True owls
True owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 10 Michigan species.
Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus
Eastern Screech-Owl, Megascops asio
Great Gray Owl, Strix nebulosa
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
Long-eared Owl, Asio otus
Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula
Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus
Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
Quiet Solo Pursuits 
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