We sometimes have some of these owls around here in Scotland, but the local jackdaws keep killing them. They're not native to Scotland and we suspect that they are being released from a falconry in northern England. Whoever keeps doing this can you please stop, you're making the jackdaws far too brave. I had to condition the birds not to attack children in the area. Stop sending us all your owls.
A couple years ago, I found an injured Barred Owl on the road near my home. It was soaked from the rain and was so stunned and passive that I was able to pick it up, put in the front seat next to me the rest of the way home, and then set it in a blanketed plastic tub for the night. I took it to a licensed vet clinic a few towns over to get looked and and hopefully treated. I knew that its mate lived in my neighborhood and enjoyed their presence. In fact, his mate seemed to know that I had taken him and she kept coming to my bedroom porch for a few days after I had taken him to the vet. Unfortunately, the clinic euthanized him, citing severe and unrecoverable blunt force trauma (likely due to a car). The day after I got the news, I once again found his mate on my porch staring at me as though she knew. I felt terrible. Bleeding heart that I am, I apologized and explained to her what had happened. As if she could understand me, but it made me feel a little better I guess 🙄. After that I didn't see her except for a couple times the rest of the year. I figured she would eventually leave and find another mate. Cut forward to last year. I'm coming home from my late night of work and pull into my driveway to find THREE Barred Owl youths all perched on the electric lines above my driveway. In the shadows I can see a small male Barred Owl perched on the power line going to my house. Sitting with the youths and in full illumination of the street light was the female Barred Owl from the previous year. It felt as though she was telling me that she was ok and I didn't need to guilt myself over her previous mate's death. I sat in the driveway for an hour crying and enjoying the moment. The father obviously very cautious, the mother less so, and the youths all bobbing their heads and looking and me with curiosity. They kept coming every night for about a week and I would sit on the hood of my car for a little while, each time, to watch and be thankful. I still see and hear the Barred Owls every now and again and hope that they will visit me again this year.
Who cooks who cooks for you Great for locating turkeys in spring , I love watching any owls they allways go through some actions,hunting or watching me , You can call them in pretty close ,
Thank you for answering a question I recently had while listening to the great horned owls in the neighborhood. I wondered if they knew the gender of who they were conversing with? If it was the hoots, the pitch or the volume?? Now I know it's the pitch. 🦉💜
Thank you for putting the spotlight on Strix varia. Lots of Barred Owl habitat near where I live, and I can hear them some nights from my front porch. I got to photograph two owlets that had made it from the nest and into the top of a Cypress tree. Their parents kept feeding them while they built up enough strength to fly.
Awesome youtube name! Thank you for the kind donation, appreciate it a lot. That is so awesome about you getting to see the family, and they must be so incredible to listen to at night! Thanks for watching, have a great evening!
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We have a pair of barred owls and they are such a delight. The male ("Barny", as I first met him in my barn) will visit and chat for an hour or more at a time. A few weeks ago, I struck up a fire in our fireplace that we hadn't used since we moved in 2 years ago. A short while later, I heard Barny outside my house calling LOUDLY (not the song...the actual "come here now!" call). I went outside and he got very close and was looking panicked, leaning forward and keeping his wings spread and pointed back. I think he was trying to warn me that my house was on fire. I talked to him calmly trying to let him know there was no problem, and he settled down and went off to hunt.
That is so sweet to hear that you had a connection with Barney. I think he was trying to warn you thinking something was wrong. We have barred owls by our home. The beautiful sounds can be heard throughout the night.
@@ketchuph8r No, he lives in a cypress grove on the other side of my neighbor's field. But there were plenty of rats in the barn, so that probably drew him in, at least until he ate them all.
We love our barred owl conversations while camping here in Nova Scotia. It used to terrify my 7 year old but I would tell him that the owl just wants to know "who cooks for you?" 😂 Now we laugh every time we hear it!
They are fascinating creatures! When I lived in Seattle in a treed area, we had a pair calling to each other who sounded like monkeys or apes. Thank you, Lesley!
That is so awesome about you getting to hear a pair. Their calls really are neat, and they certainly do sound like monkeys. Cool birds. Thanks for watching!
@@zeldasmith6154 I never understood why it can't be both. God(s) gave the ingredients for life, and that life evolved and continues too. Though, that's just my two cents. So let's just appreciate the barred owl..
I reside deep in the Willamette valley, a rainforest in Oregon, and I'm lucky enough to have a pair of giant & gorgeous barred owls frequenting our property. I've only seen them on very foggy mornings at dawn & feel them looking at me before I spot them way up peering down at me. I love listening to them, but I'll yell ya, the first time I heard that screaming type call in the middle of the night, my hair stood on end 😳 Another great addition to a fantastic channel! Thank you, Leslie 🐦
Hahaha I can totally understand how that call would frighten you. I would be no good out in the woods and hearing that sound! WOW. I think it's pretty cool that you got to see them one time and under the most beautiful atmospheric conditions. Must have been beautiful. Thanks so much for watching, I hope you have a wonderful night :)
Sounds like you live in paradise 😇 We have few native owls here in UK, but I am privileged enough to live near a park and have a pair of resident Tawnies and they can get VERY vocal sometimes 😊 Woohoohoo-hoooo and Kewick! are very much a part of my bedtime routine ❤🦉
Last summer I had a pair that would cackle maniacally in the spring/summer making mating calls literally 3 ft over my bedroom ceiling EVERY night around 930PM haha. Luckily I dont go to bed early
I live in Georgia, U.S. My first encounter with this bird was about 3 am in the middle of the night when a pair were calling back and forth. They were not far from our bedroom window since we live by a woods with a creek running through it. Woke me up out of a dead sleep and I sat straight up. Sounded like screaming monkeys! Kinda scary at first until we figured out what was going on.
Same here. I live in a suburb south of Atlanta. My backyard is wooded and there's a creek and marsh very close by. The calls used to scare me but now it provides a soothing effect. I now get excited and feel blessed to have them around. Some nights during mating seasons it's like a symphony of back n forth chatter that can last for up to an hour.
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Thank you- you’re the first to explain the “monkey sounds” as they truly sound just like a barrel full of monkeys squabbling amongst themselves! I hear them do this all the time! I actually can call them in, and it’s a “hoot” to have them come in close to figure me out. Lately, however, my Belgian Malinois has decided to howl when she hears them, and especially when I call them. I think she’s just jealous! I, too, live in NW GA, about an hour’s drive from Atlanta. I’m blessed to have several patches of woods around and I have a nice creek less than 100 feet from my house (my property ends in the middle of the small but consistent stream. I think this location is why I seem to hear several pairs calling. Just wondered how territorial are they? The woods behind me is not a very large tract and serves as a buffer between several older neighborhoods. As a bird lover in general and a Raptor lover, I find this species most intriguing. I’m also an artist and would love to create a nice portrait of one. While I can find lots of photo references, I’ve found that seeing them (or any subject) in their habitat provides me with a perspective that is unavailable through still photos or even high quality videos. I’m hoping to see them in person with a little more effort (although using a wheelchair in the woods is a bit of a challenge, I used to hunt quite often using one, so “where there’s a will there’s a way”! Thanks again for sharing this educational video. I’m going to share it with my fellow Owl lovers!
I had a barred owl screech just as I stepped out of the door in total darkness- every hair stood on end and my muscles locked! 😳 It took a moment to realize what it was and I laughed. Didn't know they sometimes use nest boxes, will definitely build one for next year... Stunning clips and photos, and the calls were awesome! Thank you for the video (and the outtakes- they were a hoot!) Have a great evening!🦉
I heard the monkey sounds they make and I had no idea at the time what it was I was hearing and they were really loud. I'm not embarrassed to admit it scared me haha as I was alone in my cottage and it was late at night. Felt like I had been teleported to a jungle!
Iast week in suburban Austin Texas, I had the honor of having 2 barred owls in my backyard trees in the early morning. They were calling back and forth to each other. It was a special moment. ❤
I love these owls. They are all around our land and I often see one swooping over our creek when I pull into the driveway at night and I love listening to their sounds❤
I have fond memories of camping in the Berkshires, sitting on a mountain top and twilight and hearing various barred owls hooting across the hillside and valleys. At night sometimes one would hoot loudly just above my tent, startling me, but that feeling would quickly be replaced by gratitude for the experience.
I love the sound the Barred Owl makes! Recently I have one living just inside the woods at my house. 18 years I've lived here, and I've never seen one!! Oh well! Thank you, Lesley!!
Wonderful video with lots of helpful information!! We used to have some very nearby and one landed on a tree branch right outside of my window, just a few days after I said I wanted to see the owl others were seeing! My wish was granted! We used to hear them at night and it's true, they are very loud!! Such beautiful creatures!!
Thank you Lesley❤... I would like to add that Cornell has a live camera on a Barred Owl nest. A few days ago, there were eggs she is sitting on...always interesting to watch 😊
I feel incredibly lucky that a month ago, when I was walking my dog around my neighborhood around 8 or 9 am, a barred owl flew up into a tree across the street from me. It stayed perched in that tree when I approached, and leaned down and looked into my eyes as if interested a few times. I've been around captive hawks and other birds of prey who seem to look through you as if you don't matter to them, so this was a unique experience.
How I love hearing these majestic birds calling each other across our ridge. While there's some lots still being developed, there's still a lot of woods. Another great video, many thanks.
I overheard a father talking to his daughter while walking in front of my house. He said: You hear that owl?! For years I thought it was an owl too. Nope doves! 🕊️ Love your channel. You show me stuff that's so foreign to my everyday life. Keeps me tied to nature. Thanks for the vids
Hi, Lesley! Thank you so much for this great Barred Owl video. I have never seen one here in Northeast Pennsylvania, but I hear them often, mostly in late Spring and summer. I was on my computer last year listening to various bird calls late one evening near an open window when I heard one nearby. I happened to be listening to Barred Owl vocalizatons when I received a return call. I played it again, and received another return call. At that point, I discontinued the calls so as not to disappoint the bird if it came seeking a mate. Happily, I heard the call of a second owl that was clearly of the opposite sex. The banter went on for several minutes before fading away. Still one of my all-time favorite birds!
What a fun and unexpected experience that must have been, and I'm so glad that there was another caller in the woods for him. Birds lead some pretty fascinating lives. Thanks for watching and sharing your story. It was a pleasure to read. :)
Wildlife photography in all it's forms is wonderful. To be able to get close ups of birds always amazes me. I can hear 'em in the trees and rarely spot 'em
Thx & love U 🍃🌹beautiful voiced Lesley 4charming comprehensive informative post .. one day shocked 2see barred owl hating on me fm a big branch 3feet above my head as it watched 4prey .. love listening Who-who-who-who who”who’who whooo , ) 🙏♥️🍃 ps because my tree garden has burrowing gopher tortoises… maybe there are tunneling owls too ..
I've yet to see the barred owls that lives below me on the edge of the river. I've been listening to their calls for years. I want to go to a friends duck blind to see if I can snap a photo or two. They've just got it done. I love hearing them. I've heard most of their calls. Thank you for sharing Lesley. 😊
Lesley, what great coverage of the Barred Owl! Thank you for the time, research, effort that went into that presentation. Expressions of appreciation go out to those who contributed images as well. After having had the privilege of five Barred Owl sightings starting in the autumn of 2021, I have not come across one for the past year. I carefully scrutinized your contributors images and failed to see one with the full tawny coloured under feather chest exposed. I continue to count it as a privilege to have seen and captured such an image. I also wish to thank you for the kind reminder to be respectful of our feathered friends 'space'.
I've heard them call loudly at night. Then one further away replies. Then yet another replies even further away. I've wondered if the responses go all the way across Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
We have barred owls near our cabin in NW Wisconsin....I so love listening to them in the middle of a summer night calling to each other. So calming and beautiful. Now if I could just see one! 😊
I hope you get to see one :) Maybe this will be the year ( Fingers crossed for you ) I can totally see how their calls can be so calm and soothing, as long as it's not those crazy frightening ones they make, hahah. Wonderful birds. Thanks for watching, I hope you have a great night 🥰
this is my favorite owl. I discovered them by my place in Gainesville FL many years go when I had my window open in January (FL, remember) and I heard what I thought was coyotes howling in the distance, then realized that no, it was some weird birds outside closer. I went outside and saw my neighbors looking up at the trees "It's owls!" they said. The sounds you describe here were coming from all of the trees surrounding our buildings. I did some research on the sounds they were making and learned what a barred owl is. I've since moved a bit north and to a new apartment by some thick woods, and there are barred owls hooting in those woods every evening.
I live in Arkansas and I have many barred owls around my area. Some nights they're all around our house, calling back and forth. We've also been lucky enough to have one frequent a huge old pine tree on the property line right behind the house-we've seen it many times since moving here. I never get tired of hearing them. 😊
🐦Another FANTASTIC and Fascinating Informational BirdNerd Production Lesleyl!!! As it so happens, we are somewhat fortunate to have a pair nesting (?) close to our house in either the large Spruce, or big hardwood burr oak possibly.. Seemed most years we would hear some off and on, especially Fall or Spring into Summer...Then for z couple years, nothing. So delighted to hear them again!! One time I swear there were several out back doing the mating call cacaphony!! Comical lol!! They are so elusive and I never see them. I have gotten photos in the past when hubby and I would drive the back roads.... However,, gas, wear and tear on all ( car, us, camera) lol takes a pricey toll... Love your scenics! That sunset or sunrise is DAZZLING!!! !I've to see more!! I'm expecting to get out to the park for sky -storm cloud shots possibly...this year.. Thank You and Keep up the Beautiful work!! Happy Easter also! Your Birdy Fan, Mindi 🐣🕊🐧🦃🐓🐔🙋
One time someone bought owls for us to see and have pictures with, probably the only time I've seen one, there was a huge owl that flew over us, but maybe the memory cheats about its size, considering I live in what is considered countryside here in the uk, I don't hear them at all 😢 Tell a lie, I thought I saw one once, and I was very excited, trying to get a picture with my phone and then after a while, as I got closer, I found it was some kind of wind ornament with its head turning with the wind, nailed to a tree 😑😅 As a child I'd hear noises that I always thought were owls, but it was just a wood pigeon! I'd hear them calling down the chimney 😁 Your video now makes me want to try and find one out!
@@LesleytheBirdNerd I felt so stupid, I bet there was someone in the house behind it watching me and laughing😂 Thank you for making it and putting such effort in! The outtakes were funny as heck 😊
I've never seen one, but my son and I heard a pair while rough camping in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky (Late June 2022, for seasonal context). The sun had just set, I was starting to drift off to sleep when I thought I heard someone yelling from a ways off. The "yelling" started getting closer; This roused me up, and we ended up listening to two of them calling back and forth from either side of our dwellings for maybe a half-hour. I memorized two of the calls and when we got back to civilization I started sifting through owl calls online 'til I found my answer. Cool creatures.
7:35 Had no idea that was what that sound is. I heard that call in South Carolina last year and just assumed two owls were just trying to find each other. Apparently Mr. male owl was getting his rocks off. Kudos to those owls. Thanks Lesley for breaking this down
I have a family on my property. The female is not shy at all. She is very active after 3pm usually. She is very protective of her nest. All my friends cime by just to see the owl. Lol.
I saw a pair of barred owls at my local cemetery a couple weeks ago! But… I live in Cheyenne Wyoming… I’m puzzled by this still. I only got one poor image but put the observation on Inaturalist.
I watched a breeding pair for years in exactly the environment described. I eventually left a lawn chair to sit in within 50 yards of an annual nesting site. The pair would regularly come to watch me sit. If I walked my dog in the same woods one of the owls would follow. I discovered that the dog was spooking mice from under logs and the owl would try to catch them. They make a peculiar sound when angry or threatened. It is a loud clicking sound, like hammering on a board with a stick. I’ve heard/seen them attack a raccoon too close to a nest. The attack was preempted with the clicking. Wonderful bird to watch. Thank you for program.
I had the lovely opportunity to watch a couple of these owls in the forest. It was just me and them. I watched the male for more than an hour and captured over 400 photos. Coolest ever wildlife experience for me so far.
I have at least one pair in the city woods behind my house, and they have been there several years. During the daytime, they do battle with the hawks, chasing each other between houses and over our pool area. Come night, they begin with their calls back and forth. By 10:00 PM, they sound like howler monkeys. By 5:00AM, the show ends. Soooo cool!
What an amazing video...wow thank you so so much...been lucky to have daily visits of a beautiful barred owl lately...many days in a row....right there at 40 feet from my house..and 2 days ago, was treated by a really over vocal one...for 30 minutes...it was amazing as always...still so much snow around here and having that amazing bird perched right there...cannot ask for more....thank you again...big fan of yours...
When I bought my property (In Northern Ohio) 7 years ago, I bought it as an as-is foreclosure. Meaning I had to mow it. All 2.5 acres of it. Nipple high. With a push mower. During the mow, I felt.....like I was being watched. Sure enough, a barred owl was watching me, maybe 20 yards away. "Oh, COOL! What are the odds that---oh God I'm mowing down his hunting ground" 😢. Now there is a family of at least three, either in our back woods or the park across the street. They seem most chatty on rainy evenings. Never understood why they hoot at night, when they...are...hunting....🤔
Another wonderful video, Lesley! Thank you! I live in rural Maryland with woods and a creek in our backyard. We love to hear our very loud barred owls almost daily! Their calls are LOUD! We’ve been here 30 years and have heard them most of that time!
Thank you very much :) If anyone is the man for the job of building a Barred Owl Nest box it's YOU. I definitely think you should give that a go. What an exciting bird that would be to observe. Making me excited just imagining it all, haha!
Great video Lesley❤ such a beautiful owl that pulls our heart strings at the cottage. I love calling them by the bonfire and waiting for a reply. Not sure if you watched the "algonquin park" live cam but this year the barred sucessfully hunted some prey. They are beautiful birds. Tyvm for this lovely video. ❤
Amazing as all your videos, although they have a extremely tough time competing with your incredibly knowledgeable narrative. What I don’t get is why you only have 199k subscribers…
The first time I heard a barred owl in the woods, I thought, for at least a few seconds, the sounds were coming from a mischievous college student hiding in the trees somewhere. That it was a barred really didn't even occur. Re owls stressed by human company, the Screech might be an exception. I have read they have a sort of affinity for people, and I was shoveling snow one winter dusk, when a screech flew onto a basketball hoop just 10 feet or so from where I was working. It just sat there, and gave the impression of wanting to be there, almost curious about what I was doing.
I can totally relate to your experience. When I began birding years ago I remember hearing what sounded like someone trying to start their bike or quad. I went on and on while I was trying to record a video of birds. I was so irritated, lol. Then a few minutes later I headed off toward the direction just to see what was going on, well, turned out it was actually a Male Ruffed Grouse. He was "drumming" something they do with their wings to attract a mate. I laughed but was so amazed too at the same time. Really neat about the Screech Owl, I never knew. Interesting, thanks for mentioning that :) Have a great night
Whenever those amazing eyes are turned on me (and I saw two together just last week), they always seem vastly less impressed with me than I am with them. I feel like I'm being told to move along by a celebrity.
I just saw a pair of these in a rural park this evening. They are sedentary birds so it is probably the same pair I have seen in that park last year and the year before. Barred Owl caterwauling is the best sound in the woods!
Barred owl calls are easily imitated with the human voice. Once you've mastered the technique, you can be almost certain that one will arrive to deal with the "trespasser".
I had one in my yard a few nights ago. At first I didn't recognize the loud call, but then it dawned on me and I saw her take up and off. It was truly a magical moment.
Unbelievable!! To kill the Beautiful Barred Owls for the Spotted Owls? I guess they want to make the Barred extinct! Anyway to keep both would be so wonderful! Since they are related!
Thank you for this in-depth video. We have a wooded back yard with a creek near Pocahontas State Park, VA and everything you covered happened just minutes ago. A pair was calling, one the ‘who cooks for you’ song and then came the response. Then the loud “monkey sounds” started up which blew me away. I kid you not, a crow started to warn the forest directly afterwards and then all fell silent. A testament of how accurate your information is! Thank you.
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We sometimes have some of these owls around here in Scotland, but the local jackdaws keep killing them.
They're not native to Scotland and we suspect that they are being released from a falconry in northern England.
Whoever keeps doing this can you please stop, you're making the jackdaws far too brave.
I had to condition the birds not to attack children in the area. Stop sending us all your owls.
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A couple years ago, I found an injured Barred Owl on the road near my home. It was soaked from the rain and was so stunned and passive that I was able to pick it up, put in the front seat next to me the rest of the way home, and then set it in a blanketed plastic tub for the night.
I took it to a licensed vet clinic a few towns over to get looked and and hopefully treated. I knew that its mate lived in my neighborhood and enjoyed their presence. In fact, his mate seemed to know that I had taken him and she kept coming to my bedroom porch for a few days after I had taken him to the vet. Unfortunately, the clinic euthanized him, citing severe and unrecoverable blunt force trauma (likely due to a car).
The day after I got the news, I once again found his mate on my porch staring at me as though she knew. I felt terrible. Bleeding heart that I am, I apologized and explained to her what had happened. As if she could understand me, but it made me feel a little better I guess 🙄. After that I didn't see her except for a couple times the rest of the year. I figured she would eventually leave and find another mate.
Cut forward to last year. I'm coming home from my late night of work and pull into my driveway to find THREE Barred Owl youths all perched on the electric lines above my driveway. In the shadows I can see a small male Barred Owl perched on the power line going to my house. Sitting with the youths and in full illumination of the street light was the female Barred Owl from the previous year.
It felt as though she was telling me that she was ok and I didn't need to guilt myself over her previous mate's death. I sat in the driveway for an hour crying and enjoying the moment. The father obviously very cautious, the mother less so, and the youths all bobbing their heads and looking and me with curiosity. They kept coming every night for about a week and I would sit on the hood of my car for a little while, each time, to watch and be thankful.
I still see and hear the Barred Owls every now and again and hope that they will visit me again this year.
Beautiful ❤
Heard a barred owl for the first time this week! We live by a stream in the woods. He sounded amazing!!
fabulous beautiful bird. cuddly, but tough -a good hunter. I think he/she is magical and when you hear it when you are camping, you are blessed.
They are by far my favorite! I love listening to them at night
Who cooks who cooks for you
Great for locating turkeys in spring ,
I love watching any owls they allways go through some actions,hunting or watching me ,
You can call them in pretty close ,
Thank you for answering a question I recently had while listening to the great horned owls in the neighborhood. I wondered if they knew the gender of who they were conversing with? If it was the hoots, the pitch or the volume?? Now I know it's the pitch. 🦉💜
caterwauling for the win!!!!❤❤❤
make an uta (laying nest for owls)
Thank you for putting the spotlight on Strix varia. Lots of Barred Owl habitat near where I live, and I can hear them some nights from my front porch. I got to photograph two owlets that had made it from the nest and into the top of a Cypress tree. Their parents kept feeding them while they built up enough strength to fly.
Awesome youtube name! Thank you for the kind donation, appreciate it a lot. That is so awesome about you getting to see the family, and they must be so incredible to listen to at night! Thanks for watching, have a great evening!
@@LesleytheBirdNerd how do you make a donation like that?
@@chriscarlsen2100 i think it’s called a super thanks. Look around the video or in the description.
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@@chriscarlsen2100 I love your picture😊
We have a pair of barred owls and they are such a delight. The male ("Barny", as I first met him in my barn) will visit and chat for an hour or more at a time. A few weeks ago, I struck up a fire in our fireplace that we hadn't used since we moved in 2 years ago. A short while later, I heard Barny outside my house calling LOUDLY (not the song...the actual "come here now!" call). I went outside and he got very close and was looking panicked, leaning forward and keeping his wings spread and pointed back. I think he was trying to warn me that my house was on fire. I talked to him calmly trying to let him know there was no problem, and he settled down and went off to hunt.
That is so sweet to hear that you had a connection with Barney. I think he was trying to warn you thinking something was wrong.
We have barred owls by our home. The beautiful sounds can be heard throughout the night.
wonder if he had a nest in there
@@ketchuph8r No, he lives in a cypress grove on the other side of my neighbor's field. But there were plenty of rats in the barn, so that probably drew him in, at least until he ate them all.
@@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful sounds like he is on The Good Boy Helpy Squad! eradicates rats and watches for chimney fires! 🩷
We love our barred owl conversations while camping here in Nova Scotia. It used to terrify my 7 year old but I would tell him that the owl just wants to know "who cooks for you?" 😂 Now we laugh every time we hear it!
lol to sweet
And the dumbasses in the USFS want to kill 400k of them to “save the spotted owls”. Let the better species live…
They are fascinating creatures! When I lived in Seattle in a treed area, we had a pair calling to each other who sounded like monkeys or apes.
Thank you, Lesley!
That is so awesome about you getting to hear a pair. Their calls really are neat, and they certainly do sound like monkeys. Cool birds. Thanks for watching!
@@LesleytheBirdNerd yes, they get WILD sometimes
We live in south western British Columbia, the Barred Owls on our hobbie farm make it sound like a Zoo, monkeys and all.
@@LesleytheBirdNerd I love your picture 🥰
Another beautiful creation from above! Thank you, Lesley!
So glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching :)
Evolution is a wonderful process.
@@zeldasmith6154 I never understood why it can't be both. God(s) gave the ingredients for life, and that life evolved and continues too. Though, that's just my two cents. So let's just appreciate the barred owl..
only God knows a preditor needs wing feathers that break up wind turbulence to produce silent flight. thats intelligent design not mindless nature
What a majestic bird!
Thank you for the enriching information.
(Also, loved the blooper outro)
Such a beautiful bird❤
I reside deep in the Willamette valley, a rainforest in Oregon, and I'm lucky enough to have a pair of giant & gorgeous barred owls frequenting our property. I've only seen them on very foggy mornings at dawn & feel them looking at me before I spot them way up peering down at me. I love listening to them, but I'll yell ya, the first time I heard that screaming type call in the middle of the night, my hair stood on end 😳
Another great addition to a fantastic channel! Thank you, Leslie 🐦
Hahaha I can totally understand how that call would frighten you. I would be no good out in the woods and hearing that sound! WOW. I think it's pretty cool that you got to see them one time and under the most beautiful atmospheric conditions. Must have been beautiful. Thanks so much for watching, I hope you have a wonderful night :)
Sounds like you live in paradise 😇 We have few native owls here in UK, but I am privileged enough to live near a park and have a pair of resident Tawnies and they can get VERY vocal sometimes 😊
Woohoohoo-hoooo and Kewick! are very much a part of my bedtime routine ❤🦉
Last summer I had a pair that would cackle maniacally in the spring/summer making mating calls literally 3 ft over my bedroom ceiling EVERY night around 930PM haha. Luckily I dont go to bed early
I live in Georgia, U.S. My first encounter with this bird was about 3 am in the middle of the night when a pair were calling back and forth. They were not far from our bedroom window since we live by a woods with a creek running through it. Woke me up out of a dead sleep and I sat straight up. Sounded like screaming monkeys! Kinda scary at first until we figured out what was going on.
Wow, I can see how that would have been startling. Crazy owls. Thanks for watching. :)
@@LesleytheBirdNerd great 👍 video
Same here. I live in a suburb south of Atlanta. My backyard is wooded and there's a creek and marsh very close by. The calls used to scare me but now it provides a soothing effect. I now get excited and feel blessed to have them around. Some nights during mating seasons it's like a symphony of back n forth chatter that can last for up to an hour.
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Thank you- you’re the first to explain the “monkey sounds” as they truly sound just like a barrel full of monkeys squabbling amongst themselves! I hear them do this all the time! I actually can call them in, and it’s a “hoot” to have them come in close to figure me out. Lately, however, my Belgian Malinois has decided to howl when she hears them, and especially when I call them. I think she’s just jealous!
I, too, live in NW GA, about an hour’s drive from Atlanta. I’m blessed to have several patches of woods around and I have a nice creek less than 100 feet from my house (my property ends in the middle of the small but consistent stream. I think this location is why I seem to hear several pairs calling. Just wondered how territorial are they? The woods behind me is not a very large tract and serves as a buffer between several older neighborhoods.
As a bird lover in general and a Raptor lover, I find this species most intriguing. I’m also an artist and would love to create a nice portrait of one. While I can find lots of photo references, I’ve found that seeing them (or any subject) in their habitat provides me with a perspective that is unavailable through still photos or even high quality videos. I’m hoping to see them in person with a little more effort (although using a wheelchair in the woods is a bit of a challenge, I used to hunt quite often using one, so “where there’s a will there’s a way”!
Thanks again for sharing this educational video. I’m going to share it with my fellow Owl lovers!
I had a barred owl screech just as I stepped out of the door in total darkness- every hair stood on end and my muscles locked! 😳 It took a moment to realize what it was and I laughed. Didn't know they sometimes use nest boxes, will definitely build one for next year... Stunning clips and photos, and the calls were awesome! Thank you for the video (and the outtakes- they were a hoot!)
Have a great evening!🦉
I heard the monkey sounds they make and I had no idea at the time what it was I was hearing and they were really loud. I'm not embarrassed to admit it scared me haha as I was alone in my cottage and it was late at night. Felt like I had been teleported to a jungle!
Ha..yep it would have that same effect on me too.
Iast week in suburban Austin Texas, I had the honor of having 2 barred owls in my backyard trees in the early morning. They were calling back and forth to each other. It was a special moment. ❤
I absolutely love there face & those eyes.
I love these owls. They are all around our land and I often see one swooping over our creek when I pull into the driveway at night and I love listening to their sounds❤
Lesley, what a beauty!! Wonderful footage. This is one of my favorites so far! What a delight. Thank you so much.
Stunning owl and you have given us a great insight into their world!
Wonderful :) Thank you for watching!
Barred Owls are beautiful and mysterious creatures! I always enjoy seeing them fly. It's interesting that they are silent flyers.
Dear Lesley. Thank you! I adore that bird. Inspire me.
My absolute favorite! Their eyes are so mystical.
I have fond memories of camping in the Berkshires, sitting on a mountain top and twilight and hearing various barred owls hooting across the hillside and valleys. At night sometimes one would hoot loudly just above my tent, startling me, but that feeling would quickly be replaced by gratitude for the experience.
I love the sound the Barred Owl makes! Recently I have one living just inside the woods at my house. 18 years I've lived here, and I've never seen one!! Oh well! Thank you, Lesley!!
A testament to how hard it really is to see them. Really cool that you hear them though, Thanks a lot for watching. Hope you have a great night 🐦💙💜
Who cooks for you? LOL
Wonderful video with lots of helpful information!! We used to have some very nearby and one landed on a tree branch right outside of my window, just a few days after I said I wanted to see the owl others were seeing! My wish was granted! We used to hear them at night and it's true, they are very loud!! Such beautiful creatures!!
Thank you Lesley❤... I would like to add that Cornell has a live camera on a Barred Owl nest. A few days ago, there were eggs she is sitting on...always interesting to watch 😊
I've been watching the live cam when I have a few moments to spare. Isn't it wonderful to watch them? Thanks for watching, have a great evening 💙💜🐦
So that's the owls I hear in my woods! They are amazing to hear! (And almost always at dusk and throughout the night)
I feel incredibly lucky that a month ago, when I was walking my dog around my neighborhood around 8 or 9 am, a barred owl flew up into a tree across the street from me. It stayed perched in that tree when I approached, and leaned down and looked into my eyes as if interested a few times. I've been around captive hawks and other birds of prey who seem to look through you as if you don't matter to them, so this was a unique experience.
How I love hearing these majestic birds calling each other across our ridge. While there's some lots still being developed, there's still a lot of woods. Another great video, many thanks.
I overheard a father talking to his daughter while walking in front of my house. He said: You hear that owl?! For years I thought it was an owl too. Nope doves! 🕊️ Love your channel. You show me stuff that's so foreign to my everyday life. Keeps me tied to nature. Thanks for the vids
Hi, Lesley! Thank you so much for this great Barred Owl video. I have never seen one here in Northeast Pennsylvania, but I hear them often, mostly in late Spring and summer. I was on my computer last year listening to various bird calls late one evening near an open window when I heard one nearby. I happened to be listening to Barred Owl vocalizatons when I received a return call. I played it again, and received another return call. At that point, I discontinued the calls so as not to disappoint the bird if it came seeking a mate. Happily, I heard the call of a second owl that was clearly of the opposite sex. The banter went on for several minutes before fading away. Still one of my all-time favorite birds!
What a fun and unexpected experience that must have been, and I'm so glad that there was another caller in the woods for him. Birds lead some pretty fascinating lives. Thanks for watching and sharing your story. It was a pleasure to read. :)
@@LesleytheBirdNerdgreat video 👍
Wildlife photography in all it's forms is wonderful. To be able to get close ups of birds always amazes me. I can hear 'em in the trees and rarely spot 'em
Thx & love U 🍃🌹beautiful voiced Lesley 4charming comprehensive informative post .. one day shocked 2see barred owl hating on me fm a big branch 3feet above my head as it watched 4prey ..
love listening Who-who-who-who who”who’who whooo , ) 🙏♥️🍃
ps because my tree garden has burrowing gopher tortoises… maybe there are tunneling owls too ..
Thank you so much for the kind comment. That is awesome about you having the Barred Owl and I think their call is awesome too :) Have a great night
I've yet to see the barred owls that lives below me on the edge of the river. I've been listening to their calls for years. I want to go to a friends duck blind to see if I can snap a photo or two. They've just got it done. I love hearing them. I've heard most of their calls. Thank you for sharing Lesley. 😊
Lesley, what great coverage of the Barred Owl! Thank you for the time, research, effort that went into that presentation. Expressions of appreciation go out to those who contributed images as well. After having had the privilege of five Barred Owl sightings starting in the autumn of 2021, I have not come across one for the past year. I carefully scrutinized your contributors images and failed to see one with the full tawny coloured under feather chest exposed. I continue to count it as a privilege to have seen and captured such an image. I also wish to thank you for the kind reminder to be respectful of our feathered friends 'space'.
Great video as always! I just saw one a week ago in my backyard making it iconic call! It flew away and I have it on video! As silent as a mouse!
I've heard them call loudly at night. Then one further away replies. Then yet another replies even further away. I've wondered if the responses go all the way across Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
Thanks for the great intro to barred owls! You are so good at this.
That is so kind of you to say. Thanks a bunch :)
We have barred owls near our cabin in NW Wisconsin....I so love listening to them in the middle of a summer night calling to each other. So calming and beautiful. Now if I could just see one! 😊
I hope you get to see one :) Maybe this will be the year ( Fingers crossed for you ) I can totally see how their calls can be so calm and soothing, as long as it's not those crazy frightening ones they make, hahah. Wonderful birds. Thanks for watching, I hope you have a great night 🥰
Who cooks for you
@@LesleytheBirdNerd 😱barred owls live in Canada
@@TimothyB-lb6ek funny 🤪
@@LesleytheBirdNerd I hope I see one🤞
How timely!!! We have just had them move into our woods and your video was very informative. I saw four of them !
this is my favorite owl. I discovered them by my place in Gainesville FL many years go when I had my window open in January (FL, remember) and I heard what I thought was coyotes howling in the distance, then realized that no, it was some weird birds outside closer. I went outside and saw my neighbors looking up at the trees "It's owls!" they said. The sounds you describe here were coming from all of the trees surrounding our buildings. I did some research on the sounds they were making and learned what a barred owl is. I've since moved a bit north and to a new apartment by some thick woods, and there are barred owls hooting in those woods every evening.
This video is EXQUISITE.
Thank you!!
(I also liked the bloopers at the end 😂)
I live in Arkansas and I have many barred owls around my area. Some nights they're all around our house, calling back and forth. We've also been lucky enough to have one frequent a huge old pine tree on the property line right behind the house-we've seen it many times since moving here.
I never get tired of hearing them. 😊
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🐦Another FANTASTIC and Fascinating Informational BirdNerd Production Lesleyl!!! As it so happens, we are somewhat fortunate to have a pair nesting (?) close to our house in either the large Spruce, or big hardwood burr oak possibly.. Seemed most years we would hear some off and on, especially Fall or Spring into Summer...Then for z couple years, nothing. So delighted to hear them again!! One time I swear there were several out back doing the mating call cacaphony!! Comical lol!! They are so elusive and I never see them. I have gotten photos in the past when hubby and I would drive the back roads.... However,, gas, wear and tear on all ( car, us, camera) lol takes a pricey toll...
Love your scenics! That sunset or sunrise is DAZZLING!!! !I've to see more!! I'm expecting to get out to the park for sky -storm cloud shots possibly...this year..
Thank You and Keep up the Beautiful work!! Happy Easter also! Your Birdy Fan, Mindi 🐣🕊🐧🦃🐓🐔🙋
This is sooooooo beautiful....thank you Bird Goddess!
Thank you so much!
One time someone bought owls for us to see and have pictures with, probably the only time I've seen one, there was a huge owl that flew over us, but maybe the memory cheats about its size, considering I live in what is considered countryside here in the uk, I don't hear them at all 😢
Tell a lie, I thought I saw one once, and I was very excited, trying to get a picture with my phone and then after a while, as I got closer, I found it was some kind of wind ornament with its head turning with the wind, nailed to a tree 😑😅
As a child I'd hear noises that I always thought were owls, but it was just a wood pigeon! I'd hear them calling down the chimney 😁
Your video now makes me want to try and find one out!
That is so funny about the Ornament, I can see myself doing something similar, haha! Thank you for watching :)
@@LesleytheBirdNerd I felt so stupid, I bet there was someone in the house behind it watching me and laughing😂
Thank you for making it and putting such effort in! The outtakes were funny as heck 😊
I've never seen one, but my son and I heard a pair while rough camping in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky (Late June 2022, for seasonal context). The sun had just set, I was starting to drift off to sleep when I thought I heard someone yelling from a ways off. The "yelling" started getting closer; This roused me up, and we ended up listening to two of them calling back and forth from either side of our dwellings for maybe a half-hour. I memorized two of the calls and when we got back to civilization I started sifting through owl calls online 'til I found my answer. Cool creatures.
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Had no idea that was what that sound is. I heard that call in South Carolina last year and just assumed two owls were just trying to find each other. Apparently Mr. male owl was getting his rocks off. Kudos to those owls. Thanks Lesley for breaking this down
The gentle, calming hoots of an owl are such a rare pleasure. Kudos, Lesley.
What a wonderful video! Thank you Lesley ❤
I have a family on my property. The female is not shy at all. She is very active after 3pm usually. She is very protective of her nest. All my friends cime by just to see the owl. Lol.
US Fish and Game needs to STOP slaughtering these magnificent creations. Humans are causing species extinction, not owls.
I saw a pair of barred owls at my local cemetery a couple weeks ago! But… I live in Cheyenne Wyoming… I’m puzzled by this still. I only got one poor image but put the observation on Inaturalist.
I watched a breeding pair for years in exactly the environment described. I eventually left a lawn chair to sit in within 50 yards of an annual nesting site. The pair would regularly come to watch me sit. If I walked my dog in the same woods one of the owls would follow. I discovered that the dog was spooking mice from under logs and the owl would try to catch them.
They make a peculiar sound when angry or threatened. It is a loud clicking sound, like hammering on a board with a stick. I’ve heard/seen them attack a raccoon too close to a nest. The attack was preempted with the clicking.
Wonderful bird to watch. Thank you for program.
There's a group of these beautiful creatures here in the Midwest around Kansas City in the country I love listening to their monkey calls
I had the lovely opportunity to watch a couple of these owls in the forest. It was just me and them. I watched the male for more than an hour and captured over 400 photos. Coolest ever wildlife experience for me so far.
I have at least one pair in the city woods behind my house, and they have been there several years.
During the daytime, they do battle with the hawks, chasing each other between houses and over our pool area.
Come night, they begin with their calls back and forth. By 10:00 PM, they sound like howler monkeys.
By 5:00AM, the show ends.
Soooo cool!
A working day in an urban environment is a good day with a nature video, especially a quiet one with a calm voice-over, and a laugh at the end.
I see them on fences and power lines. I frequently hear their call.
What an amazing video...wow thank you so so much...been lucky to have daily visits of a beautiful barred owl lately...many days in a row....right there at 40 feet from my house..and 2 days ago, was treated by a really over vocal one...for 30 minutes...it was amazing as always...still so much snow around here and having that amazing bird perched right there...cannot ask for more....thank you again...big fan of yours...
When I bought my property (In Northern Ohio) 7 years ago, I bought it as an as-is foreclosure. Meaning I had to mow it. All 2.5 acres of it. Nipple high. With a push mower.
During the mow, I felt.....like I was being watched. Sure enough, a barred owl was watching me, maybe 20 yards away. "Oh, COOL! What are the odds that---oh God I'm mowing down his hunting ground" 😢.
Now there is a family of at least three, either in our back woods or the park across the street. They seem most chatty on rainy evenings.
Never understood why they hoot at night, when they...are...hunting....🤔
Ive heard them here for my entire life but never seen one.
They are talking about killing over 450k barred owls to save a few spotted owls in WA. They just posted a video about it. Disgusting!
For those who decide to take the job a really hope they have bad karma as a result. Let’s hope this doesn’t happen
A Barred and a Muslim Woman???
Common in one area I bird in NE Oklahoma. Hear them year round. Heard one last night. They are loud!
Somebody needs kisses. ❤ I'm pretty sure of it!
We once had a barred owl in our backyard and went outside to look at it and it didn't give a hoot. It just stared at us.
We have barred owl here in northeast Florida. They are so wonderful.
Congrats on hitting 200 thousand subscribers. You definitely deserve it. Love to hear the owls.
Another wonderful video, Lesley! Thank you! I live in rural Maryland with woods and a creek in our backyard. We love to hear our very loud barred owls almost daily! Their calls are LOUD! We’ve been here 30 years and have heard them most of that time!
Awesome Lesley! Owls are so cool! I want to make a Barred Owl nest box!
Thank you very much :) If anyone is the man for the job of building a Barred Owl Nest box it's YOU. I definitely think you should give that a go. What an exciting bird that would be to observe. Making me excited just imagining it all, haha!
Great video Lesley❤ such a beautiful owl that pulls our heart strings at the cottage. I love calling them by the bonfire and waiting for a reply. Not sure if you watched the "algonquin park" live cam but this year the barred sucessfully hunted some prey. They are beautiful birds. Tyvm for this lovely video. ❤
Thanks so much and I'm green envy about you having them at the cottage, lol. Awesome birds. I did see the live cam of the Barred. Really awesome :)
@@LesleytheBirdNerd have you been to algonquin provincial park? Stunning views. Saw a female ruby at each paddle to campsite in Aug.
@@LesleytheBirdNerd I really want to see an owl where I live 😣☝️
I feel so lucky to live where they are all over the place, while people flock to Central Park in NYC whenever one shows up there.
Amazing as all your videos, although they have a extremely tough time competing with your incredibly knowledgeable narrative. What I don’t get is why you only have 199k subscribers…
Thank you,Glad you like them!
The first time I heard a barred owl in the woods, I thought, for at least a few seconds, the sounds were coming from a mischievous college student hiding in the trees somewhere.
That it was a barred really didn't even occur.
Re owls stressed by human company, the Screech might be an exception. I have read they have a sort of affinity for people, and I was shoveling snow one winter dusk, when a screech flew onto a basketball hoop just 10 feet or so from where I was working. It just sat there, and gave the impression of wanting to be there, almost curious about what I was doing.
I can totally relate to your experience. When I began birding years ago I remember hearing what sounded like someone trying to start their bike or quad. I went on and on while I was trying to record a video of birds. I was so irritated, lol. Then a few minutes later I headed off toward the direction just to see what was going on, well, turned out it was actually a Male Ruffed Grouse. He was "drumming" something they do with their wings to attract a mate. I laughed but was so amazed too at the same time.
Really neat about the Screech Owl, I never knew. Interesting, thanks for mentioning that :)
Have a great night
0:06 So many of the forest's fallen are fallen at the talons of these self same Barreds.
Nice! Love this. ❤🦉
Thank you for stopping by :)
Whenever those amazing eyes are turned on me (and I saw two together just last week), they always seem vastly less impressed with me than I am with them. I feel like I'm being told to move along by a celebrity.
Haha! That's a great way to describe it, we must look goofy to them.
I just saw a pair of these in a rural park this evening. They are sedentary birds so it is probably the same pair I have seen in that park last year and the year before.
Barred Owl caterwauling is the best sound in the woods!
Barred owl calls are easily imitated with the human voice. Once you've mastered the technique, you can be almost certain that one will arrive to deal with the "trespasser".
Wow, that is fascinating.
I had one in my yard a few nights ago. At first I didn't recognize the loud call, but then it dawned on me and I saw her take up and off. It was truly a magical moment.
The best breakfast viewing!
Southern NH here, last night at dusk a pair put on quite a concert for over 15 minutes.
Following morning here you are😁
That is great timing. Awesome! And I'm super jealous that you get to hear these fascinating owls.
They're amazing and beautiful
Do not kill off the barrel owls! We do not have the right to kill this bird.
Unbelievable!! To kill the Beautiful Barred Owls for the Spotted Owls? I guess they want to make the Barred extinct! Anyway to keep both would be so wonderful! Since they are related!
When I heard the calls I realized that Bigfoot hunters are not familiar with owls.
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I love their calls. They are in my woods.
As always excellently informative and beautiful!!~* ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love your bloopers too!!~*
Barred owls are so damn precious
This is such a great RUclips channel. Thank you for all your bird teachings.
Glad you enjoy it!
Thank you for this in-depth video. We have a wooded back yard with a creek near Pocahontas State Park, VA and everything you covered happened just minutes ago. A pair was calling, one the ‘who cooks for you’ song and then came the response. Then the loud “monkey sounds” started up which blew me away. I kid you not, a crow started to warn the forest directly afterwards and then all fell silent. A testament of how accurate your information is! Thank you.
We have one that hangs around near or at our house. I look forward to seeing and hearing it again!
Wonderful!
Owls are indeed deep beauties
I believe I just saw 2 barred owls fighting in flight . Flying and tumbling across the highway, upstate n.y.