The Barred Owl, Strix varia in Alberta: Distribution and status

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-224

  Priestley, Lisa Takats ^a  

^a Beaverhill Bird Observatory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Barred Owl; Distribution; Nests; Status; Strix varia; Volunteer surveys

Indexed keywords

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX VARIA;

EID: 19044364496     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v118i2.916     Document Type: Article

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