WHO’s in Your Backyard?

Owls of Michigan

By: Chantell Graves

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The Barn Owl

• White/ light brown with heart shape face

• Mates for life

• Lays 4-6 eggs every mating season

• This owl is also known as the Church Owl, Golden Owl, or Stone Owl

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Two adult barn owls with six young can eat over 1,000 rodents during their three-month nesting period!

Fun Fact

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The Barred Owl

• Slightly large

• Mostly found in northern Michigan and Canada

• Light colored face with dark rings

• May also be known as the Striped Owl, Wood Owl, or Hoot Owl

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Barred Owls make their homes out of hollowed cavities in trees!

Fun Fact

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The Eastern Screech Owl

• A slightly small breed of owl

• Rusty colored

• Found in the lower peninsula year-round

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The Eastern Screech Owl has bright yellow eyes!

Fun Fact

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The Great Horned Owl

• A common owl in North America

• Distinctive feature is it’s ear tufts (“horns”)

• One of few owl species who can’t turn their heads 360o

The Great Horned Owl can sense a mouse under a foot of snow!

Fun Fact

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What do they all have in common?

• Owls have a very keen sense of sight and hearing.

• Owls feed on insects, rodents, small birds, or small mammals.

• Owls are mostly nocturnal, which means they are active at night.

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Source

• All information found in this presentation comes from:

Campus.albion.edu/michiganalive/2011/05/02/owls-of-michigan/

Test Your KnowledgeCan you name these owls?

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• Which owl mates for life?

Barn Owl

• Which owl can sense a mouse under a foot of snow?

Great Horned Owl

• Which owl is quite small?

Eastern Screech Owl

• Which owl is also known as the Hoot Owl?

Barred Owl