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Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Large owl that is mostly gray and brown. The chest is streaked and there are ear tufts.

Habitat:

Was looking at warblers high in the tree tops, and I put my binos down and just happened to see a dark figure high in a tree, and it ended up being an owl. First time I've seen one on my own without someone telling me where one is! Found in a very wooded nature sanctuary in a residential neighborhood.

Reference Links:

Great Horned Owl, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMay 16, 2014

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