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length 40-48 cm or 16-19 in. Wing span 109 cm or 43 in. Round, large
head with no ear tufts. Males and female look the same. Large dark eyes
and yellow bill make this bird similar to the Barred owl. Spotted owls
have white spots on their head, down their chest and on their backs
with little barring. This owl is totally nocturnal and lives only in
dense old growth forests of the west coast. It preys on flying
squirrels, wood rats, mice, bats, insects and birds. Call is a series
of three or four dog like barks and hoots. Nests high in dens
coniferous rain forests. Non-migratory. |
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