_Strix varia varia. Case 1, Fig. 15_
A large Owl with black eyes (the figure is
incorrect) and no 'ears.' L. 20.
_Range._ Eastern North America. Generally a
Permanent Resident. The Florida Barred Owl (_S. v.
alleni_, Case 3, Fig. 16), is somewhat darker than
the northern form and has nearly naked toes. It
inhabits Florida and the coast region from South
Carolina to Texas.
Washington, not common, rare P.R. Ossining, rare
P.R. Cambridge, P.R., sometimes common in Nov. and
Dec. N. Ohio, common P.R. Glen Ellyn, rare and
local P.R. SE. Minn., common P.R.
An Owl of the woods, common in the less thickly settled parts of its
range. Its loud, sonorous notes, _whoo, whoo-whoo who-whoo, to-whoo-ah_,
are often uttered. When two birds come together their united calls
produce some of the most startling sounds to be heard in nature. The
Barred Owl feeds chiefly on mice. It nests in hollow trees in March,
laying 2-4 white eggs.