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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
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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/
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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