All About the Rare Boreal Owl and How to Find One

One of the Rarest Owls to Spot | The Boreal Owl

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,

Tengmalm's Owl song- Aegolius funereus Romuald Mikusek, XC837555.

Boreal Owl calls
Aegolius funereus richardsoni Andrew Spencer, XC110185.

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[cowgirljane]

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.

[TechOutAdam]

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

[Jennifer-nzss]

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

[dennishall]

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

[blessedbeauty]

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

[briangraham]

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

[bohemiangardensandgourdfar]

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. 💚

[jed]

We all MISS HOU
Your videos and information is 2nd to none.

You are

[methirsty]

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

[angelsRsinging]

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!

[cindybarton]

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 🐦🪶❤ !!~*

[kaliopinikitas]

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!

[nonenone-cock]

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

[sarahheld]

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

[CritterHouseUSA]

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. ♥

[oxigenarian]

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...

[youdontknowme]

Aaaww 😍

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

[lisaKittylove]

Miss your posts, Lesley. Hope you are ok.

[charleswright]

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

[dxt]

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.