TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Barred Owl Face On Barred Owl- Strix varia This beautiful Barred Owl, Strix varia, was found in my good friend Mark McPhail's backyard in Oxford, Ohio in early October. Mark said he's seen the bird several times this fall. He was kind enough to share the photo with me. Photo by Mark McPhail. While in Louisiana (in Jean Lafitte National Park) on our way to Costa Rica in the Spring, 2004, we came across Barred Owl Parents feeding their chicks CRAWFISH caught in the surrounding swamps! It was an amazing sight to see! In fact, check out a QUICKTIME Video of Barred Owl Chicks (Strix varia) being fed Crawfish in the swamps of southern Louisiana, Jean Lafitte National Park. Only in Louisiana!

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact bigbendwildlands@gmail.com

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.