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Bird call
Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) call
A soft, descending horse-like whinny and a long, even trill on one pitch.
Listen to the Eastern Screech-Owl call
A field recording of the Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) by Chris Mentrek, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Eastern Screech-Owl in garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Eastern Screech-Owl
These birds belong to the owl family, like the Eastern Screech-Owl, so their calls can sound alike.
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Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
A deep, soft hoo-hoo-hooo hoo hoo carrying a long way after dark.
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Barred Owl Strix varia
A loud, rhythmic hoot: who cooks for you, who cooks for you-all, often in duets.
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Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
Maori: ruru. A two-note more-pork call repeated through the night.
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American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
A long, raspy shriek in flight; no hooting at all.
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Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Chattering, squabbling notes from a temple tree at dusk.
Questions
Questions about the Eastern Screech-Owl
What does the Eastern Screech-Owl sound like?
A soft, descending horse-like whinny and a long, even trill on one pitch. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Eastern Screech-Owl?
Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Morepork, American Barn Owl and Spotted Owlet sound similar.
Where can I hear the Eastern Screech-Owl?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Eastern Screech-Owl call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 6: Hawks, Owls & Night. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
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SongLark teaches the Eastern Screech-Owl in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Eastern Screech-Owl comes in Level 6: Hawks, Owls & Night. That Level is about raptors by day, voices after dark.
Learn it with these birds in Level 6 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
A hoarse descending keeeer, the sound film uses for every eagle.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
A loud, repeated kee-ah, kee-ah, kee-ah from wet woods; Blue Jays imitate it.
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Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
A surprisingly weak, high, chittering and piping series of notes, not a scream.
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Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
Its name, whip-poor-WILL, repeated over and over through spring nights.
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American Woodcock Scolopax minor
A buzzy, nasal peent at dusk, then twittering wings in a sky dance.
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