in our Crape Myrtle Tree this evening would be greatly appreciated. We live in a suburban part of New Orleans, and have never seen an owl in our front yard before. We were taking our dog for a walk and as soon we stepped onto our front porch we heard the wildest bird call. It sounded like a horse neighing. It was very loud, prominent and chatty, but, it wasn't a sharp sound either. The owl had bright yellow eyes, which unfortunately washed out in the photo due to the flash light I was shining into the tree. It wasn't a very big bird either, I would estimate it being approximately 12-15 inches tall. Thank you for your time. Best, JD |
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Tuesday 21st August 2012, 04:40
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Looks like one of the Screech Owls, I suspect Eastern given location
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Tuesday 21st August 2012, 11:24
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Welcome to the forum, JD!
Agree with Eastern Screech-Owl.
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Tuesday 21st August 2012, 13:38
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Thank you so much for your quick responses everyone. I do believe you all have correctly identified our little friend in the front yard last night.
We definitely heard the "B Call" according to this website. http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?gen...s&species=asio Thanks again! JD |
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