Aegolius

Eight inches tall with an 18-inch wingspan. It has dark brown plumage, brown and white vertical breast streaks, and no ear-tufts with yellow orange eyes and white “glasses”. Thousands of this seemingly tame, fearless little owl migrate from Canada south through Maine to points south in winter, but some reside in the state throughout the year. Like the screech owl, it nests in tree cavities and will use a nest box. It prefers dense coniferous and broad-leaved forests next to water. It eats small mammals, including shrews and mice, and will also catch small birds and bats. The scientific description of one of the sub-species of this owl is attributed to the Rev. John Henry Keen who was a missionary in Canada in 1896.[2] Adults are 17–22 cm (6.7–8.7 in) long with a 42–56.3 cm (16.5–22.2 in) wingspan.[3][4]They can weigh from 54 to 151 g (1.9 to 5.3 oz) with an average of around 80 g (2.8 oz),[5][6] making them one of the smallest owls in North America.[7] They are close to the size of an American robin. The northern saw-whet owl has a round, light, white face with brown and cream streaks; they also have a dark beak and yellow eyes. They resemble the short-eared owl, because they also lack ear tufts, but are much smaller. The underparts are pale with dark shaded areas; the upper parts are brown or reddish with white spots. They are quite common, but hard to spot. The northern saw-whet owl makes a repeated tooting whistle sound. Some say they sound like a saw being sharpened on a…

the only way to escape the deep canyon floors was to learn how to fly. An infiltrator named Hortense assists them but is caught in the act and got killed for helping them. Soren and Gylfie turn to the elderly Boreal Owl named Grimble, a somber owl with a sad past. Grimble teaches them to fly and helps them escape the canyons. A main character in this story is Soren,he is a barn owl(Tyto alba).from the kingdom of the Forest of Tyto. Heres some more characters. Kludd,oldest brother of Soren and…

Scientific name: Acrocephalus Aequinoctialis This is an endangered species. Ecological role: Maintains prey/predator population. Helps maintain the spread of a species of weed by dispersing certain seeds as well as feasting on the plant. In danger due to threat from predatorial rat (rattus spp.) and cat species (Felis catus), hunting by children and adults on the island, loss of trees (trumpet tree) that provide food and habitat loss due to sudden and ill-planned immigration. Proposed…