灰林鴞一般在樹孔中築巢,但亦會住在喜鵲的舊巢、松鼠巢、建築物的孔洞或人工鳥巢。牠們於2月之後在南部築巢,但在斯堪地那維亞的灰林鴞卻很少會於3月中前築巢。[9]所產的蛋呈光白色,48毫米 x 39毫米大,重39克,當中有7%是蛋殼。一般情況下會產兩或三顆蛋,並由母鳥獨自孵化30天,雛鳥約需35-39天來長出羽毛。[7]雛鳥長出羽毛後10天就會離開鳥巢,躲在附近的樹枝上。[9]
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