Scientific Name: Bubo virginianus

Residency: Year-round throughout Arizona.

Diet: Eats squirrels, mice, rabbits, snakes, domestic cats, crows, other owls and hawks.

Predators: Only when nest is unattended or the owl is driven away by human activity are the eggs preyed upon by crows or ravens; occasional predation by other Great Horned Owls.

Nesting: Uses old nest of hawk, heron, tree hollow, cliff ledge, or the top of a saguaro cactus; adds feathers from its breast to nest. Eggs: 1-4 per clutch, white, 1 brood per year.

Nesting Records:

Notes: Owls cough up pellets of undigested bones, fur, and feathers. Pellets will accumulate under its roosting spot.

Photo: Taken at Brown's Ranch on October 15, 2003.

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