My records of nesting Western Screech-owls (WESO) have the young fledged in
mid-June, and under parental supervision until mid-August. The young tend
to do a lot of food begging calls after dusk, which isn't good for their
survival in a neighborhood with Barred Owls.



J. Acker

Bainbridge Island, Washington

owler at sounddsl.com



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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Suzanne
Krom
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:09 AM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] screech owls



I haven't heard the two or more western screech owls who lived in a
greenbelt along SW Jacobson Road in West Seattle for at least two months.
What are their nesting habits? Is it possible they might have moved to a
different location to raise their young? The greenbelt appears to be some of
the best available habitat for them year-around so I am concerned that
something might have happened to them.

Suzanne Krom

West Seattle

szkrom at drizzle dot com