Screech owl latest

[James Phillips]

Last evening we had a thunderstorm & a quarter inch of rain. During the storm, the female screech owl sat looking out of the nest box  hole.

At 6 a m. today, I looked at the box in time to see a barred owl fly past the hole. After a few minutes, the female flew from behind the box into the box. After a couple more minutes the male screech flew past the entrance and perched on a branch about 15' from the box. He then flew around behind the box.

More rain and no owls visible at this time.

Jim & Judy Phillips

Summers County

Pipestem, WV