You can find the Short Eared Owl in plains, sloughs, and marshes. It is a cavity nester so it builds its nest in logs or trees. The distinctive marking is a black patch near the bend of its underwing. The Owls colors are brown and white. This bird likes to eat rodents and other mammals. It finds its food by flying silently. It is mostly nocturnal. The owls call is a bark during breeding season, otherwise it is silent. Every bird has a scientific name. The Short Eared Ow'ls scientific name is Asio fla' mmeus.
Other interesting facts
The Short Eared Owl is a bird of prey. Calls are distinctive hoots, wails, barks, or whistels. The owls are active before night. It's called the Short Eared Owl because of its ears. They are really small and you can hardly see them.
Source:
Mathews, Daniel. Cascade-Olympic Natural History. Raven Editions,
1988.