Voices: Barred Owl

[sootyferrari65]

OhoohoohHOOHOOOOO!

Intimidating little buggers

[jwashburn86]

Yeah, these little bastards live around my house. They tried to go after my dog when he was a puppy. Little fuckers.

[ericlyna]

Incredible audio. I was camping in North Florida last month when I first heard the awesome calls of the Barred Owl. I'm hooked.

[Illiasc]

LOVE hearing these at night. I believe we have a pair nesting across the road because I hear these calls every summer. The calls are always the same though as if the same male/female. But sometimes I see two.

[Brightfur10]

monkeys?

[piper1233]

@Brightfur10 LOL!

[piper1233]

To hear the sound that I'm talking about, see my video at piper1233. Ignore the bird on the light pole, I was positioning the phone mic for better sound clarity.

[piper1233]

To hear the sound I'm talking about, check out my video at piper1233. Ignore the bird on the light pole, I was just positioning the phone mic for better sound clarity.

[piper1233]

i live in West Palm Beach Florida, I hear this bird? during the day also.

[piper1233]

I hear this woo hoo hoo, woo hoo hoo, Sound at night and in the morning. What type of owl is it, if it is an owl.

[MPSecare]

@piper1233 what part of the world do you live?

[Dynastar231]

@piper1233 that would be this little guy... Does it sound like Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you? it's a barred.. 

[piper1233]

@Dynastar231 no its more like whot, who hoo........whot who hoo

[dzeigfinge]

We see him every night and during the day

[dzeigfinge]

I have one living in our backyard for the past few months. What magnificent creature. We named him/ her Ziggy

[pr0m0dzz1]

I seen one once in Florida ocala and it was ten feet away making a noise and it flew past me over my head it was beautiful

[jmream1]

Who who who you

[UntitledKirk]

When I lived back in New Hampshire, we used to hear this every night at around 10pm during the mating season of this bird. Really really creepy sound, but so cool at the same time. Makes me want to move back =\

[FreddieTheYeti]

The fuck?

[PaulyB62]

We heard these at dusk when camping. Had never heard them before and took us until night 2 to figure out what was making the sound. It was a bit scary at first; sounded like someone screaming!

[craig79792000]

Matt Moneymaker and Bobo would say "squatch for sure"!

[dmf404]

@craig79792000

You know, I have to agree with that..."That's definitely 'squatch talk!"

[MrKilroy138]

I heard a barred owl in Wisconsin over Christmas. I never saw the owl.

[Norther219]

@MrKilroy138 but it saw you

[Hekatean]

I had a pair living in my backyard. They'd always sing before it rained or snowed. Mockingbirds are waaay creepier at 2 a.m. I had some that whistled like people right outside my window.

[jmream1]

Who cooks for you

[lucas2718]

Talk about a haunting sound. Here in the Piedmont area of North Carolina, we hear Barred Owl calls on a relatively regular basis. But no matter how often a I hear that mournful cry, it always leaves me in awe. Man has nothing on nature.

[killersushi99]

I was in the woods one night and one of these owls scared the hell out of me!

[unforgettable903]

lol... you could make a dubstep out of this.

[KeskinTRS]

Amazing sounds

[macando8954]

Haha , 2 persons are so afraid by Owl calls !

[gimme7x]

Thank you for posting. I have a pair that live in my woods on and off throughout the year. I will be inside with all doors and windows closed and you can still hear them calling back and forth to each other at night.

[kikidemon]

"Who, who, who, who cooks for you??"

[R5H4D0W]

if you witness one singing while watching it you'll get a warm fuzzy feeling when you hear it again some years down the road.

[choirboyfromhell1]

Saw one early this last summer down in a wooded hollow. Intimidating and big as hell, and it wasn't afraid of me. If I had heard this sound I'd crapped myself silly.

[DinoCanTALKxD]

They aren't scary. They have a pretty hoot.

[cfanderson30]

I'm amazed how many people are scared when they hear a barred owls call.. I personally LOVE the sound and is comforted by their call!

[PirateXzibit]

@Drphalgun19 Don't worry, He's just showing off ;)

[majornewb]

That's an amazing sound

[noobsmoke261]

I want an owl, right now. I will have him sing to me when I'm going to bed.

[mirandansa]

Sounds like my grandma pooping.

[78kokka]

1:15 sounds like a tropical monkey O_O

[Suzrbeth]

I live in Summerville, SC- a Charleston suburb and I have been hearing this almost every night lately. We live in a subdivision, not out in the country. At first it was just the "who cooks for you?" at first, then a bunch of raucous screeching. I thought we had chimpanzees in the trees!

[JamesWaton]

woh ah ah owwwohhh

[buhoreal1000]

acen orribleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee



[hhardwick3]

I've got at least pair in the preserve behind my home. I wish I could see them (but it's always dark (;-D), and they are up on a high ridge) They are clearly calling to one another (or at each other) but I wonder- I usually only hear them from mid-Spring to mid-Summer just beyond dusk and never in the winter. I'm sure they're not migratory, why do they get so "quiet"?

[datubaman]

Who cooks for you?

[BeachofDreams]

Heard one of these in Killarney Prov. Park (Ontario) just last week

[IndigoCat17]

Sounds like a monkey LOL

[IndigoCat17]

They probally thought that Bigfoot was around

when they heard that it sounds like a giant monkey LOL

[Leon612]

People might mistake the sounds for Bigfoot.

[IndigoCat17]

@Leon612 yeah i know LOL

[eukodol]

One of these started in around 2 o'clock this morning pretty close to my tent. Scared the living crap out of me!

[cherryonion]

haha. we went camping and we seriously thought there were 2 drunk jerks out in the woods. just owls though =D

[moore7711]

Hi there, I was wodering if I could get a sound recording of thier vocalaztion

[R5H4D0W]

hehehe... their sound is just as cuddly as their body shape

[Swordbladepirate]

what this reminds me of: /watch?v=m3UavD2oNkg

[pooky911]

aw.some.

[speedstick77]

That goes on every night here in East Texas. I tried sleeping out on the upstairs porch. One perched on a branch over my head and cut loose, All God's critters are cool.

[AkoNikad4]

Leptirica....xD

[fridayfaster]

Just Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!

[SweetieChii]

My husband and I were woken up last night by two of these suckers sitting in the tree outside our bedroom window. It was a very cool experience to listen to them!

I've been combing the net trying to match this sound with what type of owl it was and I'm glad I finally found it!

[TheKaniq94]

ಠ_ಠ i would shit my pants if i would hear this while camping in the middle of nowhere in a big forest...

[BORINGGULL]

Who cooks for you :D

[KathleenPhotography]

I was trying to imitate their calls out on my roof one night, and evidently I was very successful as the next thing I knew I had a barred owl- could not see as it was too dark, so close to me making wild insane woman threatening sounds, I nearly jumped out of my skin, I went in the house, and decided if I did that again I want to have a lacrosse helmet on.

[kop4321]

Sounds like fucking big foot

._o

[902Judith]

THANK GOD...

I finally solve the Mystery of the "Night Hooter" ..or "Night Opper"

and what a "haunting" sound it is and so rhythmical.

"OOP PAPPA OOP"..."OOP PAPPA OOP"..."OOP PAPPA OOP"...grrrrrr

(Actually, I thought it was a MONSTOR!!!)

Thanks Laura, for educating me re: this LOUD "pain-in-the-neck"

A picture really helps me to see - he's a not a PEST. He's a Creature of Beauty :-)

[PrincessPetunia]

Sounds just like an old-school GiggleStick. O.o

[deamoneater357]

who who who cooks for you!?

[2010tvgirl]

Thank you for sharing this information. I confirmed my neighbor is a beautiful Barred Owl. I have seen him/her a number of times as I walk out the driveway. He will fly by and perch on a nearby limb to check my dog and me as we walk out for the mail.

I love to hear their hooting in the evening.

[alongthepatholife]

The mans like, Oh my god honey, I think its a heard of wild snarf-hearders!! Get outta here! RUN!! lol.

[redrobbietv]

Is the hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo hwah a sort of warning or challenge sometimes? I used it to answer back to barred owls a few times, and it seemed like it made them stop answering.

[satsuki26]

are these in north carolina?

[redrobbietv]

@satsuki26 According to Google Search and a website called "Bioweb", it appears that they do.

[kingmackattack42]

Great vid and nicely done. If you weren't familiar with the varying calls that a barred owl makes and were to be awakened in your tent in the dead of night by a couple of them, it just might be reason enough to 'hold it' until dawn.

[redrobbietv]

My mom and I saw a barred owl one night as we were coming home from Murray. It was sitting on a post in our yard. We didn't want to get out because we were afraid we would scare it away. It was so beautiful. Those calls sound like goblins laughing. I have a really vivid imagination! :)

[angrybeaversfan]

I just heard this outside but didnt see it and it scared the living day lights out of me. I was building a fort in the woods and I got SO SCARED. When I started hammering it did it. Then I did the noise back and I guess I scared it. If I knew what it was I would have went looking for it.

[Goexploreoutdoors]

I heard these owls a few times when camping ... its really creepy the first time hear them. Great sound quality on the video!

[LaraJosephBirdLover]

How absolutely awesome! Thanks for the link Steve!

[metallicakirk100]

i hear these coon hunting all the time

[emeraldscales]

One of these flew through our screened in porch tonight, there is nothing like trying to open the door to let it out while avoiding a massive bird to the face.

[downwharmony]

LOVE THEM!!!! They are very social :D They are indeed VERY smart

[ljschrad]

wow...saw a barred owl while wading a river fishing on a rainy day...it watched me a bit then flew back into the swampy woods of NJ

[mrsdn1234]

I love this!!! What a treat

[Nikkios073]

I'm listening to a pair converse right now. Took me awhile to find out what kind of owl it was.

[southport97]

The only other bird that's scarier sounding is the loon. Trust me.. it will make the hair on your arms stand up if you're alone in the woods at night.

[GraceRox16]

@southport97 the loon call is a little bit haunting, but i think the it is also really, really pretty.

[amusielski23]

@GraceRox16 its beautiful lol

[indusdolphin]

This sound is coming from a BIRD?

[manfromregina]

@indusdolphin Hi .

Have you ever heard a P'od / distressed, Squirrel?

Man they're like birds getting cornered. squawkish.

H NewYear

cheers

from

Canada

[amusielski23]

@indusdolphin yup barred owls make some really funny noises haha

[primeorganist88]

@indusdolphin some sould like they are vomiting, right?

[bryanbish2000]

@indusdolphin Yes, a Barred Owl !!! very cool.

[24tharcher]

< viewer 4,440 lol

[agricola]

kind of chimp or howler monkey-ish