Photo 428539, (c) Aidan Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Aidan Carpenter

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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)

Observer

acarp

Date

July 17, 2013

Description

While on a hike through a small manzanita grove in Pepperwood Preserve, my hiking group came across a small brown owl with ear tufts perched in one of the manzanita trees. After taking some photos and thinking about for a time, we decided that it was a Western Screech Owl.

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