By: Cade Williams

 Height 1.5ft-2ft  Weight Average male-3lbs, female-4lbs  Wing Span 4ft-5.5ft  Tail 7in-11in  Yellow, brown, white and black bars  Yellow cat like eyes, large ear tufts that it is named after.

 mid-Canada to South America.  Groups?  Resting places.

 Kingdom- Anamalia  Phylum- Chordata  Class- Aves  Order- Strigiformes  Family- Strigidae  Genus - Bubo  Species- Bubo Virginianus

 This bird is least concerned.  Widespread.

 Predators to owlets…  Predators to adults…

 Mating season January- Febuary Both male and female incubate Have attacked humans who got to close  Nests… Male and female find nest… 2-5 eggs per season  Owlets… 6-7 weeks then leave

 Rats, mice, shrew, bats, insects, weasels, grouse, rabbits, snakes and other small birds.  Special fringes on wing.

 Mostly dense coniferous trees  Oak, Pine and Juniper trees  Cliff edges, nooks and even caves

 Threats to this bird…  Logging  Pesticides  Helping this bird by…  Rehabilitation in zoos  Stop using pesticides  Sanctuary's of trees and other natural habitat

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