American Barn Owl
King’s Contrivance (Columbia)
June 29, 1977
Photo by John Clegg
Wherever there were old barns and silos in Howard County, there were probably Barn Owl nests
It was also profitable at that time to call on a qualified bander to record vital data about this usually eluisive species.
With willing bird club members helping, there were also opportunities to photo a bird after it was banded.
American Barn Owl Russ Ruffing
While not necessary for common species, it is good to get into the habit of including photographs and recordings/spectrographs so that you do it for uncommon species that require more documentation.