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media type="custom" key="3680759" Northern Spotted Owl By Courtney E.



Northern Spotted Owls are nocturnal woodland birds, they are known to be tame. The famale can lay 2-3 eggs. They can live up to 10 years in the wild, but in captivity they can live from 15-20 years.*length:average 48 cm (19") for females, 46 cm (18") for males. They have a four note hoot "whoop wu-hu hoo" it is used as a terrotorial call. These Spotted Owls are among the largest in North America.

They are found in British Columbia, Canada, Oregon, Nothern Califonia, Washington. Oregon having the most pairs of Northern Spotted Owls, (1,200) pairs.

They hunt at night. Most times they catch prey and save it for later. When the male brings food to the nest it is usally decapitated first. Their diet consists of Staples, Flying Squirrels, Wood rats, Mice, and other small rodents. They are also known to eat birds, reptiles & insects.

The Northern Spotted Owl is endangered because of logging and forest fragmentation. Also by natural disasters such as fire, wind storms and volcanic eruption. These Spotted Owls are also affected by increasing barred owl populations. These barred owls have been expanding from the eastern United States into western Canada, the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. When the Spotted Owl and the Barred Owls breed, they have a mix breed, it is called a hybrid.

We can help them by not cutting down trees (logging). If you want to save them from extinction you can join the endangered species act.