Strix Essays

Introduction The Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) is an endangered species that lives in the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. This species is declinging in numbers drastically and has been listed on the ESA since 1990. The spotted owl is native to the Pacific Northwest. They are found in Southern parts of Columbia, North Western America, and California. As a result of declining habitat, there are fewer than 100 pairs of Northern spotted owls in British Columbia, Canada, 1,200 pairs in

Barred Owls (Strix varia) are one of our more common owls. They are very large, up to 20 inches tall, with a wingspan of almost four feet. They are often grayish-brown with crossbars on its chest and neck. Barred Owls don't have ear-tufts like some other owls. They have dark eyes, and a small, hooked bill. Barred Owls have strong, sharp yellow talons on their feet. They nest in a variety of natural and anthropogenic structures, but are considered to be primarily cavity nesters. They use tree cavities

I am interested in a career in conservation biology and ecology of aquatic biomes, so I am applying for a Master of Science in Biology. Growing up in Puerto Rico, I was fortunate to have a childhood within a tropical oasis, where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. Where the trade winds developing in the Saharan dessert go passed the Atlantic Ocean and through the mountain range crossing the island horizontally, rain shadowing the southwestern portion of the islands dry forest. This climatic