The Great Horned Owl

2. Owl pellets not only give us information about the diet of the owl, owl pellets also provide a habitat for other animals, and in fact an owl pellet is a little ecosystem all on its own. What kinds of animals are found in the owl pellet ecosystem? Clothes moths, carpet beetles, and fungi can be found in the owl pellet ecosystem. The owl pellets provide food and a shelter for them to survive in.

Most nesting locations are amongst dense shrubbery and branches of small trees and are built lower to the ground. In order to defend his nest the male sings in a loud, clear whistle from the top of a tree or another high location. Sometimes males will attack their reflection often spending hours charging at what they perceive as unwelcome intruders.

The installation of a Barn Owl box provides Barn Owls shelter, so they can reduce the rodent population there for food (Williams 1). This also decreases the risk of Barn Owls, as well as other nontarget animals, from being poisoned by rodenticides because less rodenticides are utilized. In addition, in order for a box to be installed, the property in which it will be placed cannot have used pesticides in the last 3 months (“Nesting Boxes”).

only lay three to six. The eggs are incubated for about twenty-eight days, and the owlets usually fledge

Between six and nine months they begin to enjoy the company of others and show affection towards their known carer. They may be shy around strangers but will show enjoyment towards interaction such as games of peek-a-boo.

The observation that birds reared in isolation from other birds have the capacity to build nests without observation or learning experience provides evidence for the

The Northern Spotted Owl is one of the three subspecies, a division of a species, of spotted owls. A medium-sized, chocolate brown owl with dark eyes, the northern spotted owl is a nocturnal "perch-and-pounce" predator that captures its prey (primarily small forest mammals) with its claws. (http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/articles.cfm?id=149489595)

Soaring high above the ground late at night, under the dark canopy of trees. Stooping down low to catch a small rodent. It flies back up into its nest, ready to eat. There is only one animal that matches all of these descriptions, and that’s an owl! A particular owl, called the Northern Spotted Owl, is a small brown bird that lives in old-growth forests also known as “cloud forests”. This essay will provide information on the northern spotted owl and discuss its appearance, habitat and diet, and give you some interesting facts about it.

Northern spotted owls are nocturnal which means they sleep during the day and hunt at

The most abundant substance found in the owl pellet was the 5 grams of fur. The total mass of the owl pellet was 8.5 grams. The owl pellet was dissected and the bones and fur was separated. The bones measured 3.5 grams of bones. This is not surprising to see the 5.0 grams of fur and 3.5 grams of bones in the pellet, because the owl cannot digest these substances. It could be assumed the mice found in this owl pellet could have been consumed in the winter months to explain the larger percentage of fur.

For many people, birds are seen to either be pets or wild animals. There is a massive amount of species when it comes to learning about birds. One of the birds that I decided to do my research paper on is Owls. The way I describe an owl is a type of bird that has a round head and large eyes, but there are plenty more ways to describe an owl which is the purpose of this paper. An interesting fact about owls is that they cannot move their eyes within their sockets like we can. In order to look around, they have to move their entire head, which has a range of movement of about 270°. Which many people find creepy and are scared of them. Owls usually fly and hunt at night, so are known to be nocturnal birds. They eat mice, other small animals,

Found in grasslands or open country for foraging, and nest in tall, dense trees or shrubs. Long-eared Owls are nocturnal and spend their day sleeping in trees. They hunt at night by using eyesight and hearing to catch prey.

Merlin's do not build their own nests. Instead, they use abandoned nests of other birds or they nest in tree cavities, on the ground or on cliffs. Pairs begin to bond 1-2 months prior to egg-laying and remain monogamous throughout the breeding season. Courtship rituals involve various aerial displays, food sharing, and nest displays.

They nest 3-6 times each season and lays about 160 eggs in each nest. The eggs incubate for about 60

The kittens will start to be a lot more playful and will start to play with different objects. They will start to learn a lot more from there mother.