Family: Strigidae, Owls view all from this family Description
ADULT Has reddish brown plumage overall. Upperparts are
beautifully patterned with pale spots, largest on back and
wings, finest and densest on head; underparts are whitish, but
heavily streaked rufous. Facial disc is more oblong than round,
flushed buffy reddish around margins and with white "eyebrows"
framing yellow eyes. JUVENILE Recalls adult, but has mainly
reddish brown upperparts and orange buff underparts with white
between the eyes. Dimensions Length: 7" (18 cm) Habitat Fairly
common, but low-density breeding species in conifer and mixed
forests. Interior northern populations migrate south for winter
and some altitudinal migration is seen in otherwise rather
sedentary populations. Observation Tips Easiest to locate by
imitating song (with practice, this is easy to whistle), and
listening for response. Otherwise hard to locate, but usually
indifferent to observers if discovered. Range Western Canada,
Northwest, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Pl