Although they have been in the Pacific Northwest since the 1950’s barred owls are not native. In fact they are considered a big enough nuisance that a federal agency is planning a barred owl slaughter. Up to 500,000 of the birds are to be shot by hunters recruited for the task. Although the number isContinue reading “Barred Owl Slaughter: Federal Agency Plans To Recruit Hunters To Cull One-Half Million Invasive Owls In The Coming 30 Years”