Medium-sized hefty-looking brown owl with white spots on the head, back, and breast.
Sits quietly during the day in trees concealed by vegetation. This video has no audio.
Medium-sized owl with a round head (no ear tufts). Brown overall with white spots on the head, back, and breast.
Rests during the day and hunts small mammals at night. This video has no audio.
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Spotted Owls are large owls with rounded heads that lack ear tufts. The wings are broad and rounded; the tail is short.
Slightly larger than an American Crow; slightly smaller than a Barred Owl.
between crow and gooseSpotted Owls are classified into three subspecies, each inhabiting a different geographic range and distinguished by slightly different size, coloration, and markings. The Northern Spotted Owl—the subspecies at the center of debate over old-growth logging—inhabits forests from British Columbia to northern California. The California subspecies lives only in that state, while the Mexican Spotted Owl can be found from Utah and Colorado southward into Mexico. The more southerly the subspecies, the paler its plumage and the larger its white spots.
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