At about 1:30 PM the owl was perched on a branch over the road the leads to the Fenton River meadow. It seemed to be attentively and patiently looking for a meal.
I heard a really loud owl noise like a hoot. I looked up and there were two. They flew swiftly and silently. I was in the forest.
second photo of owl carefully watching attacking sharp-shinned hawk
A juvenile seen at about midnight. We heard it first, and found it from it's calls.
Spotted while on wilderness patrol.
This owl is native to North America and best known for its distinctive, 'hooting' call. This bird has vertical stripes on its chest, a flat face, and large, round eyes. A rare siting at around 10:00am, these birds typically like to hide away until dusk.
Barred Owl photographed along US-4 in Hartford VT, just west of VA Cutoff Road.
26-Dec-2010 by Bob Heitzman
This record gleaned from field journals I kept between 1968 and 2002. The first 6500+ records I posted on iNat had photo documentation, but now I am posting these records which do not have photos just to provide the data point for the species, date, and location as best as I can for the historical record. I will also add a number to represent the approximate number of individuals of this species I recorded on the given day if more than one.
Observed sitting on a tree branch in the woodlands, just off the trail/road. Time of day was about 1:00pm
Heard calling sw of our crane count location.
We saw them in class, and I saw one the very next day!!
This record gleaned from field journals I kept between 1968 and 2002. The first 6500+ records I posted on iNat had photo documentation, but now I am posting these records which do not have photos just to provide the data point for the species and location as best as I can for the historical record. I will also add a number to represent the approximate number of individuals of this species I recorded on the given day if more than one. My lifer Barred Owl.
The classic "who cooks for you" call. Heard two calling back and forth to eachother.
*note: not my photo. See original here: http://www.ontfin.com/Word/barred-owl-strix-varia/
a few pictures of this owl seen around 6-7 pm in the evening. seemed to be napping/watching crows fly home for the night.
