Nostra or Nostradamus, our educational red phase eastern screech is owl is taling to one of our volunteers. Video by Emily Murgas. Nostra came to us about 10 years ago as a baby. We think it's a she. She is a big bird (for a screech owl) and females are larger than males. She was hit in the head with a weed wacker as a baby and had damage to the one eye. She had come out of the nest early and was on the ground. Because she was an inexperienced hunter and had vision issues, we decided to not rele