The rufous morph becomes more common in the Southeast ... welliae is the palest and most faintly marked. The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged ...

There was the little owl, basking in the sun’s rays, oblivious to all. I was particularly interested in seeing this “rufous” morph of the screech owl, as most of the birds in our region are ...