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Barred Owl

Strix varia

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Field Notes

Notes:

Please forgive the bad quality. It was super humid and dark. We found this owl by following it's hoarse sounding screech. I can't figure out if it's a barred owl or a short-eared owl. It was rather fearless. At one point it landed about 3 feet in front of my son. It also let us get relatively close.

Species ID Suggestions

Barred Owl

Strix varia

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annorion
Even with the dark lighting this looks to be a barred owl.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011

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