http://s864.photobucket.com/user/Donald_Comis/library/?view=recent&page=1

I posted my "saw-whet" owl photo on the Ohio Birding group on Facebook as well as on photobucket (link above) as suggested.  James Muller identified it as the Eastern Screech Owl, red morph.
It's funny because that was my first guess based on a quick search of a DNR booklet, ignoring my collection of field guides.  That steered me in the right direction by listing only common owls.  I knew the screech owl, the Great Horned Owl, and the barred owl were the three common ones and I have heard all three in our yard--and size made the screech the only choice of those three.
But when I sent the photo to a friend, she got me thinking saw-whet, connecting it to the recent post about a saw-whet  sighting.
Thanks for all the help--I learned a lot about screech owls and the red morph!
Don ComisApple Valley, Howard, Ohio (Knox County, about 7 miles from Mt. Vernon)


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