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Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus


  Photo courtesy of US Fish and
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The Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus has a reputation for being relatively quiet as owls go. But that perception is being challenged as more audio recordings are made. Calls range from barks and antagonistic screams, to aerial wing claps and rarely recorded hoots.
 
This medium-sized owl is widely distributed across the world, and is generally most active from late afternoon to dawn. Typical habitat in the western United States includes open areas such as grasslands, shrub-steppe and coastal marshes, where the owls commonly feed on rodents and other small mammals, as well as occasional small birds and insects.
 
According to the conservation database NatureServe,  the species appears to be secure due to its wide distribution, but may be declining in some areas due to habitat loss.
 
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