I felt I had neglected the Eastern Screech-Owl pair, while looking for the other Screech and the Long-eareds, so I went back to see them on Sunday evening.

When I arrived one of the owls was already visible.  We would quickly find out that the owl was sleeping alone. After fly out, the second owl came to join its mate, and they quickly copulated.  They then stayed close by.  They moved from tree limb to tree limb, but they seemed in no rush to fly off.

After about ten minutes, they slowly flew from tree to tree making their way to the top of a hill and then went across an exit road from the park.  We lost one of them, but were able to keep track of the other as it moved into a children’s playground.  We were able to keep track of the owls for forty minutes after fly out.