Originally a bird of the east, during the twentieth century it spread through the Pacific Northwest and southward into California.
Like all owls the Barred Owl can pass completely unnoticed as it flies noiselessly through the dense canopy or snoozes on a tree limb.
The Great Horned Owl is the most serious predatory threat to the Barred Owl. Although the two species often live in the same areas, a Barred Owl will move to another part of its territory when a Great Horned Owl is nearby.
I observed this Barred Owl actively hunting chipmunks in the snow.
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