 |
 |
Had heard that Barreds have been directly competing and often replacing spotted owls out west for a while but had no idea they are starting to "cull" them now. There is a very similiar scenario in southern Mexico with Barred owls competing with a little smaller but close relative Fulvous owls(strix fulvescens) The Fulvous owls are endemic to mts in the state of Chiapas and have been pretty isolated from Barreds for a long time but for one reason or another Barreds have expanded into Fulvous habitat. -Mike Brady __________________________________________________ ########################################################### * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: * * https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives, click here: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * * * * To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web * * Site: http://mobirds.org * ###########################################################