What are the dietary habits of the great horned owl?

Food Mammals Great Horned Owls have the most diverse diet of all North American raptors. Their prey range in size from tiny rodents and scorpions to hares, skunks, geese, and raptors. read more

Diet/Feeding Habits. When it comes to eating, the Great Horned Owl consumes much more food than other species of owls. They spend many hours each night searching for food. They are very patient when it comes to hunting and will wait until sources of food come out into the open for them to capture. read more

Anything it can catch and kill. Mostly GHOs eat field rats, squirrels and rabbits. But they will hunt things as small as mice and as large as a fox (though this is rare, and the owl is just as likely to be killed by the fox). read more

Great horned owl pellets are dark gray or brown in color and very large, 7.6 to 10.2 cm (3.0 to 4.0 in) long and 3.8 cm (1.5 in) thick, and have been known to contain skulls up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in width inside them. read more

Mostly GHOs eat field rats, squirrels and rabbits. But they will hunt things as small as mice and as large as a fox (though this is rare, and the owl is just as likely to be killed by the fox). They’ll eat snakes, lizards and frogs if they are convenient, and they are known to prey on cats and small dogs. read more

Great horned owls occupy the most extensive range of any owl species. The range of great horned owls includes most parts of North and South America. It stretches from the northern boreal forests of Alaska and Canada, southward throughout the United States and Mexico, into Northern parts of South America and throughout Patagonia. read more