1. By: Cade Williams

2.  Height 1.5ft-2ft  Weight Average male-3lbs, female-4lbs  Wing Span 4ft-5.5ft  Tail 7in-11in  Yellow, brown, white and black bars  Yellow cat like eyes, large ear tufts that it is named after.

3.  mid-Canada to South America.  Groups?  Resting places.

4.  Kingdom- Anamalia  Phylum- Chordata  Class- Aves  Order- Strigiformes  Family- Strigidae  Genus - Bubo  Species- Bubo Virginianus

5.  This bird is least concerned.  Widespread.

6.  Predators to owlets…  Predators to adults…

7.  Mating season January- Febuary Both male and female incubate Have attacked humans who got to close  Nests… Male and female find nest… 2-5 eggs per season  Owlets… 6-7 weeks then leave

8.  Rats, mice, shrew, bats, insects, weasels, grouse, rabbits, snakes and other small birds.  Special fringes on wing.

9.  Mostly dense coniferous trees  Oak, Pine and Juniper trees  Cliff edges, nooks and even caves

10.  Threats to this bird…  Logging  Pesticides  Helping this bird by…  Rehabilitation in zoos  Stop using pesticides  Sanctuary's of trees and other natural habitat

11. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl/id http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/great-horned-owl/ http://animals.about.com/od/owls/a/great-horned-owl-facts.htm http://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Learning/documents/Profiles/greath ornedowl.pdf http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/greathornedowl.htm