Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Family: Owls
Western Screech-Owl is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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The male delivers food to the female as she broods, and once the eggs hatch, the male continues to provide food which the female feeds to the owlets.
The height for these nests range from approximately 10 to 30 feet above ground.
Humans have made efforts to provide manmade shelter, such as nest boxes, for western screech owls.