Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
The Short-eared Owl is distributed in northern Europe, Asia and North America as well as in the Caribbean and South America.
Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Other Common Names: Prairie owl: Marsh Owl; Bog Owl; Northern Short-eared Owl.
Short-eared Owl
Walking the ancient driftway through Halvergate marshes, we paused by High's derelict drainage mill to watch the aerial manoeuvres of a mixed flight of golden plovers and lapwing.
Short-eared Owl
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Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is a breeding species of tundra and grassland habitats across much of northern Canada and Alaska as well as the northwestern United States.
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The Short-eared Owl is an owl of open terrain such as prairies and farmland, and is also often active during daylight, making it a more observable owl than most. They often be seen in low flight over fields and grasslands as they search for prey.
The Short-eared Owl is a medium-sized hunter, inhabiting open fields, meadows, marshes, prairies, and tundra.
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
Status: Winter Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2011
This species is State Endangered. It is in danger of extinction as a breeding species in the state of Illinois.
Severe deterioration in the future suitability of nonbreeding conditions is expected in all bird conservation regions that occur in Alabama. Population trend data for wintering short-eared owls indicate a large decrease in all bird conservation ...
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Short-eared owls can be diurnal (active during the day) as well as nocturnal (active at night). The males perform an aerial display that includes wing clapping to alert their presence to females. They may offer food as a bribe to win females over.
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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Short-eared owls are not common in Minnesota and are listed as a species of special concern on the state list of endangered, threatened, and special concern species. In Minnesota, owls may not be shot, captured, transported, or owned without a permit.
The Short-eared Owl's plumage is buff with dark brown blotches and its short ear tufts are not often visible. The tail is boldly marked with four bars. Their eyes are yellow surrounded with black patches that give it a glaring stare.
Short-eared owl
Short-eared owls are medium sized owls with mottled brown bodies, pale under-wings and yellow eyes. They are commonly seen hunting during the day. In winter, there is an influx of continental birds (... More...
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Short-Eared Owl Habits
Hunting and feeding. Short-eared owls are nomadic, that is they move around the countryside, gathering where the populations of voles and mice are highest.
Short-eared owls are one of the world's most widely distributed owls. They inhabit all of North and South America; this area includes the coast of the Arctic Ocean to Pantagonia.
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus sanfordi
Local Name: Owl, Brown Owl
Breeding Range: Falkland Islands
Length: 36cm.
Falklands Population: ~100 breeding pairs
World Population: as above
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Short-eared Owl
Winter Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Snowy Owl
Winter Sighting Information: rare
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In Ohio meadow voles comprised 90 percent of the individual prey remains in long-eared owl (Asio otus) pellets on a relict wet prairie [44], and in Wisconsin meadow voles comprised 95 percent of short-eared owl (A. flammeus) prey [14].
Short-eared Owl is similar in size, but is not barred on the chest nor is as heavily streaked below, does not share the concentric rings in the facial disks, has yellow eyes and a dark bill, and is found in quite different habitat.
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Remarks The common Barn-Owl approximates the Short-eared Owl in size. Highly nocturnal, it spends the daylight hours well concealed, often in the hayloft in a barn, where it will sometimes nest.
The marine iguana's natural predators include hawks, snakes, short-eared owls, hawkfish and crabs and also faces threats from introduced predators such as cats, dogs, and rats (Roy 2000).
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This field mark is similar to the one on their close relative, the Short-eared Owl. However, those owls are more diurnal in their activities, have barely noticeable ear tufts, and have different plumage.
Known predators include the milk snake, black snake, red-tailed hawk, red-shouldered hawk, sparrow hawk, broadwinged hawk, barn owl, short-eared owl, barred owl, horned owl, long-eared owl, screech owl, fox, weasel, and skunk.
Duebbert, H. F., and J. T. Lokemoen. 1977. Upland nesting of American Bitterns, Marsh Hawks, and Short-eared Owls. Prairie Naturalist 9:33-40.
Most owls are nocturnal, but several, including the pygmy owls (Glaucidium), are crepuscular - hunting mainly at dawn and dusk. A few owls, such as the Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia) and the Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), ...
Hunting time: Most owls are nocturnal, but several, including the pygmy owls (Glaucidium), are crepuscular, or twilight active, hunting mainly at dawn and dusk. A few owls, such as the Burrowing Owl (Speotyto cunicularia) and the Short-eared Owl ...
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Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
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The long-eared owl is found in North America; the short-eared owl is ubiquitous. The tawny owl is common in England. Owls are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Strigiformes, families Tytonidae and Strigidae.
 See also: Long-Eared Owl, Hawk, Eagle, Swallow, Sparrow
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