Sat 26 Jan 2008
We are doing a Deer Run Bird Survey and we came across a Barred Owl this morning. Eddie got this photo and we thought it was really red for a Barred Owl. Is there a red phase for the Barred Owl such as the Eastern Screech Owl has?
Eddie also shot this cool American Tree Sparrow. The snow is very deep at Deer Run and it was a bit hard to walk, but it wasn’t nearly as frigid today!
Good Birding All!
January 27th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Your photo does show the owl on the more rusty side, but the field guides do show Barred Owls with a lot of reddish brown, particularly on the wing coverts. Maybe the greater degree of red on this bird was the result of the lighting, or, alternately, the bird was still in fairly fresh plumage.