Compact bird with a very short tail, almost no neck, and a sharp bill. Sharply marked with a black crown, white eyebrow, and black eyeline. Blue-gray above and rust below. In the northeast you will find them in forests of oak, hickory, maple, birch, and other deciduous trees.
A big and tall owl with a large round head. Silvery gray overall - patterned with fine white, gray, and brown streaking and faint barring. Across the neck sits a white "bow tie" with a black center. Great Gray Owls spend their time in dense evergreen pine and fir forests with small openings or meadows nearby.
