ASIO

abbreviation for

Otus asio, the Screech Owl, are the scientific and common names of our little friend Solomon.

The Asio accipitrinus is not rare hereabouts, nor is it dangerous to mankind.

Owl, screech (Megascops asio), worried by other birds; in captivity; wail of.

On several occasions, in winter, groups of long-eared owls (Asio otus) have been found roosting in thickets of chinquapin oak.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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