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Mass Audubon State of the Birds

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Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio

The little Eastern Screech-Owl is a fairly common permanent resident, somewhat restricted as a breeder to deciduous forests and wooded residential areas at lower elevations throughout Massachusetts.
Conservation Status
Monitor to Ensure Stability

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Least Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.55
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.56
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
0.01
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
n/a
National Audubon Societyb
n/a
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
191
Atlas II Blocks
222
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
19
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
21
Percent change
102

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
-6.1%
P-value
not significant
Number of routes
6
Recent trend 2000-2010
-6%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
5
Significantly different than zero
yes
Trend (1963-1979)
18
Significantly different than zero
yes
Trend (1979-2008)
1
Significantly different than zero
no
Christmas Bird Count Sightings By Year
Data reflects sightings per person per hour in order to account for varying numbers of yearly volunteers.

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Forest, Forested Wetland, Shrubland, Urban and Suburban

Wintering

Forest, Urban and Suburban

Climate Suitability Current and 2050