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The other day we rescued an owl that had been hit by a car. We took him in and nursed him but no luck. Picture 6 is his photo. Some say he was an eastern hoot owl, but I can not find any picture like him. He was 5" from his feet to his head. Any conformation?
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Looks like a Columbo Owl.... a rare sub-species.
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Eric, I think that is (was?) a juvenile Long-eared Owl.
I can't seem to find any pictures or links to a juvenile at the moment, but the link below is what he should have looked like if not for his early demise, which is unfortunate because they are an endangered species.
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Na! He does not look as dopey as Peter Falk. 
Body type he is closer to the Elf Owl, but he had small tuffs and should not be in this local. I place a ruler next to him and he was only 5 inches from the feet to the head.
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My vote goes for the Southern Screech Owl check out the link. The sound that this Owl makes, it seems he would be 10' tall.
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Thanks I could not find a good picture of the redish south eastern variety. The tuff on this one seem small and it is rather small over all. I would think even if he was a juvenile he would be near full size at this time of year.
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So, have they out lawed cars there now as threat to the endangered? Just asking.
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I am not sure it is the car or the owl. Normally owls are as agile a flyer as they come. Maybe they are sick?
It was only a week before a bird came swooping down at night and hit the antenna on my truck. This is miles away from where we found this one and I tried to find it in the dark. I did not get a good look at it as it just flashed by the window in the dark. I thought it was likely an owl.
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Peters,
Maybe they are moving up the food chain in their hunting? There ought to be a movie...
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It's an Eastern Screech Owl - Red morph.
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