### animal | vertebrate | bird | raptor | owl:

Barred owl
* are a possibility at night
  - very adaptable species
  - arboreal, living in coniferous forests near water sources, and wooded swamps
  - birds of prey
  - carnivores that eat a wide variety of animal prey
  - distinctive in their own right and are easily identified
  - found throughout southwestern Canada, Washington, Oregon and northern California
  - important predators of small animals in the ecosystems in which they live
  - large owls with round heads and NO ear tufts
  - larger, more aggressive, and more adaptable than northern spotted owls
  - native to eastern North America
  - often out at night, dawn or dusk, but can be seen during the day
  - quite capable of a variety of screams, either singularly or in groupings
  - surprisingly loud, at times rivaling the volume of a human
* are very vocal birds, often calling to one another at night, sometimes during the day
  - vocal, and often call during the day
* begin their morning hoot-fest, triggering a gobbler to sound off on the high levee.
* get their name from the dark bars and streaks that decorate their bellies.
* have a Nearctic distribution
  - brown eyes and lack ear tufts
  - dark eyes and no feather tufts
* is an owl

Big owl
* live in cactus.
* teach the little owls how to fly.

Burrow owl
* Some burrow owls eat mammals
  - small mammals
* weigh pounds.

Eagle owl
* Some eagle owls feed on insects.
* are some of the largest and most powerful owls.

Flammulated owl
* are predators that sit on a perch and pounce on their prey.
* have a raptorial toe configuration.

Great horn owl
* kill hares.
* nest in cavities
  - tree cavities

Horn owl
* Most horn owls kill hares
  - weigh pounds
* Some horn owls have chances
  - lists
  - raise tails
* Some horn owls use reproduction
  - sexual reproduction

Large owl
* Most large owls eat large prey.
* Some large owls including great gray owl typically rely on lemmings and voles for their consumption.
* are excellent at sampling the local fauna, especially small birds and reptiles
  - obviously capable of making large pellets
  - rabbits
* prey on young and adult birds.

Little owl
* are usually pueos.
* is an owl

Male owl
* Most male owls bring meals
  - have ability
* Some male owls raise tails.
* do have testes, though.

Nocturnal owl
* Some nocturnal owls feed on insects.
* use bills.

Owlet
* often beg vocally for food
  - stay together and return to the nest site to roost for several weeks after they fledge
* stay with their parents for most of the summer before finding a territory of their own.

### animal | vertebrate | bird | raptor | owl:

Screech owl
* Most Screech owls have from four to six young.
* are birds
  - cavity nesters, often utilizing the same cavity for several years
  - primarily solitary birds except during breeding season
  - probably the most common owls in North America
  - relatively small owls that adapt well to small forests
* begin nesting in late winter.
* eat mostly large insects.
* feed mainly on insects, mice and other small rodents
  - on a variety of prey
* have a variety of vocalizations, each with a purpose.
* make their lowey calls into the night.
* prefer abandoned woodpecker holes at the edge of a field or neglected orchard.

Smaller owl
* snatch smaller prey, including insects.
* use tree cavities pecked out by northern flickers or yellow-bellied sapsuckers.