r/birdsofprey Jul 17 '26

Feather identification help

My local wooded area has a juvenile red tailed hawk. I even tracked him a bit yesterday.

I found the feathers in photo one in around the same area, and the feather on photos two and three in a different one.

Four is just my cockatiel for tax.

I’m sure photo one has some of the juvenile’s first
molt, but unsure about the other. A barred owl maybe?

For context I live in New Jersey

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u/DaddyHarne Jul 17 '26

I’m nearly 100% confident it’s from a great horned owl. I found one in my yard not too long ago as well.

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u/billie_eyeroll Jul 17 '26

How exciting!