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This is a toughie in more ways than one. A friend writes:
Bird crashed through 2nd-floor barn window. Thick old double pane. Left the feathers and a little bit of blood.
Glass exploded everywhere. Shards of glass 30 feet away.
Any idea what type of bird?
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I was going to say Barn Owl too….Second guess Red Tailed Hawk….
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the feathers were brownish/rust tipped….the photo doesn’t show the color…and the window crasher went back out the broken window.
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Barn Owl?
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a BIG one!
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Ginny
I was going to say Barn Owl too….Second guess Red Tailed Hawk….
Bill
the feathers were brownish/rust tipped….the photo doesn’t show the color…and the window crasher went back out the broken window.
Diane L.
Barn Owl?
COOX2
a BIG one!