Screech Owlet Greetings From Montana

Eastern Screech Owlets in Montana Casey Page / The Billings Gazette

Cute Eastern Screech owlet  story out of  Billings, Montana. These five Eastern Screech Owlets are at the far western edge of their range!

Owl Strikes Montana Sherrif Deputy's Car and Survives Unharmed

Another Recent Story of an Owl Striking a Vehicle and Surviving!

Northern Saw-Whet Owl Recovering from collision with Patrol Car 

Northern Saw-Whet Owl Dazed after striking patrol car

Deputy Holds Northern Saw-Whet Owl Recovering from collision with Patrol Car 

Photos and Story from .kbzk.com

Following recent stories of owls striking cars and living to hunt again comes another amazing story of an owl, in this case what appears to be a diminutive Northern Saw-whet Owl, surviving a collision with a car and happily flying off. In this case, Lake County Montana deputies were travelling between Kalispell and Missoula when they heard a thud against the side of the car and turned around to investigate. They found the tiny owl stunned beside the road and held it while it recovered for a few minutes and flew away. The Saw-Whet Owl is similar in size to the Western Screech Owl. In the photos above, the camera flash distorts the colors of the head, but it would appear to be a Saw-Whet Owl with a sort of "open face" and a fair amount of white color. Reported in the Montana news on February 27th the event occurred last Saturday morning February 23rd.