Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.
C19

Regular but not common resident; least common in summer

January - December

C20

A fairly common resident in the hill-country, but very uncommon in the lowlands except sometimes in fall and winter

January - December

C21

Resident; during the winter, the birds may be encountered sunning in deciduous trees or taking shelter in conifers.

January - December

Habitat
woodlands, wooded river bottoms, wooded swamps
Nest Materials
tree hollows, sometimes in an old hawk's, crow's, raven's or squirrel's nest
19th-20th Century Field Notes
BARRED OWL . Regularly barred with liver - brown and whitish . Iris , black or dark brown . Length , 18 - 20 inches . Regular winter resident . Feeds on small birds and quadrupeds , and sometimes poultry . Probably injurious . Note , like that of the great - horned owl , is a strange - hoot . ”

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*