Semi-zygodactyl – 4th digit rotates backwards
Approximate Hatch Weights:
~46g at hatching
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Common Name: Owls
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: White down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Hooked and pink to pale yellow
Foot Type: Semi-zygodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: Pink
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Feathered legs and raptorial feet
Just Hatched
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Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Barred Owl Cam
1st Week
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Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Barred Owl Cam
1st Week
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Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Barred Owl Cam
~1st Week
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Photo by Ingrid Hodel, WildCare Oklahoma
~1st Week
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Photo by Gwen Rice, Freedom First Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release Bird Pics
2nd Week
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Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Barred Owl Cam
2nd Week
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Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Barred Owl Cam
2nd Week
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Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Barred Owl Cam
2nd Week
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Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Barred Owl Cam
2nd Week
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Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Barred Owl Cam
~2nd Week - 111g
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Photo by Morgan Hapeman, Finger Lakes Raptor Center
~2nd Week - 111g
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Photo by Morgan Hapeman, Finger Lakes Raptor Center
~2nd Week
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
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Photo by Flo Tseng, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
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Photo by Nancy Allen, Avian Haven
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Photo by Nancy Allen, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
~2nd Week
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
~3rd Week
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Photo by Annie Le, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
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Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
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Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~4th Week
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Photo by Amanda Burns, Avian Haven
~4th Week
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Photo by Amanda Burns, Avian Haven
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Photo by Amanda Burns, Avian Haven
~4th Week
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
~4th Week
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
~4th Week
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
~4th Week
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
~4th Week
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~4th Week
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Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~4th Week
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Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~4th Week
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Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~4th Week
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Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
>4 Weeks
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Photo from the Wildlife Center of Virginia
>4 Weeks
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
>4 Weeks
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Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
>4 Weeks - 397g
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Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
>4 Weeks - 514g
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Photo by Delaney Smolinski, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
>4 Weeks
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Photo by Karra Pierce
>4 Weeks
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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Photo by Glori Berry, Avian Haven
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