The Screech Owl Companion
Everything You Need to Know about These Beneficial Raptors
by Jim Wright; Scott Weston
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Pub Date 17 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 17 Oct 2023
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Description
This must-read for birders features a complete guide to attracting, understanding, and protecting owls.
The call of an owl evokes mystery; seeing one in the wild inspires wonder. Of the top ten birds people hope to see, three are owls. Although they may be out of sight, owls are widespread throughout North America—and screech owls are the most likely to make their homes near humans. In this book, experts Jim Wright and Scott Weston show you how to attract them to nest in your yard, year after year.The Screech Owl Companion introduces screech owls, show how to distinguish them from other species, shares fun lore and legend, and provides step-by-step instructions for making your yard screech ready. You’ll learn how to build a nest box and install a simple nest cam that you can monitor from your cell phone to watch when owls move in, lay eggs, and hatch.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781643261898 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 228 |
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Featured Reviews
Alicia C, Reviewer
Nature enthusiasts and open kids, come here!! This gem of a book really inspired me to make a lil owl box. It has tips on how to build and maintain one alongside sooooo many factoids about the kinds of owls you may see in your area and otherwise. There a quick section about superstition surrounding owls which made go on a little research mission of my own cultural (mexican american) owl superstition and learned something beyond the book too!
Tysm for this arc of such fantastic and wonderful creatures
Meagan H, Reviewer
Thank you for the EArc. The Screech Owl Companion gives you the perfect amount of information about owls. It even gives you directions on how to build an owl box and who wouldn’t want one of these amazing creatures in your yard to admire from afar? This was a fabulous book with beautiful photos and I highly recommend it to anyone that wants a deeper glimpse into the lives of these mysterious creatures.
Mik Y, Educator
The Screech Owl Companion by Jim Wright and Scott Weston isn't just spectacular it's phenomenal!
I'm an Owl fan. They are hugely beneficial and I am also a Master Naturalist so I am continually educating about them and especially about putting poisons out for rodents, etc. because of the exponentially great risk to an owl's life.
The Screech Owl Companion doesn't just stay on Screech Owls, that's important to know. But this is a very comprehensive book on owls. From types to habitat, range and basically everything one needs to know about owls.
The book has a good format and photography. From owl anatomy, behavior, habitat, protecting this book covers it all.
One of the parts of the book I especially appreciated was how to build a correct owl box and the nest cam part. We have one up and within the week it was inhabited. There is much to learn about owls and this book even though it is very comprehensive would be suitable for children also, more upper elementary grade students, and on.
I highly recommend The Screech Owl Companion!
I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher Timber Press for the opportunity to read and review The Screech Owl Companion by Jim Wright and Scott Weston.
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