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Barred Owl

Strix varia

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This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Auburn, Alabama

Fairhope, Alabama

Tuscumbia, Alabama

Alford, Florida

Brandon, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

Canton, Georgia

Anna, Illinois

Coatesville, Indiana

Logansport, Indiana

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

West Des Moines, Iowa

Benton, Kentucky

Fort Thomas, Kentucky

New Orleans, Louisiana

Vacherie, Louisiana

Oakland, Maryland

Cole Camp, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Charlotte, North Carolina(2 reports)

Summerville, South Carolina

Clarksville, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Brenham, Texas

Cedar Creek, Texas

Dayton, Texas

Houston, Texas

Walkerton, Virginia

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herbfan4

Fort Thomas, KY | September 2018 | Positive

I love 'my' barred owl that perched in my locust tree out back until a storm blew the tree down a few years ago. I still hear his call at 3:30 am ('cuz how can you miss it), but he's not as close:(

Mila1

Memphis, TN (Zone 7b) | January 2011 | Positive

Apparently baby owls often fall out of their nest. If you know where the nest is, place the bird on that tree and it should climb back up. The ones I found were very young, nowhere near the nest and almost ended up as someone's dinner. Raptors are protected species in my state, so any vet will take them and send them to a sanctuary where they will be taught to fly and released into the wild.

They have very sharp claws, but the baby owls I handled were not at all upset with me for picking them up. They were very friendly and just as curious about me as I was about them!

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