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Introduction
What the Boreal Owl Looks Like
The Boreal Owl has overall_color color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has above_color color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has head color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has face color of brown and white and greyish.
The Boreal Owl has below_color color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has back color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has bill color of brownish.
The Boreal Owl has wing color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has belly color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has tail color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has chest color of brown and white.
The Boreal Owl has leg color of brownish.
The Boreal Owl has neck color of brown and white.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Boreal Owl
The length of the Boreal Owl is from 8.3 inches to 11.0 inches (21.1 cm to 27.9 cm).
The weight of the Boreal Owl is from 3.3 ounces to 7.6 ounces (93.6 grams to 215.5 grams).
The wingspan of the Boreal Owl is from 21.6 inches to 24.4 inches (54.9 cm to 62.0 cm).
Pictures of the Boreal Owl
Feeding Behavior of the Boreal Owl
primarily at night (although nighttime is not entirely dark in summer in far north).
hunts by flitting between perches in the woodland, keeping an eye out for prey, and then swooping down.
What the Boreal Owl Likes to Eat
The Boreal Owl feeds on the following:
- small mammals
- voles
- mice
- small squirrels
- shrews
- pocket gophers
- small birds of various kinds
- insects
- crickets
Where To Find the Boreal Owl
You can find the Boreal Owl in the following habitats:
- Mixed-wood
- conifer forests
- muskeg