(Found mainly in the eastern United States.). 

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   Eastern Screech-Owl
   Megascops asio
 
 Bentsen Rio Grande State Park
 Texas
 19 Jan 2012
   
 by Bryan Shirley
 ©Bryan Shirley

Cropped from the photo above

   Eastern Screech-Owl
   Megascops asio
 
 Bentsen Rio Grande State Park
 Texas
 19 Jan 2012
   
 by Bryan Shirley
 ©Bryan Shirley