Listen to the Many Different Hoots of the Barred Owl

[Omaha Steve]

Barred Owl. Photo: Sandra Rothenberg/Audubon Photography Awards

The increasingly common owl has more than a dozen calls, including one that sounds like a monkey.

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By BirdNote
February 17, 2017

Have you ever heard what sounds like a monkey call in the woods? Well, unless you happen to be birding near a zoo, you're probably hearing one of the many different calls of the Barred Owl.

The Barred Owl has long been heard in Eastern forests, but the bird is a relative newcomer to the Western U.S. thanks to an expanding breeding range. As Barred Owls become increasingly common across the country, you are more likely to hear their varied calls. Listen here to learn the many hoots of this large and vocal owl.

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Transcript:
This is BirdNote!

The emphatic hoots of a pair of Barred Owls resonate in the still of a February night. So-called for the stripes on their breast, Barred Owls are among the largest owls in North America. They're also the most vocal. Their signature hooting sequence has been memorably described as “who-cooks-for-you?! who-cooks-for-you-all?!”

FULL story and audio at link.

My Barred Owl hunting in our yard post from Aug. 2015: http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/10027088764

The nest is less than 150 feet north of our home. Photo below.

[Itchinjim]

1. You haven't lived until you've heard an owl murder a rabbit in the maple tree outside your....

bedroom window at 3am on a cool summer night.

[cbreezen]

2. My kid loved it!

He's fantical about owls.

Thanks!

[cwydro]

3. Very cool.

Thanks for posting this.

[longship]

4. That owl gives a hoot!

[Nitram]

5. We hear pairs of Barred Owls calling to each other in the woods around us at night.

"Who? Who? Who cooks for you?"