Screech owls are the second smallest owl species in Eastern Ontario and quite common throughout. They hide well with their tufted ears and particularly small size, relying mainly on camouflage feathers to blend in with trees, and stretching tall to look more like a branch. They are a nocturnal woodland owl and with those pretty yellow eyes have also been called ghost owl, dusk owl, spirit owl, and shivering owl, just to name a few.
