Habitats: A home/ place to live where all five basic needs of survival are met.
Incubating: When eggs are laid, they are sat on top of, or kept warm, by the mother or father.
Mate: A mate is like a father and mother who are together to reproduce.
Migrate: To fly to a warmer area, especially during colder seasons.
Nocturnal: An animal that is awake during the night and sleeps during the day.
Offspring: Children, or in this case, baby animals.
Old-growth forests: A forest that is old and thus has various structures of trees.
Reproduce: To produce/have a child, or in this case, an animal.
Incubating: When eggs are laid, they are sat on top of, or kept warm, by the mother or father.
Mate: A mate is like a father and mother who are together to reproduce.
Migrate: To fly to a warmer area, especially during colder seasons.
Nocturnal: An animal that is awake during the night and sleeps during the day.
Offspring: Children, or in this case, baby animals.
Old-growth forests: A forest that is old and thus has various structures of trees.
Reproduce: To produce/have a child, or in this case, an animal.
Important Facts of the Behaviour of a Spotted Owl:
It's An Owl That Behaves...
Spotted Owl's may look almost identical to other owls, but what about their behaviour?
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| A map showing where the Spotted Owl can be found, in British Columbia. |
- Spotted Owls prefer certain habitats where they are found, which is in British Columbia or Mexico.
- They prefer old-growth forests, however the forests must have tree canopies that are sizeable for the owl to fly between and beneath the trees.
- The spotted owl needs a ton of land for nesting and hunting purposes.
- This owl does not migrate, but it may switch to another forest because of weather (ex.heavy winters that make hunting difficult)
- Other than habitat preference, this owl is nocturnal, meaning it is awake during the night and sleeps during the day.
- As for flying, it has a specific flight pattern which allows quiet gliding. This is useful for hunting for prey.
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| Spotted Owl's prefer to live in old-growth forests where space is provided. |
All of these various behaviours allow survival for the spotted owl.
Owlets
Like many animals in the world, the spotted owl reproduces, producing more spotted owls for the environment.
- These spotted owl pairs usually mate for life.
- Their habitat is also chosen because of the holes in trees. This comes in handy because these owls do not make their own nest; they use holes in trees or reuse old nests.
- Two-three eggs are laid in March and April from the mother.
- After 30 days of incubating, the mother and father will stay with the offspring for 8-10 days.
- After 34-36 days, the baby owls, or owlets, will grow feathers for flying.
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| The trees in their habitat are good nesting spots as the mother can incubate her eggs. |
