Northern Spotted Owl Research Paper

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The Northern Spotted Owl

This essay will provide information on the Northern Spotted Owl and discuss its appearance, Habitat and diet, and gives you some interesting facts about it.

First, The appearance of the Northern Spotted Owls they are the darkest brown with the smallest spots and dark facial disks. The Northern Spotted Owls ranks among the largest in North America. Females typically weigh ten to twenty percent more than males. The Spotted Owl has a body length of sixteen to nineteen inches, a three a half foot wingspan, and weighs eleven a half pounds.

Second, The Northern Spotted Owl eats small rodents such as northern flying squirrels, red tree voles, and woodrats are the primary prey, but they also consume birds, reptiles,

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