Short-eared Owl Identifying Features

Photo courtesy Cascades Raptor Center
small ear tufts widely placed
usually flat against head


Photo by Pat Fisher
black patch on
underside of wing
buffy panel on top of wing


whitish face
yellow eyes
dark area surrounds eyes
black beak

Photo courtesy Cascades Raptor Center
blackish brown stripe
on body feathers


Brown Phase
Photo courtesy Cascades Raptor Center
Gray Phase

(Photo of gray phase needed)





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