[va-richmond-general] Re: Owl

Hi Jim,
Would say your barred owl ID is on the money. While nocturnal, barreds can frequently be observed making short movements in the daytime, especially if flushed, of course. They have been known to call in the day time as well, especially in the late afternoon. Barred owl preferred habitat is mature deciduous stands, especially bottom land woods adjacent to water or wetlands. 

Best,
Bob Reilly

Jim Blowers wrote:
Shortly before noon today, I went running in my neighborhood south of Chester. I ran into the woods behind the swimming pool to check up on some developers that were digging and causing noise in a nearby plot of land, when all of a sudden, I heard a whoosh noise. I looked to the left and saw a huge bird. I thought it was a hawk. But when I took a look at its front, I saw a huge ellipse instead of a point, with large dark eyes in it. I think that it was an owl. I looked in the bird book and concluded that it was a barred owl. It was really huge, definitely larger than a red-shouldered hawk. It did not have tufts, and its eyes were dark, ruling out a great horned owl or a great gray owl. I didn’t hear any “who cooks for you”. Unfortunately, I did not have my camera.
I am wondering how often owls come out in the daytime. I thought they were strictly night birds. Perhaps I scared it from where it was with my running, or perhaps the developers have it on the run. 

Jim Blowers


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