Owls
In The Park
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Long-Eared OwlAsio otus
Weight: 260 - 435 g. (female).
220 - 305 g. (male)
Length: 37 - 40 cm. (female). 35 - 38 cm. (male) Wingspan: 110 cm. Longevity: longest known in North America is 9 years in the wild. Elsewhere the record is 27 years. Status in Stanley Park:
A rare visitor - post breeding dispersal?
This photograph was taken at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. |
I know of only one possible sighting of this species in Stanley park and that was from 2005 (?) when I just missed an encounter. Soon after leaving a naturalist/photographer near Prospect Point when he encountered a probable Long-Eared Owl.
For more information and range, etc. I suggest a visit to Owling.com (Long-Eared Owl).