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	Short-eared Owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Short-eared Owl nests on the ground in prairie, tundra, savanna, or meadow habitats.
		However, Short-eared Owls are silent on the wintering grounds (Alsop 2001).
		The Short-eared Owl’s geographic range extends to all continents except Antarctica and Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Short-eared_Owl (745 words)

	Short-eared Owl
		Owls that are more active during the day, like Snowy Owls, Burrowing Owls, and Short-eared Owls, tend to have more noticeable color differences between the sexes, although it is usually subtle.
		These owls are able to breed in their first year.
		The young owls leave the nest at 14 - 18 days and fledge when they are 24 - 27 days old.
	www.peregrinefund.org /Explore_Raptors/owls/shortear.html (317 words)

	The Owls of North Dakota
		The short-eared owl is readily identified by its distinctive mothlike, flopping flight.
		The short-eared owl nests on the ground, generally in a slight depression, which the bird lines with grass and a few feathers.
		The short-eared owl is found almost worldwide and ranges over all of North America.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/othrdata/owls/asioflam.htm (255 words)

	Short-eared Owl
		Short-eared Owls are found throughout both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres between the latitudes of 40 and 70 degrees, in the southern half of South America, at the north end of the Andes Mountain range, and on many islands, including the Galapagos, Hawaii, and West Indies.
		The characteristic buoyant flight style of the Short-eared Owl is distinctive, and is often described as moth-like.
		The most diurnal of owls, they may be seen at any time of day, but are especially active from late afternoon until dark, or at dawn.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /shorteared_owl_info.htm (517 words)

	Short-eared Owl Fact Sheet
		Short-eared owls have probably never been common as breeders in New York but our knowledge of their status and distribution may be incomplete because they occur in some parts of the state that are sparsely populated, breed early in the season, and hunt late in the day.
		Short-eared owls are medium size owls with small ear tufts that appear as two ridges along the top of the head.
		The short-eared owl's flight is frequently described as "moth or bat-like" because it flies low over grasslands or marshes, moving back and forth with unhurried, irregular wingbeats.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/seowfs.html (999 words)

	Short-eared Owl
		Short-eared Owl populations are declining primarily due to the loss of their breeding habitat due to urban, agricultural and recreational development.
		Short 'ears' are actually tufts of feathers on top of their heads; real ears are hidden under feathers on the sides of their heads.
		These owls may have an important role in agricultural areas where rodents can cause crop damage.
	wlapwww.gov.bc.ca /okr/esd/atlas/species/short_eared.html (498 words)

	CVBDB Short-eared Owl
		The short-eared owl is a widespread winter migrant that is found primarily in the Central Valley and the western Sierra Nevada foothills.
		The short-eared owl was formerly a resident throughout the state, excluding the higher mountains.
		The short-eared owl is a bird of open country that is often seen during the day.
	www.delta.dfg.ca.gov /gallery/shearowl.asp (421 words)

	10,000 Birds - February 2005
		Reports from the field describe loads of Rough-legged Hawk along with scads of Short-eared Owl.
		Owls compose a sort of currency among birders thanks to their popularity and propensity to remain in the same area for extended periods.
		The mysteries of this owl's intricately etched charcoal on bone plumage, the dark commas on white underwings, the subtly barred tail, the faint blush of buff on the female's wings, became apparent to us.
	www.10000birds.com /february2005.htm#2/8/05 (6018 words)

	Ladywildlife's Short Eared Owl Page
		Some short-eared owls migrate to the warmer parts of their range for the winter and do not return to cooler climates until the start of breeding season.
		The short-eared owl lives in the open spaces of marshes and fields, although it also frequents evergreen forests where it can find a plentiful supply of mice.
		Mice are a major part of the short-eared owl’s diet.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/shortearedowl.html (740 words)

	The Short Eared Owl, BirdCheck.co.uk
		The Short-eared Owl is found in Germany, Holland, and most parts of Europe; as also in North and South America, from Greenland, Newfoundland, and the Fur Countries, to Cuba, La Plata, Buenos Ayres, the Straits of Magellan, the Falkland Islands, Terra del Fuego, and the Galapagos.
		Young or weakly grouse, pigeons, plovers, larks, yellow-hammers, and other small birds, chickens, which it sometimes snaps up even in the day-time from the barn-door, rats, mice, reptiles, beetles, and other insects compose the prey of the Short-eared Owl.
		Legs, feathered pale buff, short and thick; the third and fourth toes are united at the base by a short web; the first is the shortest, and has an extensive lateral motion, the third is the longest, the second and fourth nearly equal.
	www.birdcheck.co.uk /main/previewpages/previewpage307.htm (1469 words)

	Audubon WatchList - Short-eared Owl
		The Short-eared Owl is a medium-sized hunter, inhabiting open fields, meadows, marshes, prairies, and tundra.
		Often first seen in flight, low to the ground over a grassland, marsh, or agricultural area, Short-eared Owls, though relatively small (15" in length), appear quite large with the broad wings typical of owls.
		The species may also be affected by pesticides accumulated through its prey, especially during winter when Short-eared Owls often occur in agricultural areas but this has not been studied.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=187 (1170 words)

	Short-eared Owl: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		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.
		Short-eared owls build their nests on the ground in tall grass.
		These owls are often seen flying low over fields at dusk or sitting on the ground or on fence posts.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/birds/shortearedowl.html (426 words)

	Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
		Unprecedented numbers of short-eared owls bred in Broadland in 1933 all attracted by a plague of voles.
		The earliest of these exciting invasions was during the 1964/5 winter when an estimated total of 100 owls spent the period between November and January on the marshes.
		That Christmas, a day-time roost in a ruined cottage and its abandoned garden held as many as 52 owls; a second roost in a derelict orchard close to the Yare attracted an additional 25 birds.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /bird-guide/short-eared-owl.htm (638 words)

	North American Owl Identification Guide
		Although long-eared owls hunt similarly to short eared owls, they are rarely seen hunting during they day as the short-eared may. The burrowing owl is much smaller and has a yellow to whitish bill.
		This owl is migratory, however some individuals may not migrate.
		The tufts of feathers on the head are very small and inconspicuous and generally not seen except when the female is in camouflage position at nest.
	www.owlinstitute.org /owls/shortear.html (230 words)

	Short-eared Owl Biology
		The short-eared Owl is wide spread across the world and has a total of ten recognized races, one of these is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands but will not be reviewed here.
		Movements and Life Span: The Short-eared Owl is considered to be a highly migratory species, at least in the northern limits of its range.
		The longevity record for a Short-eared Owl in the wild is 13 years.
	owling.com /Seo_nh.htm (605 words)

	Short-eared owl - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Short-eared owls are medium sized owls with mottled brown bodies, pale under-wings and yellow eyes.
		Short-eared owls nest on the ground in open areas, such as wetlands, moorland, heaths and sand dunes, that offer abundant small mammal prey.
		As in the breeding season, short-eared owls prefer open areas, especially coastal marshes, large wetlands and chalk downland.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/s/shortearedowl/index.asp (208 words)

	Short-Eared Owl
		Although the short-eared owl is the owl most often seen during the day, it is difficult to actually find one.
		Some short-eared owls seen in Britain in the winter are migrants from Scandinavia, and these return to their northern homes in April at the beginning of the breeding season.
		The short-eared is the owl most likely to be seen by day in Britain, as it flies over fields or marshes, quartering the ground for prey.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/shorteared_owl.html (699 words)

	Short-eared owl Species account
		A resident of mixed and tall grass habitats throughout the year, the Short-eared Owl is a nomadic species that tends to congregate in areas where vole populations are high.
		The low relative abundance of Short-eared Owls along most routes tends to obscure any temporal patterns in the survey-wide trends, although a slight decline is indicated since the 1960s (Survey-wide Annual Indices).
		Clark, R.J. A field study of the short-eared owl, Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan), in North America.
	www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov /bbs/htmtmp/a3670.html (390 words)

	short eared owl release
		The short-eared owl with the drooping wing regains his strength in a flight cage at the IRC.
		this design enables the short-eared owl to hunt treeless habitats with much skill and efficiency
		A volunteer would stand in the owl's way, forcing it to turn around and head back to the original perch where a second volunteer was waiting.
	www.illinoisraptorcenter.org /short.html (878 words)

	Short-eared Owl
		Short-eared owls are fairly common in the marshes of Malheur Refuge, nesting on dry ground in the surrounding sage country.
		Short-eared owls can often be seen perched on fenceposts, particularly from the Center Patrol Road.
		A favorite spot for viewing them in flight is in the large flooded area north of the road to Krumbo Reservoir.
	donb.furfly.net /malheur/birds/seowl.html (288 words)

	Carolina Raptor Center - Raptor Species: Short-eared Owl
		One of the world's most widely distributed owls, the short-eared owl is an open country, ground nesting species that inhabits marshes, grasslands, and tundra throughout much of North America and Eurasia.
		Short-eared owls hunt primarily on the wing, low to the ground, and also by hovering 2-30 m above ground or, less frequently, perched on poles or hills.
		Short-eared owls are migratory, and will move to the southern half of the United States and Central America.
	www.carolinaraptorcenter.org /se_owl.php (575 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Short-eared owl
		In the UK, short-eared owls are mostly found in the northern half of Britain, but with a few in North Wales and on the east coast of England.
		They have short ear tufts, and are stockier and longer-winged than the long-eared owl.
		Globally, this owl has a widespread distribution and is found on every continent with the exception of Australia and Antarctica.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/206.shtml (359 words)

	Short-eared Owl
		In Illinois, the Short-eared Owl is an endangered species because of habitat destruction and intensive farming practices.
		The Short-eared Owl gets its name from its very small tufts--the two bunches of short feathers that stick out near the top of the head.
		A Short-eared Owl can be identified in flight by its pale gray underwing with a black wrist mark.
	www.museum.state.il.us /muslink/prairie/htmls/popups/birds_showl.html (245 words)

	Short-eared Owl
		Short-eared owls have a widespread distribution through Europe, North America and South America.
		Short-eared owls have high mortality rates due to shootings, car hits, and habitat loss due to agricultural expansion.
		These owls can live to be 15 years old in captivity, with wild life spans being much shorter.
	www.alaskazoo.org /willowcrest/little_wing.htm (478 words)

	IFWIS - Short-eared owl
		Short-eared owls roost on ground 04,13, in open fields and grassy drainage ditches in IL 12.
		Predation by great horned owl, snowy owl, peregrines, harriers and roof rats (presumably rats prey on nestlings) is cited 09.
		Gregarious near or in hunting areas 09; will congregate to hunt where mice and vole populations are high 04, and will move roost if prey populations are depleted 09.
	www.inhs.uiuc.edu /chf/pub/ifwis/birds/short-eared-owl.html (870 words)

	Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus
		The Short-eared Owl is similar in size and appearance to the Long-eared Owl although, as the name suggests, it lacks the long ear tufts.
		The Short-eared Owl is a medium sized owl that nests on the ground.
		These owls are primarily crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk), rather than diurnal, although they are sometimes active in the daytime also (the Long-eared is nocturnal).
	www.owling.com /Short-eared.htm (349 words)

	Spike, the Short-eared Owl
		Woodland owls call to reveal their territory, and this would be ineffective in open country habitat, so the male short-eared owls fly over their imagined "fences" in a rolling flight or sky dance.
		Spike the Short-eared Owl was found at Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 1st, 1990.
		Short-eared Owls are part of the Strigidae family in the order Strigiformes.
	www.raptorsoftherockies.org /bird.asp?id=Spike (344 words)

	My Owls - Short Ear Owl
		So now I can tell you all about me. As you already know I am the short eared owl or otherwise known as the Evening Owl, Marsh or Swamp Owl, Grass Owl, Flatfaced Owl and the Meadow Owl.
		Now chances are you aren't going to get that close to us so you're just going to have to take my word on this.our wingspan ranges from 13"-17" and we weigh between 7-17 oz.
		But if you look closely tiny ear tufts are visible.
	members.tripod.com /myowls/page16.html (646 words)

	Short-Eared Owl
		In America, the Short-eared Owl has been observed as far north as latitude 67 degrees by Dr. RICHARDSON, who mentions a female having been killed at Fort Franklin, on the 20th of May, containing several pretty large eggs, nearly ready for being laid.
		On examining the pellets disgorged by this bird, I found them to be formed of the remains of bones of small quadrupeds, mixed with hair, and the elytra of various coleopterous insects.
		The poor thing was so intent on her task that I almost put my hand on her before she moved; and then, instead of flying off, she hopped with great leaps until about ten yards from me, keeping up a constant clicking of her mandibles.
	www.abirdshome.com /Audubon/VolI/00058.html (781 words)

	Oregon Zoo Animals: Short-Eared Owl
		Our short-eared owls, which came from Alaska Fish and Wildlife, are non-releasable
		CITES App II • used to be more common • decrease in population due to habitat loss and increasing number of people
	www.oregonzoo.org /Cards/Tundra/owl.short.eared.htm (202 words)

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