Re: Hissing barred owls
Warblerick@aol.com
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 07:26:01 EDT
Jeff,
One possible way of telling juvenile/immatures from adults is by their blue-
gray eyes. Once adults, they become black(ish). A few species of owls young
have this feature (blueish-gray eyes) including the Barred. Fledglings do have
that downy wispy look to them, but grow out their "adult" feathers soon. I
don't think they have a strictly juvenile plumage otherwise, but look for the
different eye color. I also don't know when the get the darker colored eyes,
but if they're young, the eye color is obvious.
Warblerick@aol.com