Small, brown bird with large, forward-facing eyes; rounded head; streaked breast; short tail; curved talons
Mixed spruce-broadleaf forests; nests in natural cavities in trees.
Voles, small birds including chickadees, warblers, thrushes
Great horned owls; eggs may be eaten by squirrels.
This owl's voice sounds like the ringing of a soft bell (also compared to the winnowing of the common snipe).
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