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The northern spotted owl nests in cavities or on platforms in large trees. It will also use abandoned nests of other species. Northern spotted owls remain in the same geographical areas unless forced out from harsh conditions or lack of food.
The northern spotted owl has a nearly contiguous range from southwestern British Columbia south through western Washington and Oregon to Marin County, California.The California spotted owl's range overlaps this range in the southern Cascade Range, and extends south through the western Sierra Nevada to Tulare County, with discrete populations in mountainous areas of coastal and southern ...
[270] [271] In areas where barred owls moved in within 0.8 km (0.50 mi) of a spotted owl nest area, 39% of spotted owls disappeared and were not seen again, while in areas still free of barred owls (so spared from this interspecific pressure), 11% of spotted owls disappeared and were not found again. [6]
An owl sits on the Hilton Head Raptor Cam nest on Thursday, Feb. 8. Hilton Head Land Trust The owls, who were first spotted in the nest in September 2023, are tending two babies that hatched ...
Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii; Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus; Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus; Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula (R) Northern pygmy-owl, Glaucidium gnoma; Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia; Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis; Barred owl, Strix varia; Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa; Long-eared owl, Asio otus; Short-eared ...
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half ...
Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii (n) Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus (n) Northern pygmy-owl, Glaucidium gnoma (n) Ferruginous pygmy-owl, Glaucidium brasilianum (n) Elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi (n) Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia (n) Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis (n) Long-eared owl, Asio otus (n) Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
A great horned owl dines on a mouse in what was once an eagle nest on Hilton Head Island. Formerly Eagle CAM, the Hilton Head Island Land Trust has renamed the livestream to Raptor CAM after two ...