I don't know how rare they are, but I have seen them on the Norias division
of the King Ranch.
On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 12:12 PM, Gary Roberts <sgricr76@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Last night, while watching TV, a large bird flew into the patio glass
door. It fell to the patio and I went to see if I could revive it--or keep
it for a specimen for someone's lab. When I tried to pick it up, it revived
and flew away. It was a Red Phase Eastern Screech Owl!
In all the years of birding, leading tours at Bentsen Rio Grande for ten
years and living here in Texas, I had never seen anything but Grey Phase E.
Screech Owls.
Is this a rare sighting only for me, or are they common?
Never Before,
S. Gary & "Gene" Roberts
Austin, Texas
