With the regular Barred Owl these last few months just on the west side of Sapsucker Woods Rd, I had expected that a nest and nestlings might be in the area. So I was a bit surprised this morning to find at least one and maybe two juvenile BARRED OWLs in the forest just northeast of the east-most pond (along the East Trail, near the shelter) in Sapsucker Woods. I discovered the birds, because of a persistent, upward-climbing shrill call (it reminded me remotely of sharing qualities with some Wood Duck vocalizations), which I believe was a juvenile bird begging for food. I only saw one juvenile well, but at least two birds were actively moving around in the canopy; I'm not sure whether the second was an adult or another juvenile. The juvenile bird that I saw appeared to be essentially fully grown, although with hints of nestling plumage visible, and very active and agile. So, wherever the nest was, it appears that the family has moved to the eastern side of Sapsucker Woods.
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