Meet the Owls
Pick one owl to be your very own. Then you will find out everything about it!
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Which owl will you choose?
Read the short lines. Pick an owl that looks interesting to you. Tell your teacher which one you picked.
Barn Owl
A pale owl with a heart-shaped face.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Barred Owl
An owl whose call sounds like “Who cooks for you?”
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Boreal Owl
A small owl of the cold northern forests.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Burrowing Owl
A long-legged owl that nests underground.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Eastern Screech-Owl
A small owl with ear tufts and a whinny call.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Elf Owl
The smallest owl in the world.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
A tiny owl with a long tail and a tooting call.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Flammulated Owl
A small owl of mountain forests.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Great Gray Owl
A very tall owl with a big round face.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Great Horned Owl
A big owl with feather “horns.”
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Long-eared Owl
A slim owl with long ear tufts.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Northern Hawk Owl
An owl that hunts in the daytime, like a hawk.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Northern Pygmy-Owl
A tiny owl with a long tail.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Northern Saw-whet Owl
A tiny owl with big yellow eyes.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Short-eared Owl
An owl that hunts over open fields.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Snowy Owl
A white owl of the far north.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Spotted Owl
A dark-eyed owl of old forests.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Western Screech-Owl
A small gray owl with ear tufts.
Read about it (opens in a new tab)Another owl of your choice
Want to strike out on your own? Pick any owl you like! Ask your teacher first.
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For teachers
Change the list in owls-data.php to the owls your class is studying (it also feeds the name suggestions in the Fact Finder and Page Plan). The list is 18 owls that live in North America, plus an Another owl of your choice card. Each card links to the owl's page at All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), which has measurements, a range map, and Cool Facts.