Barred Owl calling in August? (1 Viewer)

wroughtiron

Patriotic User

• Aug 12, 2005

• #1

I was surprised to hear a Florida Barred Owl calling at 3:30 AM Friday morning, August 12, 2005. It was a pair of Florida Barred Owls calling between one another with their trade mark call that sounds like "Who cooks for you; who cooks for you all?"

Has anyone else heard this owl calling during the month of August? Are these mating calls or just territory calls?

Samuel Wilson
Tallahassee, Florida
Bless the USA

 

Last edited: Aug 13, 2005

wroughtiron

Patriotic User

• Aug 12, 2005

• #2

If anyone has anything to say about Barred Owls, please reply.

Samuel Wilson
Tallahassee, Florida
Bless the USA

 

Last edited: Aug 13, 2005

S

streatham

Well-known member

• Aug 12, 2005

• #3

Hi wroughtiron,

Not a Barred Owl expert by any means but I have noticed the same thing here in CT. I in fact usually hear them late summer/fall in my yard and then again in spring for a while - after that all's quiet for the year - I should imagine it's territorial calling at the moment.

Luke

 

wroughtiron

Patriotic User

• Aug 13, 2005

• #4

Luke, I was thinking the same thing. Last year, I don't recall hearing them during this time in August. The Florida Barred Owl's breeding season is supposed to usually wind down by late May or early July. I was hoping someone else who resided in Florida was hearing Florida Barred Owls currently in their area. I actually made a recording of the Florida Barred Owl (Owl_Audio_File.mpeg).

Samuel Wilson
Tallahassee, Florida
Bless the USA

 

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wroughtiron

Patriotic User

• Aug 15, 2005

• #5

Once again, I heard them calling. This is very strange for this late in the year. I have a hard time believing it is territorial calls because it just goes on for what seems like hours.

Samuel Wilson
Tallahassee, Florida
Bless the USA

 

wroughtiron

Patriotic User

• Sep 13, 2005

• #6

Barred Owl sighting

I just happen to be lucky enough to witness a large Barred Owl swoop out of the woods and flank the side of my house to snatch a tree frog. These frogs are attracted to the night lights. The Barred Owl's flight was absolutely silent. I just happen to be looking up when it happened. It perched in a nearby tree and I was going to go for my camera, but it took flight before I could even go in the house. It was around 2:40 AM Tuesday.

Samuel Wilson
Tallahassee, Florida
SamuelWilsonUSA At hotmail.com