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ML647248665

Barred Owl Strix varia

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Contributor

Bart Hutchinson Media from this contributor Profile

Date

20 Dec 2025 eBird checklist S289289642

Location

Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 38.9133204, -76.9443433
Age
Not specified
Sex
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Observation details

Large bird flew in and perched. Had the classic barred owl silhouette - lumpy and round. Based on size, it could only be a barred or great horned, but the silhouette eliminated great horned. About 30 seconds later it flew off and again had a big rounded head that screamed barred owl. As we were walking back out to the big field, we saw a barred owl perched in a tree. It was a couple hundred yards from where we saw the first one so we thought it could possibly be a second bird, but were not sure. This bird called for about 30 seconds And then we saw a second bird fly in!

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Original file size
4.57 MB

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