What small, light brown #owl am i likely to have seen in #Ottawa this afternoon?

#Merlin says I'm unlikely to have seen an owl (Despite many pictures of owls on #Ottawa posted on Reddit this week).

It was flying low (so to speak - about 2 or 3 metres).

#bird #birding

Eastern screech owl - Wikipedia

Northern saw-whet owl - Wikipedia

@quoidian
A little. It was flying right at me for some reason. Some of the pictures look right.
@human3500
I find the larger owls easier to tell apart.
@quoidian
I only ever see them flying past me unexpectedly or at night on my wildlife cameras
@human3500 Barred Owls often perch relatively low and swoop down on rodents that cross their path. I’ve seen them in Western Quebec, so a similar range.