# Barred Owl

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### **Description**

The Barred Owl is a medium-brown owl with dark barring on its frontside and flecks of white on its back. Its face is framed by a darker brown on the sides.

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### **Experiences & anecdotes**

**5/21/22** - I was treated with a sighting of the Barred Owl on my first time leading a bird walk at Pearsall Park for the Bexar Audubon Society. It flew down from the canopy and landed on a branch to watch us curiously. Prior to that, I had seen an owl in that same area of the park, so it’s a good assumption it might be the same one.

The first time I spotted a barred owl, it was late at night. I was outside in Southtown, downtown San Antonio, Texas and was walking down the street. An owl-shaped shadow flew down from above and landed in a tree across the street. Though poor lighting it was enough to see the barred streaking on its chest and make an ID.

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### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**Personal stats**</span>  


#### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**First observation**</span>

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#### **Photographs**

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**[![barred-owl-2.jpeg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/barred-owl-2.jpeg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/barred-owl-2.jpeg)**</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-an-american-kestrel--1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 99.876543%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">The first photograph I’ve ever taken of a Barred Owl | Pearsall Park, San Antonio, TX | 09/06/2021</span>*</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">[![barred-owl-3.jpeg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/barred-owl-3.jpeg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/barred-owl-3.jpeg)</span>

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<span style="background-color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">*[![barred-owl-5.jpeg](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/barred-owl-5.jpeg)](https://birding.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/barred-owl-5.jpeg)*</span>

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#### **Audio recordings**

- [**ML557917771**](https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/557917771)- 0:35 
    - The first time I ever saw a Barred Owl was in the Southtown area of downtown San Antonio. Fittingly enough, a few years later, I hear my first owl hooting on the edge of a field.
    - <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="378" src="https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/557917771/embed" width="320"></iframe>

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### **From my blogs**

- [Leading a bird walk at Pearsall Park with Bexar Audubon Society](https://becausebirds.com/leading-a-bird-walk-at-pearsall-park-with-bexar-audubon-society/)
- [Los Angeles Bird Fest 2015 Attracts Bird Lovers from All Over](https://becausebirds.com/los-angeles-bird-fest-2015-attracts-bird-lovers-from-all-over/)