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Spotted owl

Strix occidentalis

Photo by kmaskell428
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown, white spots, big black eyes

Habitat:

Deciduous forest

Notes:

Shy. Flew up from the ground at the sound of our approach. Turned away and periodically looked back so as to remain camouflaged most of the time. Took off when more people approached.

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