Supersized ears — not those tufts, which are only for camouflage — detect the faintest sounds ... the owl will call back, ...

She put up a nest box four years ago, and a female eastern screech-owl finally moved in. A month later, the owl’s mate showed up, and eventually Janet and her family watched three baby owls fledge.

In eastern wooded suburbs, this small, owl is often the most common avian predator, emerging from its nest or roost hole ... The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the ...