They are known for having some of the greatest vertical asymmetry in ear location among owls, and the right ear is higher than the left. It lacks the ear tufts of the Great Horned owl but its facial discs funnel sound through triangulation, to pinpoint the precise location of its prey.
The Great Gray Owl was first described by Johann Reinhold Forster in 1772. It’s hard to spot and has also been called the Phantom of the north and Spectral Owl. Great Grays occasionally appear in northern Michigan, usually when small mammal populations in Canada have crashed.
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