Name a small brown bird with horns?

Question

I had a brown bird about 5" long in my yard. The back was a solid medium brown, the breast was a slightly lighter greenish-brown or khaki color. Each wing had one white stripe. It had two little feather horns on top of it's head. No black or other colors visible. I walked to within about 10' of the branch it was sitting on before it flew. Can't find it in any bird book or on the internet.

I live in NW Oregon.
The bird had the build and stance of a sparrow. Did not have a flat owl face. No mottling or stripes on feathers, except for the one white stripe o each wing. Could possibly have been an escaped tame bird, because it let me get within about 10" before it flew.

Answer 1

=sounds to me like the poor owl was sick and that is why you were able to get so close to it and because it sensed you were a good human. You know what they say about wise old owl's. I think he was sending you good luck so be prepared for things looking up in your life!

Answer 2

Amora Kailey u.s. Bella Lily Violet Coco Muffin Willow Dakota Nellie Xena Emmy Opal Yoyo Fergie Peaches Zorra Gaby Quincy Harley Rayne Ivy Sadie excitement Taffy i'm hoping you like a number of them :)

Answer 3

I'm with Runestar, sounds like is was an owl. Was the beak straight or hooked ? The eyes looking forward or one on each side ? Was it at dusk ? Early Morning ? Screech owl fits your description.

Answer 4

Try horned owl. It's prabobly some type of owl. Might have been a fledging great horned owl. But they're not the only types with tufts.

Edit if you saw it from the back it might have been a screetch owl

Answer 5

What part of the country do you live in? Could be the western screech owl.

http://www.50birds.com/BPWesternScreechOwl.htm

Answer 6

Horned lark? Hard to know from your description. Try looking it up at http://www.enature.com

Answer 7

woodpecker

Answer 8

hornbill???