First Record of a Barred Owl, Strix varia, in Labrador

Authors

  • Isabelle Schmelzer Department of Environment and Conservation, Wildlife Division, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. P.O. Box 2007, Corner Brook, Newfoundland A2H 7S1
  • Frank Phillips Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Division, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Goose Bay, Labrador A0P 1CO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i2.929

Keywords:

Strix varia, Barred Owl, range, vagrant, Newfoundland and Labrador

Abstract

A Barred Owl (Strix varia) was heard calling in central Labrador, Canada in 2001, and a dead owl was found in the same area in 2004. These are the first confirmed records for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Vol. 118 No. 2 (2004)

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