This storybook details the endangered status of this medium-sized bird found primarily in Western old-growth forests. These birds have distinctive chestnut brown and white-spotted feathers. They are nocturnal hunters, preying on insects, frogs, and small rodents. Breeding in the spring, the female cares for the young while the male hunts and the young leave the nest by fall. With a population of about ten thousand, these owls prefer nesting in old, craggy trees.