Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio) Released!

After being rescued from a chimney in Muttontown, this red morph Eastern Screech-Owl, Otus asio, was rehabilitated at the wildlife hospital at Volunteers for Wildlife.  Supportive care was provided for several days to nurse the bird back to a sustainable condition.  The Screech-Owl was released at the Muttontown Preserve late Saturday afternoon.



Otus asio are small owls commonly found in Long Islands forests.  The species has three phases the red phase, gray phase and an intermediate brown phase.  Volunteers for wildlife is home to each morph of Eastern Screech-Owl.  Therese, Orlando, and Duncanhttp://www.volunteersforwildlife.org/ are avian ambassadors for their species  and they can be seen on one of the many education programs provided by the education department at Volunteers for Wildlife.  For more information about our education programs, visit our webiste , or call 631-423-0982 and leave a message in mailbox #5.