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Great Horned Owl -
(Bubo virginianus) 

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Identification

  • Large bulky brown owl with "ear" tufts
  • Horizontal marks on chest and belly
  • White throat (not always visible)
  • 22" (56 cm.)

Habitat

  • Woodland
  • Woods near agricultural land

Additional Information

  • Common resident
  • Uses large stick nests of other birds--
         crow or Red-tailed Hawk nests
  • Breeding season early --courtship begins
             in December, can be on nest in January,
         but more often early February and later

Great Horned Owl on a tree branch

Great Horned Owl in the day time

Great Horned Owl and Owlet 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hoocąk Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hoocąk and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Road 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960

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