Eastern Screech-owl #16-0063

On February 17, the Wildlife Center admitted a rare patient – a brown phase Eastern Screech-owl. There are three color morphs of Eastern Screech-owls; red, gray, and brown. In most of this small owl’s range, red and gray phases are equally common, and brown is only seen in 2-3% of Eastern Screech-owls. The rarity of this color morph made this patient especially interesting to the Center’s staff, students, and volunteers.

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