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Strix occidentalis
Southeastern Arizona. Mexican subspecies. Unmistakable....no other owl in this region looks like this, though it is similar to Barred Owl. One of the most special birds I have ever gotten the chance to see. A truly memorable sighting...
Mountainous
Spotted on Aug 4, 2014
Submitted on Feb 24, 2015
4 Comments
A shame; I once went to a scout ranch a long time ago that had a resident breeding pair of these. Didn't see them though!
I knew that the Mexican Subspecies was endangered, but didn't know overall if the species was. That makes sense....the Pacific population is really being hurt by Barred Owls.....
I've heard them, but never seen them. Recently, however, I"ve heard the barred instead... Iguess our spotties are gone
What a beauty! This is actually endangered; you probably already know!