Great Gray Owl

Pygmy Owl

Barred Owl

Long-earedowl

Burrowing Owl

Northern Saw-whet

Owl

Boreal Owl

Common Barn-owl

Screech Owl

Snowy Owl

Short-eared Owl

Great Horned Owl

Flammulated Owl

Northern Hawk-owl

Owlie Vocab1. Raptor – A bird that has a sharp beak and sharp claws.

2. Camouflage – to hide by blending in with the environment.

3. Diurnal – active or hunting during the day.

4. Nocturnal – active or hunting during night.

5. Crepuscular – active or hunting during both day and night.

6. Pellet – non-digestable parts of an owl’s meal (hair, feathers, scales, and bones). Pellets form in the gizzard of the owl.

7. Facial Disk – A ring of feathers surrounding an owl’s face.

8. Binocular Vision – Both eyes see an overlapping scene.

9. Field of Vision – the entire area that can be seen without moving one’s head.

10. Pupil – the dark, round center of the eye.

11. Mobbing – When songbirds dive on the owl and make noise to warn other songbirds that a predator is near.

12. Owlet – a baby owl.

True/False Game•Stand up.

•One side of the room is true, the other is false.

•Read true/false statements.

•If you think the answer is true go to one side of the room; if you think an answer is false, go to the other side of the room.

•Winner = last person standing!

Crossword Puzzle