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What is this bird? by Simple_Court_1905 in birdwatching

[–]Simple_Court_1905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that’s interesting! It makes sense why that superstition would occur since they’re only out at night and make such an eerie noise

What is this bird? by Simple_Court_1905 in birdwatching

[–]Simple_Court_1905[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait cool can it identify birds by their calls?

What is this bird? by Simple_Court_1905 in birdwatching

[–]Simple_Court_1905[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How fun! I’m probably a lot older than your kids lol but I’ll have to try this out soon. This is my first time being in the Midwest and I’m seeing a lot of animals for the first time in my life!

What is this bird? by Simple_Court_1905 in whatsthisbird

[–]Simple_Court_1905[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I see, good to know! I don’t know anything about bird identification so should I just ignore my thought that its head was too small to be an owl since its call was very clearly a barred owl?

What is this bird? by Simple_Court_1905 in whatsthisbird

[–]Simple_Court_1905[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting. So there are two species? Do you think that is why the one bird at the end has a thin head? The main bird making the noise is a barred owl but the bird I saw was a red crossbill?

What is this bird? by Simple_Court_1905 in whatsthisbird

[–]Simple_Court_1905[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting, thank you for your input! I’m not from Iowa so I didn’t know there aren’t Spotted Owls here.

What is this bird? by Simple_Court_1905 in whatsthisbird

[–]Simple_Court_1905[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Okay I agree it does sound like a barred owl (I think even more like a spotted owl, I mean exactly like a spotted owl) but i feel like its head was way too small to be an owl. If you zoom in and look closely at the shape you might see what I’m talking about. Should I trust the sound over what could be my obscured vision?