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Range (Breeds from Newfoundland)

Breeds from Newfoundland northward, and occasionally wanders southward in winter as far as Pennsylvania.

Nest, in coniferous trees or in the holes of dead trees or stubs. Eggs, three to seven, 1.50 x 1.23. "The Hawk Owl is strictly diurnal, as much so as any of the Hawks, and like some of them often selects a tall stub or dead-topped tree in a comparatively open place for a perch, where it sits in the bright sunlight watching for its prey. "Although the flight is swift and hawklike, it has nevertheless the soft, noiseless character common to the other Owls; when starting from any high place, such as the top of a tree, it usually pitches down nearly to the ground, and flies off rapidly above the tops of the bushes or high grass, abruptly arising again as it seeks another perch. "The note is a shrill cry, which is uttered generally while the bird is on the wing" (Fisher). 378a. Speotyto cunicularia floridana Ridgw. FLORIDA BUR-