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The Barred Owl is an occasional visitor to Newton parks and conservation areas. In March 2017, this fine specimen spent an entire day perched in a tree above a bird feeder in a Newton Highlands back yard. It attracted quite a crowd of human admirers, and one concerned Blue Jay.
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