Note on food habits of the Screech Owl and the Burrowing Owl of southeastern Oregon

Authors

Barbara A. Brown, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
John O. Whitaker, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Thomas W. French, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Chris Maser, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon

Abstract

Diets of the Common Screech Owl (Otus asio) and Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) from the Great Basin, Malheur County, southeastern Oregon, were studied. Although there was considerable overlap in the diets of these owls, there were differences related to habitat use.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Barbara A.; Whitaker, John O.; French, Thomas W.; and Maser, Chris (1986) "Note on food habits of the Screech Owl and the Burrowing Owl of southeastern Oregon," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 46: No. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol46/iss3/6