My first Barred owl nest I was lucky enough to encounter, the owlets had
just started branching May 10th. Right within the timeline that Bill
provided. :) Here's to hope that you see them soon. My suggestion is to
listen... the owlets screech often when they are hungry.
Good luck!
On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM <blafley...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Your owlet question got me curious so I looked at some very good NY State
> Breeding Bird Atlas nesting season data I had from working on it in the mid
> 80s. For Barred Owl it listed egg dates from 3/23-5/3, unfledged juveniles
> from 4/14-6/11 and fledglings from 5/13-7/1. Given this data it seems
> fledgling owls should be just about out of the nest or will be soon.
>
> Bill Lafley
> New Salem
> <blafley...>
>
> On May 14, 2025, at 10:51 AM, AJ Pellegrini-Toole <aptoole...>
> wrote:
>
> Hypothetically speaking: If a person saw 2 Barred Owls in their yard
> at this time of year, could that person assume these were resident birds?
> Possibly a mated pair? Might there be owlets at some point?
>
> Just askin'...
>
> Alida Pellegrini-Toole
> North Falmouth, MA
>
> aptoole AT yahoo DOT com
>
>
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