Typical Owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. In Connecticut, 11 species have been recorded.
- Eastern Screech-Owl, Megascops asio
- Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
- Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
- Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula (R)
- Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia (R)
- Barred Owl, Strix varia
- Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa (R)
- Long-eared Owl, Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
- Boreal Owl, ' (R)
- Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Connecticut
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