Screech Owl Activity based on the book Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow by C Drew Lamm Directions: Use the links to gather facts so you can answer the questions. Printer version

Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio 1 | Eastern Screech Owl 2 | Western screech-owl Otus kennicottii

The Owl Pages | Screech Owl Video

1. Vocabulary: Use each word to write a sentence about screech owls.

nocturnal

trill

cavity

talons

owlet

pellet

predator

feathers

Check out the photos in Chris' Eastern Screech Owl Nest Box Cam

a. List at least 5 observations that a scientist could make of an owl and its nest.

b. Quantitative data is observations that can be measured. Write a Q next to the observations listed above that are quantitative.

An ornithologist is a scientist who studies birds. What branches of science might be involved in investigating owls?

3. Would screech owls live in your neighborhood? Consider the range and the habitat to decide.

4. Have you ever heard the whinny or the trill of a screech owl in the night? A second source

5. The owls nest in a cavity of a sycamore tree.
Do sycamore trees grow in your community?

6. The author writes, "Up in the sycamore tree 14 lemon moons blink. The screech owl family is safe."

How many owls are in the family? (Do the math.)

7. The screech owls eat many different animals. Select one.
Write 5 facts about screech owls or one of the screech owl's prey. (Utilize your online research skills.)

crayfish, frog, beetles, moth, grasshopper, cricket, meadow vole, earthworm, garter snake, deer mouse, spider

8. Is Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow by C Drew Lamm an example of narrative, persuasive or informative writing?

Investigate - Which owls are likely to be found in or near your community?

Extras:

Color the Screech Owl. | Learn to Draw an Owl - try it using your computer draw tools.

Owl information | Nest Internet Hunt | Bird Activity | Egg facts Internet Hunt

Owl Pellet videos on TeacherTube.com | Pure Poetry - add a stanza to Over in the Meadow

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell | OwlCam - nest box barred owls | Ecology Vocabulary Exercise

Learn lots more about Owls at Owling.com | The Northern Spotted Owl Debate

Do this Dichotomous Key activity for two of the species. Then try your hand at one for Screech Owls.

There's An Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George Look for it in your library.

Fields, Meadows and fencerows Study Unit | M-W Visual Dictionary | Owl Facts

Harness your Know How

Your class has decided to attract an owl to your school's property.
Use the resources in The Owl Pages site, as well as information you've learned in this hunt, to create a proposal for your principal.

Include the whys and wherefores in your proposal. Consider: equipment, concerns/fears, location, value to the school. Jazz it up with some symbology to support the idea of owls at schools.

posted 1/2008 by Cindy O'Hora

Released to public domain in honor of Dr. John Edward Farr, an extraordinary man

Save a tree - use a Digital Answering format - Highlight the text of the title, directions and questions. Copy the text. Paste it in a word processing document. Save the document in your folder. Enter your name and the date at the top of the docuement. Answer on the word processing document in an easily read, contrasting color or font. (No yellow, avoid artistic fonts like: Symbols, , , & fonts). Save frequently as you work. Submit your digital answer sheet via email or drop box.. Make Your Own Printed answer sheet.

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