On Thu, 18 Jan 1996, Roger Hoffman wrote:

> In our spotted owl surveys here at Olympic National Park over the last 4-5
> years, we have had numerous barred owls respond (either vocally and/or by
> flying in) to spotted owl calls (human imitations - not tapes). Generally, the
> barred owls act more aggressively (boldly?) than spotted owls in their
> responses. Whether they are aggressively defending territory or looking to
> have a spotted owl for a meal is unknown.
>

Of course, another possibility is that the barred owl is looking for a
mate. None of the options sound very good for the spotteds, though.


Chris Hill
Everett, WA
cehill at u.washington.edu