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Eastern Screech-Owl

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Stamp Info

Name Value
Date of Issue March 13, 1998
Year 1998
Quantity 4,245,000
Denomination
45¢
Perforation or Dimension 13 x 13.5
Series Birds of Canada
Series Time Span 1996 - 2001
Printer Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Postal Administration Canada

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M-NH-VF
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Layouts

Pane of 20 Stamps

Quantity Produced - 849,000
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Original Purchase Price: $9.00
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Peterborough Paper
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Uncut Press Sheet of 6 Panes

Quantity Produced - 8,500
Original Purchase Price: $54.00
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Peterborough Paper
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Official First Day Cover

Quantity Produced - Unknown
Current Purchase Price: Only available to paid users
Cancellation Location: Toronto ON
Perforation: 13 x 13.5
Printing Process: Lithography
Gum Type: PVA
Tagging: General, 4 sides
Paper: Peterborough Paper
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About Stamp

They are perhaps nature's most wonderful creatures perched high atop mountains or hidden deep within dense forest: the birds of Canada The celebration of these winged wonders continues with four new Birds of Canada stamps and two exquisitely designed pre-stamped envelopes. This year's issue captures the beauty of four birds: the great crested flycatcher, the Eastern Screech-owl, the gray-crowned rosy-finch and the hairy woodpecker.

Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus Asio)

Eastern screech-owls (Otus asio) are grey or reddish brown in colour, with small ears and brilliant yellow eyes. One of the 14 species of the family Strigidae found in Canada, the Eastern screech-owl is a small nocturnal bird - a bonafide night owl - found in the southern parts of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and sometimes Saskatchewan. Eastern screech-owls stay in Canada year-round. In the warmer months, they feed on insects, small mammals (such as bats and flying squirrels), small fish, amphibians and reptiles. In the winter, they are limited to a diet of small mammals. In the late winter, the tremulous low whistle of the male Eastern screech-owl resounds through the open woodlands, groves, orchards and city parks where these birds dwell - a mating call to attract female screech-owls. Once a male finds a mate, she chooses a nesting site - an old woodpecker hole, a tree cavity, or perhaps a bird house - and lay three to seven eggs. During the 26 days of incubation, the male brings food to the female. After the babies are hatched, the parents continue to nourish them for several weeks until they leave the family territory.

Creators

Designed by Raymond Bellemare. Based on a painting by Pierre Leduc.

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Reference

Canada Post Corporation, Canada's Stamp Details, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1998, p. 5, 7.

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