According to *The Birds of North America Online*, the dominant subspecies in Ohio is the nominate *asio *subspecies, in which the red morph is common (cited at about 39% of the overall population). Mark On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:50 AM, Casey Tucker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As a follow-up to Don's post, I was driving home Sunday evening (10/25) > when I accidentally hit and killed a red morph Eastern Screech Owl on State > Route 13 between Mount Vernon and Utica in Knox County around 7:30 pm. > It makes me wonder about the local abundance of red morph versus grey > morph screech owls in this part of the state given the observation of at > least two different red morph owls in relatively close proximity. > Sorry this wasn't a more upbeat posting. Hitting the owl was definitely a > bummer for me , but at least I'm able to share some information here. > Thanks, > Casey Tucker > > > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 04:06:11 +0000 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [Ohio-birds] "Saw-whet" owl a.k.a. Eastern Screech Owl, red > morph photo links > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > 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) > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at > www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > -- Mark *We have need then of a fervent spirit, for nothing hinders a man from becoming great.* - St. John Chrysostom ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]