A very large, powerful predator with ear tufts or “horns,” a large head, yellow eyes, and a conspicuous white throat bib. Great Horned Owls vary in color from nearly white to dark brown and gray. These nocturnal animals have exceptional vision and excellent hearing. By tilting and turning its head, the Great Horned Owl is able to pinpoint both the direction and distance to the source of a sound.
They eat mostly mammals and birds
Great horned owls are not considered to be a social species, and are solitary except during nesting. They do not migrate but stay in the same general area. Great horned owls communicate with one another by hooting, which is primarily for establishing territory limits. Owls hunt mainly by watching from a snag, pole or other high perch. They swallow their prey whole when possible. When prey is swallowed whole, owls regurgitate pellets of bone and other non-digestible bits about 6 to 10 hours later, usually in the same location where the prey was consumed.
Least Concern
