I fell asleep for a couple hours this afternoon and fell behind. But ...

You take that back! Google told me Eastern Screech Owl! I said Screech owl and you said no. IIRC ...Merlin says it is an Eastern Screech Owl, adult gray morph (McCall's).
Google Lens is clueless.

Jackalope that has shed its antlers? Or no. I mean jackrabbit. Maybe not, though. Ears and hind legs may not be long enough, hard to tell.
Killdeer! Killdeer! (That's its call as well as its name.)