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Barred owl

Strix varia

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

I believe this was a young owl; it was making a raspy calling sound (see last two photos), which was answered one time by a typical hoot from an adult. The parent probably waited until I had moved on to come to the juvenile.

Reference Links:

Barred Owl, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (3)
Maria dB
Thank you, Christos! I very much enjoyed getting this spotting. :)

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Raptors of North America
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Animals of North Carolina
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Mason Farm Biological Reserve
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJuly 5, 2014

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