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		<title>The Western Screech Owl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-western-screech-owl/" title="The Western Screech Owl" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wso1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="western screech owl" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wso1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wso1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wso1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The western screech owl is a small species of owl that hails from Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America. They are related to the eastern screech owl. These owls face the threats of habitat loss and destruction seeing as these owls rely on natural cavities and old woodpecker holes [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Eastern Screech Owl</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-eastern-screech-owl/" title="The Eastern Screech Owl" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/eso1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="eastern screech owl" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/eso1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/eso1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/eso1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The eastern screech owl, aka eastern screech-owl, is a small species of owl that can be found from southern and eastern Canada, the eastern half of the United States, and into the eastern half of Mexico. These owls are abundant and only face the threats of habitat loss and destruction [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Bearded Screech Owl</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-bearded-screech-owl/" title="The Bearded Screech Owl" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="180" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bso1a-300x180.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="bearded screech owl" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bso1a-300x180.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bso1a-800x479.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bso1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The bearded screech owl hails from Mexico and Guatemala. In North America, this owl is the smallest of its genus. There are more than 20 known species of screech owls. The white-throated screech owl is the largest known of all the screech owls. Bearded screech owls face the threats of [&#x2026;]</p>
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