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(Photo by Marcel Gahbauer)
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Size: 43-60 cm
(similar to Red-tailed Hawk). Description: Very
rounded head, no ear tufts. Grayish-brown back with white spots. Dark
horizontal bars on white chest, vertical stripes on belly. The only
large eastern owl with dark eyes. Habitat: Dense
forests, especially near swamps or other wetlands. Nest:
Tree cavity or abandoned hawk or crow nest. Range:
Year-round resident in all provinces except Newfoundland. Very few
individuals ever migrate. Voice: Low series of hoots
often described as "who cooks for you...who cooks for you
all?", with the last note drawn out. Also a wide variety of other
shrieks and screams. Diet: Varied diet of rodents,
birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and even fish. Behaviour:
Mostly nocturnal. Notes: Becoming more common in
western Canada. |