A gorgeous guide to the owls native to Minnesota, with descriptions and portraits by two of the state's most beloved authors

Contents

Artist’s Note
Introduction

Northern Saw-whet Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Boreal Owl
Barn Owl
Short-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Great Gray Owl

Laura Erickson is the author of several books about ornithology, including For the Birds, Sharing the Wonder of Birds with Kids, 101 Ways to Help Birds, and The Bird Watching Answer Book. Her twenty-five-year-old radio program For the Birds is the longest running on the topic in the country and airs on more than a dozen radio stations. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

Betsy Bowen is a woodcut printmaker and painter who has illustrated several books, among them Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman and Big Belching Bog, both available from the University of Minnesota Press. She lives in Grand Marais, Minnesota.