scritch

Whut us do in summer time, 'bout fire at night fer de scritch owl?

As soon as the little chicken was out he went scritch, scratch, with his little foot.

The scritch-owle cried piteously, and anon after the night-rauen sate croaking hard by the window.

I always runned out and tried to see 'em, but old as I is, nigh 86, I ain't never seed no scritch owl.

I've seen 'em bring scritch-owls and hawks on their wrists before now.