By: Cade Williams. Height 1.5ft-2ft Weight Average male-3lbs, female-4lbs Wing Span 4ft-5.5ft ...
-
Upload
buddy-gibson -
Category
Documents
-
view
213 -
download
0
Transcript of By: Cade Williams. Height 1.5ft-2ft Weight Average male-3lbs, female-4lbs Wing Span 4ft-5.5ft ...
![Page 1: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
GREAT HORNED OWL
By: Cade Williams
![Page 2: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Characteristics 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.
![Page 3: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Distribution mid-Canada to South America. Groups? Resting places.
![Page 4: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Classification Kingdom- Anamalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Aves Order- Strigiformes Family- Strigidae Genus - Bubo Species- Bubo Virginianus
![Page 5: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Conservation Status
This bird is least concerned.
Widespread.
![Page 6: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Predators Predators to owlets…
Predators to adults…
![Page 7: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Reproduction Mating seasonJanuary- FebuaryBoth male and female incubateHave attacked humans who got to close
Nests…Male and female find nest…2-5 eggs per season
Owlets…6-7 weeks then leave
![Page 8: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
DIET Rats, mice, shrew, bats, insects, weasels,
grouse, rabbits, snakes and other small birds.
Special fringes on wing.
![Page 9: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Habitat Mostly dense coniferous trees
Oak, Pine and Juniper trees
Cliff edges, nooks and even caves
![Page 10: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Human Relationships
Threats to this bird… Logging Pesticides
Helping this bird by… Rehabilitation in zoos Stop using pesticides Sanctuary's of trees and other natural habitat
![Page 11: 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.](https://reader035.fdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022070400/56649f135503460f94c26ea9/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Works cited
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl/id
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/great-horned-owl/
http://animals.about.com/od/owls/a/great-horned-owl-facts.htm
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Learning/documents/Profiles/greathornedowl.pdf
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/greathornedowl.htm