I have not been able to do much birding recently, and have been pretty
much tied to my computer.  No lunchtime walks in some time!  However,
being tied to your computer has some benefits:  I found this reference
to barred owls thriving in the city limits of Charlotte, NC.

   http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071016131337.htm

  The researcher, Rob Bierregaard, worked at the Smithsonian Institution
years ago,

                               Jim

 

Jim Felley

Smithsonian Institution