Hello All,
It would seem that the Spotted Owl's boat is already swamped and sinking and the Barred Owls have filled every nook and cranny. Way over here in the Blue Mountains where there are no Spotted Owls, there are however hundreds of Barred Owls up to 6200'. Here is where the Barred Owl is pushing into Great Gray Owl territories and traditional habitats. We are now locating Great Gray Owls in atypical habitat like second growth cut over p-pine and larch. We are even finding nesting birds down as far as 2800'. So what has changed and moved these spectacular great gray owls out of their primary habitat? I am now finding Barred Owls on territory in wet grand fir and western larch sites. I am locating other Barred Owls in Doug fir and lodgepole sites. At least there will not be any hybrids appearing out of this confrontation of species. Time will tell just how Great Gray Owls will adapt to this powerful invader.
Later Mike
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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
1354 S. E. Central Ave.
College Place, WA 99324
509.529.0080 (h)

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