short-eared owl
noun
: a medium-sized nearly cosmopolitan owl (Asio flammeus) that has very short ear tufts and usually nests on the ground
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The short-eared owl can be found in prairies and wetlands, unlike most other owls that live in forests, Williams said.
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Megan Marples, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
Hawaiian short-eared owl, Nene goose, Honeycreeper, Maui petrel and Mauri Parrotbill.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
Nantucket: Five Northern shovelers at Great Point beach, a redhead near Hummock Pond, and a short-eared owl at Eel Point.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
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Megan Marples, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
Hawaiian short-eared owl, Nene goose, Honeycreeper, Maui petrel and Mauri Parrotbill.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
Nantucket: Five Northern shovelers at Great Point beach, a redhead near Hummock Pond, and a short-eared owl at Eel Point.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
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“Short-eared owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-eared%20owl. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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