Listing
Sep 11, 1987
Sep 11, 1987 Listing (Substantial)
90-Day Petition Finding & Initiation of Status Review; Northern Spotted Owl; 52 FR 34396-34397
- Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 1
FWS Focus
Overview
Characteristics
Overview
The northern spotted owl is the largest of three subspecies of spotted owls, and inhabits structurally complex forests from southwestern British Columbia, through Washington and Oregon, and into northern California. The northern spotted owl is relatively long-lived, has a long reproductive life span, invests significantly in parental care, and exhibits high adult survivorship relative to other North American owls. Northern spotted owls are medium-sized, chocolate brown owls with dark eyes, and they have round or irregular white spots on their head, neck, back, and underparts.
Scientific Name
Strix occidentalis caurina
Common Name
Northern Spotted Owl
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Birds
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Northern spotted owls are nocturnal perch-and-pounce predators that captures prey with their claws. They primarily eat small forest mammals, like flying squirrels, woodrats, voles and mice.
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Listing
Dec 23, 1987
Dec 23, 1987 Listing (Not Warranted)
Finding on Northern Spotted Owl Petition; 52 FR 48552-48554
- Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 2
Listing
Jun 23, 1989
Jun 23, 1989 Listing (Threatened)
ETWP; Proposed Threatened Status for the Northern Spotted Owl; 54 FR 26666 26667
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 3
Notice
Mar 29, 1990
Mar 29, 1990 Notice
ETWP; Reopening of Comment Period on Proposed Threatened Status for the Northern Spotted Owl; 55 FR…
- Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 4
Listing
Jun 26, 1990
Jun 26, 1990 Listing (Threatened)
ETWP; Determination of Threatened Status for the Northern Spotted Owl; 55 FR 26114 26194
- Publication type: Final
Item 5
Critical Habitat
May 6, 1991
May 6, 1991 Critical Habitat
ETWP; Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Strix occidentalis caurina (Northern Spotted Ow…
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 6
Critical Habitat
Aug 13, 1991
Aug 13, 1991 Critical Habitat
ETWP; Revised Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Strix occidentalis caurina (Northern Sp…
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 7
Critical Habitat
Oct 8, 1991
Oct 8, 1991 Critical Habitat
ETWP; Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Strix occidentalis caurina (Northern Spotted Ow…
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 8
Critical Habitat
Nov 12, 1991
Nov 12, 1991 Critical Habitat
(Correction) ETWP; Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Strix occidentalis caurina (Northe…
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 9
Critical Habitat
Jan 15, 1992
Jan 15, 1992 Critical Habitat
ETWP; Determination of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl
- Publication type: Final
Item 10
Delisting
Aug 31, 1994
Aug 31, 1994 Delisting (Not Substantial)
ETWP; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to Remove the Northern Spotted Owl in California From the List of…
- Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 11
4d
Feb 17, 1995
Feb 17, 1995 4d
ETWP; Proposed Special Rule for the Conservation of the Northern Spotted Owl on Non-Federal Lands
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 12
NEPA - EIS
Nov 17, 1995
Nov 17, 1995 NEPA - EIS
Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Receipt of an Application for the Propose…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 13
4d
May 10, 1996
May 10, 1996 4d
ETWP; Proposed Special Rule for the Conservation of the Northern Spotted Owl on Non-Federal Lands
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 14
Habitat Conservation Plan
Jan 6, 1999
Jan 6, 1999 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Availability of a Habitat Conservation Plan and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Per…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 15
NEPA - EIS
Jan 20, 1999
Jan 20, 1999 NEPA - EIS
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement Regarding Proposed Issuance of an Inci…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 16
NEPA - EIS
Jan 31, 2000
Jan 31, 2000 NEPA - EIS
Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Receipt of an Application for Incidental…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 17
Delisting
Feb 3, 2000
Feb 3, 2000 Delisting (Not Substantial)
90-Day Finding for a Petition To Delist the Northern Spotted Owl From the List of Threatened and End…
- Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 18
Permit
Feb 10, 2000
Feb 10, 2000 Permit (Issued)
Availability of the Record of Decision for the Proposed Modification of a Habitat Conservation Plan…
- Publication type: SHA, HCP, CCAA
Item 19
Habitat Conservation Plan
Feb 16, 2000
Feb 16, 2000 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Extension of Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, and Incidental Take Permit…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 20
Habitat Conservation Plan
Feb 18, 2000
Feb 18, 2000 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Availability of a Habitat Conservation Plan and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Per…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 21
NEPA - EIS
Mar 15, 2000
Mar 15, 2000 NEPA - EIS
Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Application for an I…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 22
NEPA - EIS
Jan 5, 2001
Jan 5, 2001 NEPA - EIS
Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Tacoma Water Department Habitat Conse…
- Publication type: Final
Item 23
Notice
Mar 22, 2002
Mar 22, 2002 Notice (Safe Harbor Agreement)
Availability of a Safe Harbor Agreement for Forster-Gill, Inc., Blue Lake Properties, Humboldt Count…
- Publication type: Document Availability
Item 24
Habitat Conservation Plan
Oct 29, 2002
Oct 29, 2002 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior;Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl,…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 25
Five Year Review
Apr 21, 2003
Apr 21, 2003 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Review of the Marbled Murrelet and the Northern Spotted Owl
- Publication type: Notice
Item 26
Notice
Jul 25, 2003
Jul 25, 2003 Notice
Second Information Request for the 5-Year Reviews of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus…
- Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 27
Habitat Conservation Plan
May 9, 2005
May 9, 2005 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 28
Habitat Conservation Plan
May 24, 2005
May 24, 2005 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 29
Habitat Conservation Plan
Jul 25, 2005
Jul 25, 2005 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 30
Recovery Plan
Apr 26, 2007
Apr 26, 2007 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)
- Publication type: Draft
Item 31
Critical Habitat
Jun 12, 2007
Jun 12, 2007 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for…
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 32
Notice
Jun 14, 2007
Jun 14, 2007 Notice
Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)
- Publication type: Comment Period Extension
Item 33
Recovery Plan
Jun 14, 2007
Jun 14, 2007 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)
- Publication type: Draft
Item 34
Notice
Sep 5, 2007
Sep 5, 2007 Notice
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus, Designation of C…
- Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 35
Critical Habitat
Aug 13, 2008
Aug 13, 2008 Critical Habitat
Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl; Final Rule
- Publication type: Final
Item 36
Habitat Conservation Plan
Aug 22, 2008
Aug 22, 2008 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Habitat Conservation Plan, and Receipt of…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 37
Safe Harbor Agreement
Dec 17, 2008
Dec 17, 2008 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Receipt of Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the Northern Spotted Owl and the Ma…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 38
Safe Harbor Agreement
Jul 21, 2009
Jul 21, 2009 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Application, Northern Spotted Owl, Oregon
- Publication type: Draft
Item 39
Recovery Plan
Sep 15, 2010
Sep 15, 2010 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)
- Publication type: Draft
Item 40
Habitat Conservation Plan
Oct 1, 2010
Oct 1, 2010 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Proposed Issuance of Incidental Take Permits to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for S…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 41
Five Year Review
Nov 24, 2010
Nov 24, 2010 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Status Reviews of 58 Species in Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii
- Publication type: Notice
Item 42
Notice
Nov 30, 2010
Nov 30, 2010 Notice
Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina); Reopening of…
- Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 43
Recovery Plan
Nov 30, 2010
Nov 30, 2010 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina); Reopening of…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 44
Habitat Conservation Plan
Mar 29, 2011
Mar 29, 2011 Habitat Conservation Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Receipt of Application for an Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit
- Publication type: Draft
Item 45
Five Year Review
Apr 20, 2011
Apr 20, 2011 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Status Reviews of Three Species in Washington, Oregon, and California; Reopening of Public Co…
- Publication type: Notice
Item 46
Recovery Plan
Apr 22, 2011
Apr 22, 2011 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Reopening of Comment Period for Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl--Appendix C
- Publication type: Draft
Item 47
Recovery Plan
Jul 1, 2011
Jul 1, 2011 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)
- Publication type: Final
Item 48
Critical Habitat
Mar 8, 2012
Mar 8, 2012 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl…
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 49
Notice
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 Notice
Revised Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl: Proposed rule; extension of public comment pe…
- Publication type: Public Hearing
Item 50
Notice
May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 Notice
Revised Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl: Proposed rule; extension of public comment pe…
- Publication type: Comment Period Extension
Item 51
Notice
Jun 1, 2012
Jun 1, 2012 Notice
Revised Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina: Proposed rule; av…
- Publication type: Comment Period Extension
Item 52
Safe Harbor Agreement
Aug 21, 2012
Aug 21, 2012 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for the Northern Spotted Owl, Skamania, Klickitat, and Yakima Countie…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 53
Critical Habitat
Dec 4, 2012
Dec 4, 2012 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Revised Critical Habitat for the Nort…
- Publication type: Final
Item 54
Uplisting
Apr 10, 2015
Apr 10, 2015 Uplisting (Substantial)
90-Day Findings on 10 Petitions; Notice of petition findings and initiation of status reviews
- Publication type: 90 day petition finding
Item 55
Safe Harbor Agreement
May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Receipt of Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 56
Safe Harbor Agreement
Nov 3, 2015
Nov 3, 2015 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for the Northern Spotted Owl and Draft Environmental Assessment, Rose…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 57
Safe Harbor Agreement
Feb 22, 2016
Feb 22, 2016 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Proposed Weyerhaeuser Company Safe Harbor Agreement for the Northern Spotted Owl and Draft Environme…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 58
Safe Harbor Agreement
Mar 21, 2016
Mar 21, 2016 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Oregon Department of Forestry; Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for the Northern Spotted Owl and Draft…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 59
Safe Harbor Agreement
Sep 29, 2016
Sep 29, 2016 Safe Harbor Agreement (Document Availability (non-FR))
Proposed Roseburg Resources Co. Safe Harbor Agreement for the Northern Spotted Owl and Draft Environ…
- Publication type: Draft
Item 60
Critical Habitat
Aug 11, 2020
Aug 11, 2020 Critical Habitat (Revision)
Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 61
Uplisting
Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020 Uplisting (Warranted But Precluded)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Northern Spotted Owl
- Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 62
Critical Habitat
Jan 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021 Critical Habitat
Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl
- Publication type: Final
Item 63
Critical Habitat
Mar 1, 2021
Mar 1, 2021 Critical Habitat
Final rule; delay of effective date and request for comments.
- Publication type: Deferred Date
Item 64
Critical Habitat
Apr 30, 2021
Apr 30, 2021 Critical Habitat
Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl; Delay of Effective Date
- Publication type: Deferred Date
Item 65
Critical Habitat
Jul 20, 2021
Jul 20, 2021 Critical Habitat (Revision)
Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl
- Publication type: Proposed
Item 66
Critical Habitat
Nov 10, 2021
Nov 10, 2021 Critical Habitat
Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl
- Publication type: Final
Item 67
Listing
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022 Listing
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Species That Are Candidates for Listing as…
- Publication type: CNOR
Item 68
Listing
Jun 27, 2023
Jun 27, 2023 Listing
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Species That Are Candidates for Listing as…
- Publication type: CNOR
Item 69
Uplisting
Jun 27, 2023
Jun 27, 2023 Uplisting (Warranted But Precluded)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Species That Are Candidates for Listing as…
- Publication type: 12m petition finding
Item 70
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