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unusual facts about Great Horned Owl


Alpha Delta National Fraternity

Among the fraternity values crafted on this day were the fraternity bird (the Great Horned Owl), the fraternity jewel (onyx), the fraternity flower (daffodil), the fraternity tree (Giant Sequoia), and the fraternity colors (forest green, old gold, and onyx black).


Antelope Island

Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Prairie Falcons, Peregrine Falcons, Northern Harriers, American Kestrels, Great Horned Owls, Barn Owls, Ospreys and Red-Tailed Hawks are some of the species of raptors that can occur on the island.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Non-nesting adults, being a fairly large and powerful predator, have fewer natural predators, but (both during and after the breeding season) they may be predated by Great Horned Owls, Red-tailed Hawks, Barred Owls, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, and Bald and Golden Eagles.

Snowy Owl

They also compete directly for lemmings and other prey with several predators, including Rough-legged Hawks, Golden Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Gyrfalcons, jaegers, Glaucous Gulls, Short-eared Owls, Great Horned Owls, Eurasian Eagle Owls, Common Ravens, wolves, arctic foxes, and ermine.


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