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smaller, spotted with white above, barred transversely on the breast 

 and striped lengthwise on the belly and flanks, with a large, rounded 

 head, no ear tufts, large black eyes, and a yellow bill. 

 Winter. — Mr. Forbush (1927) writes: 



It winters over most of its range, but seems to desert its most northern breeding 

 grounds in winter, where a southward migration has been reported often. In 

 seasons of deep snow, when mice can keep under cover, and especially when 

 northern hares are scarce, great flights of Barred Owls come from the north into 

 New England. At such times when in search of food this species may be found 

 almost anywhere; many come into towns and cities where they find mice, rats, 

 sparrows, doves and starlings, on all of which they prey. In March, 1922, a 

 Barred Owl roosted daily for a long time on the trees about the City Hall or in 

 King's Chapel and the Granary Burying Grounds in Boston, where it attracted 

 the attention of the passing crowds; and there was another on Beacon Hill. One 

 remained for several days in the trees in the Public Garden, and the species was 

 reported here and there about the suburbs. 



DISTRIBUTION 



Range. — North America east of the Rocky Mountains and south of 

 Hudson Bay. Nonmigratory. 



The range of the barred owl extends north to northern Alberta 

 (Fort McMurray); central Manitoba (Chemawawin) ; Ontario (prob- 

 ably Rat Portage and Moose Factory); and Quebec (Quebec, St. 

 Joachim, Godbout, and Anticosti Island). East to Quebec (Anticosti 

 Island) ; Nova Scotia (Pictou, Kentville, and Halifax) ; Maine (Bucks- 

 port and Norway); southern New Hampshire (Franklin Falls and 

 Webster) ; Massachusetts (Dan vers, Boston, Middleboro, Dartmouth, 

 and Muskeget Island, casually); southeastern New York (Brooklyn 

 and Staten Island) ; New Jersey (Lawrenceville, Pensauken Creek, Sea 

 Isle City, and probably Seven Mile Beach) ; Maryland (Laurel) ; Dis- 

 trict of Columbia (Washington) ; eastern Virginia (Bristow, Ashland, 

 Spottsville, and Dismal Swamp); North Carolina (Raleigh and Lake 

 Ellis) ; South Carolina (Georgetown, Mount Pleasant, and Frogmore) ; 

 Georgia (Savannah, Blackbeard Island, and Okefinokee Swamp) ; and 

 Florida (Watertown, Palatka, San 'Mateo, Fruitland Park, Merritt 

 Island, Kissimmee Prairie, Orange Hammock, Okeechobee, Lantana, 

 and Royal Palm Hammock). South to Florida (Royal Palm Ham- 

 mock, Tarpon Springs, Tallahassee, Whitfield, and Pensacola) ; south- 

 ern Alabama (Stiggins Lake) ; Mississippi (Bay St. Louis) ; Louisiana, 

 (New Orleans, Houma, and Patterson) ; and Texas (Sourlake, Bellville, 

 and Corpus Chris ti). West to Texas (Corpus Christi, Skidmore, 

 Losoya Crossing, San Antonio, and probably San Angelo); western 

 Oklahoma (Kenton) ; northeastern Colorado (Holyoke) ; southeastern 

 South Dakota (Vermillion) ; Minnesota (Waseca, Elk River, probably 

 Gull Lake, and probably White Earth); and Manitoba (Winnipeg, 

 probably Portage la Prairie, and Chemawawin). 



