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SHORT-EARED OWL
Published by the National Association of Audubon Societies
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No. 16 Short-eared Owl
77,
until almost stepped DNEWCO
uals are often met but now and then small groups
The nest 158 a hundred or more
Length 1512 inches
The Short-eared Owl differs from most mem-
bers of its family in being a bird of the open
country. It loves swamps and low, wet meadows,
frequenting both coastal and inland marshes. In
these, its favorite haunts, it preys upon mice and
shrews, which constitute about 75 percent of its
food. It very rarely preys upon birds. Zof 101
stomachs examined, 11 contained
mice; 7, other mammals; 7, ing
were
empty.” (Fisher.)
This Owl is not at all sku,
is graceful
and noiseless. During the single individ-
or even colonies
may be found.
on the ground and is a rude
affair of grass sticks lined with fine material.
Occasionally the rest is placed in low bushes.
From three to five white eggs are laid.
FALLOKI AVE. WOODCREST
WVULKANG TOK, DELAWARE 1986,
Classification: Order Raptores. Family Strigida.
Scientific name: Asio flammeus.
Range: Nearly cosmopolitan, being distributed over a
greater part of both hemispheres.
No. 16 from set of 50 Winter Birds of the Northeastern United
States. Published by the National Association of Audubon So-
cieties, 1974 Broadway, New York City. Price per set, in a box,
$1.00 post paid.
