Hello Margaret,
I collect Barred owl "swoop" stories. I have had it happen to me at least seven times.
I am trying to better understand the details and conditions under which they do so. The conditions and reasons vary.
What time of day and under what light conditions did your friend have the experience?
Thank you,
Dan Reiff



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> On Jan 25, 2022, at 1:00 PM, Margaret Sandelin <msand47 at earthlink.net> wrote:

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> A friend from Lopez Island is visiting me and said either last month or early this month (she couldn't remember the exact time) a man on Lopez walking down a tree lined street had a Barred owl swoop down and rake his head - fortunately he was wearing a thick cap so no injury. Would the owl be starting nesting this early as that seems the only likely reason for such an attack?

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> Margaret Sandelin

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