All About the Rare Boreal Owl and How to Find One

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One of the Rarest Owls to Spot | The Boreal Owl
Great Horned-Owl Video • One of the Most Fascin...
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Boreal Owl Range
00:28 How To Watch Boreal Owls
01:43 Owls that look like Boreal Owls
03:32 Boreal Owl Characteristics and Behaviors
04:10 Boreal Owl Hunting Behavior
04:19 What Do Boreal Owls Eat?
04:50 Using Chickadees to Locate a Bird of Prey
05:14 How Do Boreal Owls Eat Prey
05:31 Boreal Owl Calls, Sounds and Songs
06:57 Boreal Owl Nesting Habits
08:00 Attracting Boreal Owls to Nestboxes
08:24 Where Do Boreal Owls Breed?
08:35 How Long Do Boreal Owls Live?
08:59 Where To Find a Boreal Owl
09:54 What is the Breeding Population of Boreal Owls
10:31 Link to Great-horned Owl Video
Questions People May Ask:
How to Watch Owls
What does a Boreal Owl Look like?
What is the Range of the Boreal Owl?
How long do Boreal Owls live?
What are the characteristics of Boreal Owls?
Do Boreal Owls Migrate in winter?
What do Boreal Owls eat?
What time of the day is best to see a Boreal Owl?
What habitats do Boreal Owls like to live in?
Why are Boreal Owls rare to see?
How big is a Boreal Owl?
Do Boreal Owls use nest boxes?
Boreal and Tengmalm's Owl Sounds
Boreal Owl song - Aegolius funereus richardsoni Andrew Spencer,
XC110187. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org110187.
Tengmalm's Owl song- Aegolius funereus Romuald Mikusek, XC837555.
Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org837555
Boreal Owl calls
Aegolius funereus richardsoni Andrew Spencer, XC110185.
Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org110185
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@cowgirljane3316 8 ай бұрын

In all the years I've lived in the country, I only saw one owl and it was dusk and flow over the hood of my car while I waited for a train to pass. He was huge and majestic as he glided into to woods.

@marceld8961 8 ай бұрын

Most likely saw a Great Horned or Barred.

@alvaroq2024 6 ай бұрын

I’ve seen one in a tree right where my small dogs reside. I came back to the house to retrieve my iPhone to get a pic, but it was gone! 😞 First and only time I saw an owl, and to be honest can’t remember if it was huge or small. Guessing if it was huge I would’ve remembered! I live in Northern Florida USA 🇺🇸

@RunninUpThatHillh 5 ай бұрын

They are elusive. I hear them outside my window a lot of nights but never see them in my rural area. I did get an owl hooter, and they hoot back. Fun to sit on the porch after dark❤

@TechOutAdam 8 ай бұрын

So sad we lost Snowy. So pretty! Owls are incredible. My second favorite bird. Chickadees take first place.

@briangraham768 Ай бұрын

I was a hunter and nature guy, and I've seen 4 owls 1 great horned,2 eastern screech 3 Grey owl 4 barn owl, I always felt myself very fortunate to have seen these birds

@charleswright4742 8 ай бұрын

Poor Snowy. R.I.P you sweet little bird.

@nonenone-co8ck 8 ай бұрын

I'm so sad to hear about Snowy, Leslie. I remember her in many of your videos. Bluejays are really special.

@bohemiangardensandgourdfar8812 8 ай бұрын

Well Lesley... you never disappoint...yet another interesting, educational, beautiful video of a most magical, mystical bird. Much admiration for you and all your feathered friends. 💚

@sherbearpatson884 8 ай бұрын

Pretty little owls ❤

@oxigenarian9763 7 ай бұрын

This is a top notch video! I had the pleasure of being among the very first groups to identify and catalog Boreal Owls in the Northern Colorado Mountains. Accompanied by ornithologists from Colorado State University, our group snowshoed into Cameron Pass at night in the middle of winter to find them. It was an unforgettable experience as they weren't considered to be that far south at the time...

@methirsty 8 ай бұрын

What a treat to see such a cool owl. Thanks for sharing Lesley!

@dianamarie1652 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful 🦉 owl

@malcontender6319 8 ай бұрын

2:15 Yes. Yes it is very cute.

@jed6937 2 ай бұрын

We all MISS HOU Lesley!!!!!! Your videos and information is 2nd to none. You are awe!!!!!!!!!?

@youdontknowme5969 8 ай бұрын

Aaaww 😍 After our very recent first hard-freeze, I've been hearing great-horned owls after dark again 😊

@CritterHouseUSA 2 ай бұрын

Leslie, I hope you will still share a video with us once in a while. I know you said you needed a break, but even a quick 30 second "short" of feeding the birds is always lovely to see. But, take care of yourself first. ♥

@sarahheld3761 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for keeping your promise and doing a video on owls. AND you touched on the northern saw whet my favorite!😊

@desertfox3860 8 ай бұрын

It's always nice to hear the Owl sounds. Thanks Lesley.

@kaliopinikitas5821 8 ай бұрын

Yet another fantastic video, Lesley. What a find and what an experience it must've been for you to watch this rare owl! Great footage and I love your guidance at the start for ethical birding around owls... so many don't follow what's best for the birds and your specific points on what to look for are great. I have only ever seen one owl, once and only partly, so I envy your owl sightings 🙂How amazing you managed to capture the chickadee's alarm calls and owl in one frame! Brave sentinel chickadee! It seemed relatively close to the owl when it was calling and I definitely could hear the 'alarm' in its voice. Those eyelashes are something else! So beautiful... and the slow blink gives the owl an 'air of distinction'. I am so sorry to hear about Snowy... that must be so hard for you. It's so hard when you know an individual bird for so many years and my heart goes out to you. Thanks again for another fascinating and fabulous video, Lesley!

@sarahheld3761 8 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry about Bluey( spell ✔️)

@dxt0301 5 ай бұрын

I love your narrations, which are educational and soothing. You have a beautiful voice, and I love the way you pronounced "out" and "about" - very cute. Keep up the great work.

@DocZoidberg549 8 ай бұрын

Owls are my favorite bird. I some large trees on my property with a nest. I hear them, but have never see them. We have a lot of marsh rabbits. I hear them get the rabbits, not a nice sound.

@lisaKittylove2010 5 ай бұрын

Miss your posts, Lesley. Hope you are ok.

@susandean8584 3 ай бұрын

She is ok. She stopped making videos.

@TutuSainz 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your tremendous devotion to the beautiful birds and your devotion to teaching us about them. You are wonderful.

@blessedbeauty2293 23 күн бұрын

- I saw one in Connecticut before ❤. I've heard them more seeing how I don't sleep well at night.

@sloanekuria3249 8 ай бұрын

So sorry to hear about Snowy, that must have been very difficult -all my condolences. Thank you for sharing your expertise, as always.

@dennishall9173 7 ай бұрын

Owls are my favorite birds, I don't see many anymore in my area.

@StephanieHughesDesign 6 ай бұрын

LTNB totally rocks! Love your videos. So special. Happy birding.

@karenhudgin8631 8 ай бұрын

So darn cute! Love your videos! Excellent info

@froast574 8 ай бұрын

I feel very lucky to live in rural interior Alaska. I have seen one of these guys and hear them near my house. They are really adorable, and it always feels special to hear them in the middle of the night. Thanks for the video!

@christinedehm7313 6 ай бұрын

Wow, I loved this, Lesley! I missed it when it first came out, so glad I caught it now!❤️

@1coolkitty 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Leslie, for yet another fantastic birding video! You are appreciated! 🐦 ❤

@Lynn-vt4id 6 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Lesley! You have been such an inspiration to all of us. Your love of these beautiful creatures and your knowledge we get to learn from you is truly amazing. Thank you so much for all you do and wishing you the best adventures for 2024!!

@cindybarton8562 2 ай бұрын

Oh Leslie that loss of ❤💙Snowy must have been 💔🕊 😢 This is such an excellently informative & beautiful video!!🪶 A testament of your talents and love of our feathered friends and all 🐦🪶❤ !!~*

@LesleytheBirdNerd 2 ай бұрын

It was heart breaking. I knew her since she was a baby, my sweet Snowy. Thank you for the kind comment on the video.

@PeterFraser-hp3rs 7 ай бұрын

I just saw a little robin on my feeding station food dish and have to tell someone -- he's so cute!🥰

@MrTmiket0007 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always 🐦👍

@aaronclemenson4241 8 ай бұрын

Your description of the male's mating call, 'as many as 20 whistled toots', got a chuckle out of me. Now, that's dedication! That's a lot of toots, can't you see the boy is serious??

@cattailer1077 8 ай бұрын

Hi Lesley, such great advice for owl watching and photo taking👍🏻. People need to be reminded that not all people have good Intentions and owls need their space💖 And btw, owls heads, eyes are just gorgeous!

@michellesutton8372 5 ай бұрын

Wow. The footage you got, the educational narrative you put together, and your editing skills! Fantastic.

@birbluv9595 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Lesley, for this lovely video! I don’t think I’ll ever get to see a boreal owl, but i really enjoy your photos, videos, and information!

@Beryllahawk 8 ай бұрын

Even a Great Horned would be a huge treat for me to actually see. I've had the unique and immense pleasure of being inches away from a Western Screech Owl - a bird kept by a rehabber, no longer able to fly well enough to live wild, and VERY patient with audiences, he even let me touch him on the chest, though the handler wisely didn't let more than a handful of us that close. More for the owl's sake than ours, but I won't ever forget that. In my state here in the Southeast US, Barred Owls are MUCH more common than most other sorts of owls. There's even a Barred that hunts along my street, I not only hear him regularly, I've seen him - and been buzzed by him as he dove past me to grab a rat! Startling, but great nonetheless. Boreals seem so dignified looking, if ever I actually do get to travel so far north I would definitely try looking for one.

@Peg06 8 ай бұрын

Amazing! No surprise that you were led to "your" owl by alarm calls from a Chickadee... you're always so aware of who is around and what they are doing. I'm sorry you lost Snowy... am I remembering correctly that she was particularly skilled at catching the nuts you threw? Thank you so much for the time you've spent sharing with us and teaching us so many things about so many birds!

@angelsRsinging 27 күн бұрын

I just started watching your channel and subscribed because it really has everything I am looking for. It is informative, spoken slowly to retain info easier, and extremely well shot with of course cuteness factor. Thank you! Very enjoyable watch! I LOVE BIRDS!

@mortalclown3812 20 күн бұрын

Agree. Birds are extraordinary - love how we almost always see different ones each time we're out. 🌲🐦🦉🐦‍⬛🦋🌿 It's heartbreaking to learn that cats - both domestic and feral - have decimated the songbird population, especially in North America. (Was reading the statistics about it to inform a neighbor who leaves all 3 of her cats out.) Leaving cats outside is not only very dangerous for them, but equally so for local wildlife. Hoping folks pass it on.

@Jennifer-nz2ss Ай бұрын

WOW! Owls are my favorite of all! 😊thankx for sharing

@LesleytheBirdNerd Ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@gardeningwithbirds 6 ай бұрын

Great video, footage and information thank you! Such a cute owl!😊💗

@jaybrown4753 8 ай бұрын

I always agreed with you that the Blue Jays were my favorite but I recently saw a great horned owl perched in a pine tree outside my window twilight the day before Halloween...Majestic and haunting

@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane 8 ай бұрын

So much information in a wonderfully compact video... just amazing! I love how you showed the contrasts with similar owls, and showed multiple pictures for clarification, because sometimes, depending on light/angles/time of year, etc. two different species of birds can look SO similar. I think that's a great idea to help people learn! Definitely helps me! Owls are fascinating. I hear them sometimes, but have never seen one. I hope the Canada fires weren't too hard on these guys and all the other birds trying to survive. Sorry to hear about Snowy... that's a tough one. 😢 On my drive to work, I go through a large wooded area and I often see dead owls that have been hit by cars. I think it has something to do with their inability to move their eyes or maybe they have poor peripheral vision? Perhaps they're focusing on prey and don't see the cars coming... I'm not sure, but it's sad to see. Speaking of work, I have to get going... thank you for another great video!

@GreatGray8790 8 ай бұрын

Congratulations on finding this awesome bird! They are so elusive that until the 1980s no one realized the bird nests as far south as the Sangre de Christo Mountains of northern New Mexico! One pair nested in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the early 2000s. The only nesting record in the eastern US!

@bellarose6509 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful bird education! Thank you, Leslie!❤

@lindasiroskey326 8 ай бұрын

Great video on the owls. Totally enjoyed it.

@johnwalters1341 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your video on a species I've always found intriguing. We have a summer place in northwestern Montana where we occasionally hear Boreal Owls calling, although I've only ever seen a single immature individual. One characteristic of Boreal Owls is that they are ventriloqual. I had dismissed this claim until I experienced it myself. We have a large Engelmann Spruce tree that stands away from the rest of the forest. I encountered a Boreal Owl calling in this tree, but the calls were coming from the open air around the tree, first in one direction, then in another. It was obvious that the bird was in the tree, but its calls definitely were not coming from the direction of the tree. An amazing performance; don't know how they do it.

@AuthorLHollingsworth 8 ай бұрын

I've been blessed to see an owl twice, and it was amazing to see. Love the video 😍

@jailbreakoverlander 8 ай бұрын

Awesome def a life bird, if I had to say it.

@johnlord8337 8 ай бұрын

Now thats a hooter - and a hoot !

@kbeck001 8 ай бұрын

You would love a board game called "Wingspan". Great video.

@lmsavy2935 8 ай бұрын

So beautiful. Are Owls good luck?

@normbutler6627 3 ай бұрын

Hi, Just found your channel and love it. We have a camp on Lake of the Woods, in Northwest Ontario and enjoy all the birds that frequent the area. This past summer we finally determined the correct name of what we called, "the O Canada bird" using an app, very cool. We will be going back and watching your videos. Thanks so much for all your hard work.

@PresSBesS 8 ай бұрын

This bird reminds me of the barred owl. Such a cool owl!

@mitchmatthews6713 8 ай бұрын

A beautiful animal! Thank you, Lesley!

@Sunrise635 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video, Lesley...as always. Thank you!

@snlself 7 ай бұрын

I deeply appreciate the education you give to all of us, Lesley. Wonderful video footage, with a wealth of information. Thank you so much.

@D0ntSt0pMU13 7 ай бұрын

These guys are very common in East TN. Hear them every night.

@MattH-wg7ou 16 күн бұрын

Ooh, the BoreaOwl!

@notlostwandering1 7 ай бұрын

I just love your show, I live on an island midcoast Maine..... we have most of the birds you have, keep up the videos!

@ericbitzer5247 6 ай бұрын

Saw whet owls have been my favorite for a long time. I didn't know about the boreal owls until now. Thanks for teaching me about boreal owls!!

@leonidaslantz5249 14 күн бұрын

Leslie, you have the BEST birding channel on YT, by fa4! Thank you so much for your efforts and for sharing your expertise. I have learneds9 much from your channel and your video graphics and commentary are so very good!!

@LesleytheBirdNerd 12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!! Means a lot :)

@mrclaus859 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Lesley very interesting and informative

@BirdsWalkingDown 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful Lesley!

@marceld8961 8 ай бұрын

Owls are cute, I’ve never seen one in the wild. I’ve heard a Great Horned Owl in the woods near my old house, but never seen it.

@mauricedavis2160 8 ай бұрын

You know I loves those amazing Owls!!!🙏👌🦉❣️

@dubwilkinson1341 8 ай бұрын

So sad about your loss of Snowy Blue Jay's are also special to me

@locksbog4270 8 ай бұрын

Love it! 👍😃✌️🦉

@kforest2745 8 ай бұрын

They’ve always reminded me of cats with those big beautiful eyes

@seamus6994 6 ай бұрын

I had many owls around the farm I lived on for many years. Great Video..... Thanks! My favorite bird is the Quail. I hope you make a video about them sometime.

@wingsanddaydreams Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this fascinating bird! I LOVE owls! New subscriber here ✨

@amyhammack3892 8 ай бұрын

This is very interesting. The Boreal Owl looks a lot like a western Screech Owl, who also make their nests in tree trunk cavities. Screech owls are common in my area of Lake County California.

@BobbySanders-bf2fr 2 ай бұрын

Thank you.....

@freeplayfrank7736 8 ай бұрын

I love owls they are so cute. There are some barred owls around my farm, they are huge and make interesting calls. Thanks Leslie.

@johncloar1692 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Lesly always looking forward to you videos. Enjoy them and learn so much. Thanks for the video.

@skinnylegendz6940 8 ай бұрын

What a Spectacular Being 💎💎

@heatherwhitworth 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful video Lesley! ❤🦉

@stephenullman4534 7 ай бұрын

I've seen the Saw-whet owl and didn't realize how small they are. For some reason I expected them to be larger. They are absolutely beautiful! Never saw a Boreal. That I know of.

@PaulWhitcomb-ty6md 8 ай бұрын

If something happens in the forest, the chickadees know even before the crows. I call them the scouts.

@joanfregapane8683 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful video. Such an amazing little owl.

@chadouellette790 5 ай бұрын

I see and hear owls everyday. There are at least 6 of them on my property. They make calls during the daylight hours, im talking lunch time, almost daily. Definitely calling every night.

@shirlyschaefer4066 8 ай бұрын

LESLEY. GOOD DAY SO GOOD TO WATCH YOUR VIDEO AGAIN. YOUR VOICE IS SOOTHING. I HAVE ALL KIND OF BRIDS AND CHIPMUNKS IN MY FRONT YARD. I SIT ON MY FRONT PORCH AND ENJOY WATCHING THE WILDLIFE. I FEED THEM MIXTURE OF SEEDS. SOMETIMES THEY ARE SO COMICAL😂😂. LOVE ❤❤ WATCHING THE BIRDS TAKE A BATH. GOD BLESS AND TAKE CARE.

@munozinni 5 ай бұрын

What a great video Lesley we don’t see that on animal planet 😂

@levent8208 5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Lesley ! I hope you are all fine.

@yosam5184 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video, your comments, and photos of my favorite the western screech owl...LOL!

@pumpkinpie7254 8 ай бұрын

Do you happen to recall November of 2020 a tiny owl that was found after the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down in upstate New York ? The photo that was taken will be forever etched in my mind. He was so beautiful and shortly taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center. Thank you so much for your video, big virtual hug's from Long Island New York 💕💗💕

@smariegalski3641 8 ай бұрын

Just incredible. Thank you!

@cindybarton8562 8 ай бұрын

Leslie thank you for the excellent observation advice❤ Awesome video 🦉🪶❤

@kforest2745 8 ай бұрын

Love it Lesley thanks for sharing

@BlueBird8925 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for another fascinating video. The information, photography and bird calls were wonderful. I love your videos. A fan from southern Ontario.

@PeterFraser-hp3rs 8 ай бұрын

Found a very beautiful specimen to photograph! (Shame about Snowy.)

@barneymiller6204 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Great catch!

@mirrorblue100 8 ай бұрын

We had a house with a woodlot on two sides near Lake Michigan - when we'd grill out owls would sit on branches and watch us.

@lynneroberts5148 7 ай бұрын

So informative 💕

@octosquatch. 8 ай бұрын

These little guys are quite common here in Alaska. Weirdly they like to follow me around making their spooky noises (you missed that particular call in your video), and one summer this owl would come hang out while I was working in the yard. It would land nearby at ground level and just watch me. Such cute and interesting creatures.

@GratefulDeb270 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful video! Ty! ❤

@phonotical 8 ай бұрын

Interesting map, I can see how they must have spread, but it's interesting how they appear not to have changed into it's own subspecies over time... Or maybe it has 😂 American Robins are 7 inches tall? That's huge for a Robin! Wow I'm pretty sure I have some vases with the same pattern of these owls on in storage 😂 oddly, now I want chocolate ("northern tear of states" ?)

@garymoon2829 8 ай бұрын

Sibley Guide for western US says robins are 10" long, 17" wingspan, 2.7 ounces.

@phonotical 8 ай бұрын

@@garymoon2829 in the UK you'd be hard pressed to find a Robin any bigger than about 5 inches 😅 (not including the little tail!) amazing