An elusive screech owl peeks out from its cavity in a tree at an undisclosed location in Carbon County. Screech owls, small birds about the size of a hand, nest in natural tree cavities and are rarely seen because they are small and their coloring camouflages them from predators. Franklin Klock, naturalist at the Carbon County Environmental Center, said rather that a “hoot,” screech owls make a whinny sound like a horse. “They have incredible eyesight and make no noise when they fly,” Klock said. The center, located in Summit Hill, has three screech owls for visitors to see. They have two of the red variety and one gray owl.

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