Maureen Ellis:
>The literature suggests that barred owls are "shy" birds that avoid human
>habitats.

I don't know if it's shyness or brains! Spotted owl bios I've spoken
to, who've also been working on the barred owl increase, hybridization,
etc questions have told me that they won't "mouse" with anything like
the ease that spotted owls or great gray owls do.

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
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