烏林鴞一直被認為喜歡生活在茂密的森林，但研究發現牠們亦能適應在阿拉斯加的城市及近郊地區生活。牠們捕食田鼠及兔子等小型囓齒動物，由於城市化的環境較少如鷹、狐狸等捕食性動物，所以對食物及資源的競爭較森林少。牠們通常會使用大樹築巢，但在城市化的環境，牠們會使用廢棄建築物及風力發電塔等人造結構築巢。
Great grey owl was once thought prefers to live in dense forests, but a new study discovered they are doing well in urban and semi-urban areas in Alaska as well. They typically use large tree to nest, but they are now nesting in human-made structures like abandoned buildings and wind turbines. They hunt for small rodents like voles and rabbits with less competition for food and resources, because there are less predator species like hawks and foxes in urban areas.
