tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post8095700969179015722..comments2024-03-28T21:51:26.408-04:00Comments on Tails of Birding: Barred Owl - Our Most Common OwlChris Petrakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05637163831402534158noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-37639390658296209482012-05-25T22:18:25.702-04:002012-05-25T22:18:25.702-04:00We have had a nesting pair in our backyard (a pock...We have had a nesting pair in our backyard (a pocket swamp on the Hillsborough River, Tampa smack in the middle of suburbia) for 7 years. When Chester, the male- first showed up- it was the only time I have seen a raptor join in on mobbing an owl. I first heard the Blue Jays and Mocking Bird alarm calls- then the neighboring Red-shouldered hawk joined in, he was really screeching. The hawk and the other birds were all taking turns at dive-bombing the Barred owl. Collaboration against a common enemy.Catherine L. Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809042950536252735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-79527173267377009292008-07-02T15:48:00.000-04:002008-07-02T15:48:00.000-04:00Thanks for the great photos and info about the Bar...Thanks for the great photos and info about the Barred Owl. I live on the Lamprey River in Lee, NH and I have a Mother, Father and 2 babies that are living amoungst us right now. I love to listen to the two adults talking back and forth each evening and we have see the two babies on 2 seperate occasions. I had a very close encounter last week with the Mother as she was perched in my fence overlooking our beach and when I walked out onto my patio at 10ish pm, she proceeded to turn her head and pretty much stare me down for about 25 seconds. As I was only 3 feet from her, I thought better and stepped back into the house and closed the slidding door. Her beak was much larger that mine and she did not look very happy about me interupting her hunt. She stayed there for another 20 minutes and then gracefully soared across the river without a sound and carelessly picked up a snack along the way, even that snack was whisked away without a peep. One of the most spectacular things I have ever seen,,,,,aahhh, life along the river, beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-55468739146149691392008-03-04T16:56:00.000-05:002008-03-04T16:56:00.000-05:00I read an article in the paper about barred owls b...I read an article in the paper about barred owls being in trouble this winter because of the deep snow and ice. I have spotted one several times perched right over my bird feeder. Is there anything I can put out for him to eatVTBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818980481463253854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-15288127507381168612008-01-25T11:19:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:19:00.000-05:00Thanks - local reader sent me this link www.owlcam...Thanks - local reader sent me this link www.owlcam.com Great videos of nesting barred owls.<BR/><BR/>ChrisChris Petrakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637163831402534158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-77141258863024875182008-01-23T03:23:00.000-05:002008-01-23T03:23:00.000-05:00Really like your piece on Barred Owls. Here in Pen...Really like your piece on Barred Owls. Here in Pennsylvania and I think further south they are often associated with swamps. I was fortunate enough to have a pair (the same pair?) nest in my yard for 5 straight years. There was one year when I found many decapitated birds in the yard and figured out it was the owls. They have a variety of calls and watching them as their family grew was a real treat. <BR/>VernAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27055376.post-83700891242546238822008-01-19T07:31:00.000-05:002008-01-19T07:31:00.000-05:00Wow, lovely photographs!Wow, lovely photographs!dubaibillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02508407395899589525noreply@blogger.com