This paper comparing Barred Owl and Spotted Owl shows how diverse the diet of a Barred Owl is:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/jrr/v035n03/p00221-p00227.pdf Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com ________________________________ From: Gail Wieberdink <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 7:54 AM Subject: [mou-net] barred owl diet question I have a friend who lives near Duluth who has had barred owls visiting her yard the last several years. This week she saw an owl harvesting earth worms and was wondering if this was a normal part of their diet as she has not observed that before. I have found no mention of worms as part of their diet but they are described as opportunistic feeders. Any thoughts? Gail Wieberdink Ramsey County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
