Owls are one of the most iconic and recognisable group of birds, with a firm grounding in culture and mythology worldwide. Discover which species can be found in North America and the unique sounds they make.
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• Barred Owl: Andy Martin- www.xeno-canto.org/389995
• Boreal Owl: Elias A. Ryberg- www.xeno-canto.org/168502
• Burrowing Owl: Jonas Nilsson- www.xeno-canto.org/275753
• Eastern Screech Owl: Todd Wilson- www.xeno-canto.org/153434
• Eastern Screech Owl: Paul Marvin- www.xeno-canto.org/278588
• Elf Owl: Scott Olmstead- www.xeno-canto.org/363557
• Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl: Dan Lane- www.xeno-canto.org/368470
• Flammulated Owl: Phoenix Birder- www.xeno-canto.org/178673
• Great Grey Owl: Tero Linjama- www.xeno-canto.org/343167
• www.xeno-canto.org/343168
• Long-eared Owl: Rob van Bemmelen- www.xeno-canto.org/305965
• Long-eared Owl: Micah Riegner- www.xeno-canto.org/233963
• www.xeno-canto.org/233963
• Mountain Pygmy Owl: Lance A. M. Benner- www.xeno-canto.org/202603
• Mountain Pygmy Owl: Paul Marvin- www.xeno-canto.org/147392
• Northern Hawk Owl: Karl-Birger Strann- www.xeno-canto.org/401784
• Northern Saw whet Owl: Micah Riegner- www.xeno-canto.org/236357
• Short-eared Owl: Bruce Lagerquist- www.xeno-canto.org/344157
• Short-eared Owl: www.xeno-canto.org/233305
• Snowy Owl: Tero Linjama- www.xeno-canto.org/343144
• www.xeno-canto.org/343145
• Snowy Owl: Patrik Åberg- www.xeno-canto.org/277681
• Spotted Owl - Andrew Spencer
• Whiskered Screech Owl: Richard E. Webster- www.xeno-canto.org/322589
• Barn Owl: Paul Marvin- www.xeno-canto.org/413554
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• Great Horned Owl: Andy Martin- www.xeno-canto.org/386841
• Barred Owl: Andrew Spencer- www.xeno-canto.org/48644
• Great Horned Owl: Tayler Brooks- www.xeno-canto.org/38000
• Great Horned Owl: Andy Martin- www.xeno-canto.org/386841
• Northern Hawk Owl: Terje Kolaas- www.xeno-canto.org/263932
• Northern Pygmy Owl: Andrew Spencer- www.xeno-canto.org/104673
• Western Screech Owl: Tayler Brooks- www.xeno-canto.org/61474
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• Mountain Pygmy Owl: Dominic Sherony - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountai...
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• Northern Pygmy Owl: Frank D. Lospalluto - www.flickr.com/photos/chloesv...
• Spotted Owl: Frank D. Lospalluto - www.flickr.com/photos/chloesv...
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• Great Grey Owl: Olaf Oliviero Riemer - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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• Western Screech-Owl: Dominic Sherony - www.flickr.com/photos/9765210...
Fantastic video Enjoyable, well produced, and most importantly, very informative. Thanks!
Definitely listen to this with a good pair of headphones.
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I agree ☝️ this is awesome
@@t.diddle7998 Nope it was cheaply made because it didnt include a live picture of each owl. Any 10 Year old with a computer could have done this from their basement.
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Barn Owl: AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!
Alex K. Let my dog out to poo and about poo’d myself hearing one of those things
Sounds like the owl from “My Cousin Vinny.”
SKREEEEEEE
😂😂😂
A friend and I cut through a wooded area late one night on our way he and hear a barn owl. We froze, looked at each other and RAN all the way home.
This has taught me that screech owls are grossly misnamed.
I believe that honor should go to the American barn owl.
@@madcow1089 yes¿
Desperate Steer Or the Northern Hawk Owl at 6:14
I use the Latin name instead.
Oh, they screech too.
What I expected from the barn owl: Hoo Hoo! What I got: REEEEEEEEE
Owls are just Karens in disguise 😂
I heard one many years ago, and they can get way louder than this!
Thats the ghost you think is screaming banshee and really its the barn owl. Lol
some of these are lovely clear flute-like sounds, and some are charming little mini-squeaks and purrs, and some of them are just terrible terrible demon-screeches. And alien... space-ships. inter dimensional ones.
That's what I love about owl calls. They have a diversity all their own.
Everything sounds lovely and calming, not to be outdone the barn owl swoops in and makes your blood freeze with a nazghul screech.
A fellow nerd. How are ya?
I think if I was walking through the forest at night and heard this dude, I'd poop myself!
Yeah you aren’t kidding 😂
If you think the barn owl is freaky, look up sooty owl calls. Sooty owls are in the same genus, by the way, so they're related to barn owls! (you'll probably notice the family resemblance in both their facial structure and their horrifying shrieks)
*owl drops on a mouse* Do not come between a barn owl and his prey!
Everyone talking about the Barn, but imagine hearing the Great Grey in the middle of the night when you're alone in your house in the middle no where. That's how folklore is made.
Lol I was thinking ohh so that's the real Bigfoot
I couldn’t agree more. SOOO chilling!
The Great Grey is scariest, I agree
6:26 How about this one? The Northern Hawk Owl it's sounds almost sounded like Barn Owl
thats why im here.. heard exactly that lastnight at 2 am so i wanted to identify it
Barn owls sound more like screech owls than screech owls
In My Cousin Vinny they use the barn owl sound effects for a screech owl.
I know i thought the same thing. Barn owl is the banshee scream
I watched the whole video expecting it to be screech owl that's been screaming in my lower field and it undoubtedly a barn owl cool!
Also the northern hawk owl.That was terrifying
@@joyporcella81 Banshee was exactly the right name for this owl. All in favor of renaming to the banshee owl?
I ADORE THEM. THEIR FACES EXCITE ME INCREDIBLE
Damn, this is almost a haiku! 😆
Im really into their big eyes they are the barn owl banshee scream
They are really beautiful animals in sky
They are cute, yet there's something very intimidating about them to me. They are very unassuming predators sometimes.
Screech owls: Barn owls: Excuse me, but
I fell asleep while watching this and was rudely awakened by the Barn Owl.
Roseygirl 97676 😂😂😂😂
The Great Gray Owl is notorious
Sorry about that. Scientists have been working on a cure for the barn owls strep throat for a long time now, but thus far have not succeeded.
I had a pet barn owl while I was in college that I rescued
*Monika:•*• not really, I’ve had birds all my life...parakeets, quail, chickens that would ride on the handlebars of my bike, ducks that would fly next to me as I water skied, conures, a cockatoo, and cockatiels, but raptors were always my favorite. My mom didn’t want me to keep him at first, but eventually he grew up and was beautiful. Would sit on my shoulders and preen my hair, and my dad and I would fly him at midnight. I released him back into the wild when he was ready at Eufala wildlife refuge. He kept flying back to me but eventually stayed.
Northern Hawk Owl: hhhHhHHHHREE Spotted Owl: hhhhhREEEIIEIE Barn Owl: A̵̡̞̺̝̲̤̯̟͕̞͇̙̣̅̃̂͊͆͜͜A̸̢̡̛̞̫̜͙̹̳̎̈́̈́̉̅̽͑͊̕͝ͅĄ̶̳̲͉͍̤̻̀A̷̲͉̳͇͍͓̩̞̯͈͙̋̋̈́́̈̑̑̎͛̊͗̀̆͜͠ͅÁ̵̢̧̞̗̼̰͔̲͚̳̞͙͊̏̊̓̂͗̕͘ͅA̴̧̗̭͎͓͍̖͕̹̞̹̮͊͒̍̓̿͂̈́̈́́̓̔͐̕̚À̶̹̂̓̅ͅA̶̼͍̠̺̯͂̊̏̒̌̈́̾̐̆̇̈́̋͂̕͘A̷͍̯̻̪̼̿̎̾̿͂̅̇̉̆͜͠ On a side note, that photographer got way too close to that Western Screech Owl. Babe is tall-thin, lookin like a branch with two yellow LEDs taped to it.
He could have used a really good macro lens.
@@smol_fox481 or a wide angle lens that was really close, normally wide angle lenses make things skinnier
The great gray owl looks like a wise grandfather
I said this😂
Sounds like demon from hell
It’s like the classic stereotypical owl in storybooks and stuff I guess lol.
❤❤
Currently up at almost 5am because of squirrels in my ceiling 😐 playing this very loudly through my speakers.. they aren't making a sound now lol
That's epic.
Lol 😂
What a funny life hack! To scare mice in your house, play owl noises! XD
I also had squirrels in my attic they destroyed all my boxes I got a tape of owl call's 🦉🦉🦉🦉 and placed it up in the attic, never had any problems with squirrels again hahaha👍👍❤️
If you put a statue of one in your attic and/or outside, they will be looking for new living quarters.
All the other owls: Hoots or other beautiful calls. Barn Owl: *_LOUD SCREAMING_*
Nobody: Barn Owl: SHRIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Barn Owl: [Angry Screech from Hell]
😂😂😂😂 that and the Northern Hawk Owl
the american it a barn owl, latinos it the LECHUZA!!! RUN!!!
Barn Owl: Not exactly the most pleasant sound to wake up to...
0:06 Barred Owl 0:38 Boreal Owl 1:13 Burrowing Owl 1:44 Eastern Screech Owl 2:20 Elf Owl 2:48 Pygmy Owl 3:25 Flammulated Owl 4:10 The Great Grey Owl 4:45 The Great Horned Owl 5:22 The long-eared Owl 5:47 The Mountain Pygmy Owl 6:13 Northern Hawk Owl 6:46 Northern Pygmy Owl 7:10 Northern Saw-whet Owl 7:45 Short-Eared Owl 8:24 The Snowy Owl 8:57 the Spotted Owl 9:37 Western Screech owl 10:08 Whiskered Screech owl 10:36 American Barn Owl
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The real hero, thank you
At 2:50 to 3:23 you can hear another sound with this owl in the background. It sounds like whoooooo wahhh whooo whooo. I hear this every morning at my home. Does any one know what it is?
@@isthatyouarchie OMG SAME. I’VE ASKED MY GRANDMA AND EVERYONE. It sounds a little bit different than that but HOLY. I thought no one else was hearing it. Pls tell me if u figure it out.
It's amazing just how few owls actually make the "who" sound!
Owls look and sound like magical creatures
*wizarding noises intensify*
Because they are magical creatures ^.^
Looks like I have magical indigenous drip I guess
@stephenweinelt1175 Absolutely they are :)
great grey owl sounds like a big boi
egg ? Well, they are big owls, sometimes considered the biggest owl of all species
This made me laugh because I thought the same thing lol
sounds like a creature from dark souls
@@freddythebandbear Snowy owls are actually the largest species of owl.
Furious Sherman Thanks for the info :>
A pair of owls have moved into the neighborhood. They sound like horned owls. We've had a rat problem, so I hope they're here to clear that up.
That's probably why they are there, its part of their feed source, they must be Hungary✌🦉
To you it’s a rat problem. To those owls, it’s an all you can eat buffet.
Yes when I hear them I think the same thing and began to celebrate *evil laugh*
A pair of owls lives in my neighborhood too, I hear them hooting at each other in the trees at night and am trying to figure out what they are. I'm pretty sure they're horned owls as well. - Madison (central) Wisconsin
“We’re here about the rat problem.”
Owls: some of the most dangerous predators out there that can easily kill a puppy and fly stealthy Humans:awww so cute
well for one they sound cool as heck and different from other raptors (well some of them) but yeah its weird. I think its also cuz they're cool around humans which makes them interesting to us
As someone who lives at the edge of town and sees the damage rodents can do to property, I say - free pest control!
@@drdrums1 yeah in the side countrys rats are a problem here in romania
only the great horned owl can hunt little dogs, rats and cats, he can also hunt skunks, but the rest of the owls only hunt mice or rats
@@charli_pg2927 you're forgetting the eurasian eagle owl, the largest owl.
*child screaming in the dead of night* Me: "Ahh.....the American Barn Owl."
Omg XD
😂🤣
XD omy god, imagine- dont try to scream for help if you live in a village of bird watchers
@@youraveragemexorican best place to scream. They'd all wanna see the bird hahaha
@@loneenvoyyale5259 lol, then maybe you’d get help, and people that want to hire you to make bird calls to attract real birds
There is nothing like the hooting of a Great Horned Owl echoing through your chimney. The chimney amplifies the sound throughout my home.
you ain't had a barn owl up there hun
I am so sure that it what is hooting over here
What a fantastic and informative video, thank you so much. I had no idea there was such a variety of owl calls! I have been able to definitively identify my nocturnal visitor as a great horned owl.
Could be a mourning dove.
shoot it
Can't remember which type of owl it was, as this was like a decade ago in Nevada, but I remember the one time I camped with my step-brother, he got into a yelling match with an owl after getting drunk. He kept telling it to shut up, and it just got aggressively louder with its whoos. Good times
That’s quite funny.
Ha ha ha ha
That's hilarious, thank you
Reminds me of a movie “Stepbrothers.” Hysterical.
are you sure it wasn't a whippoorwill...they will drive you crazy at night
Nobody Great grey owl: *whoo 👺👹*
fr why was it so masculine like for WHAT
I would hate to hear it while I was alone in the woods.
He sounded like I train to me
It’s like the immitation of an ultrasound heartbeat. I liked it
Have had a few down from Canada in past years, but none ever made a sound! They are big, and not easily spooked by people!
Other owls: hoot Barn owl: REEEEEEEEEE
Don't forget squeak
*Strange beeping noises*
Something seems to familiar oh wait Pewds:Reeeeeeee barn owl:...... REEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
And the Northern Hawk Owl 😂😂
Mr. Queasy short eared owl also made that sound..
The Great Grey Owl almost sounds like a bear huffing.... creepy sound.
I thought like someones are coughing or clearing their throats
I'm living in a town in Minnesota and been hearing what a friend of mine insist is an owl but I don't believe it is.. I hear only and only during the daytime a bird?? That goes who whoooo... who... Three low toned consistent ... Who... (Short) whooooo (longer ) who (short again) over and over... Who... Whooo... Who .... Who... Whooo... Who... Who... Whooo... Who... What is it? Anyone know??????
I think that was the owl coughing up a pellet
@@orangie8426 that might be a mourning dove.
@@jturtle5318 yeah it's definitely mourning doves
I love how the short-eared owl sounds like an angry kitten 😂
Tchau demônios negros ..
If cats could bark
The long eared owl makes a very accurate cat sounds if you find an audio clip of it or a video
Northern pygmy owl sounds like me trying to play my recorder
I thought the same exact thing. Lmao
Sounds like cartoon sneaking
Me too oh arent they beautiful
4:56 if you're wondering what that ungodly wail in the background was it was a bull elk mating call!
disgraced sphinx and at 9:52 there are coyotes in the background
I thought that’s what I heard. When I lived in Pa. I lived near a lake and on a winter morning I heard that sound but I wasn’t sure what it was. Thank you!
Cathy Herr if you lived in the elk county area probably
O.O
I became interested in owls as a kid after reading Guardians of Ga'Hoole, owls are some of the coolest bird species especially the western screech owl, which looks like an angry stick
Ah! A fellow fan! Me too, the first book was required reading in my fourth grade class so I thought I would hate it but I ended up loving it. I remember getting all the books as they came out and drawing fanart💕
@@peppridgefarmremembers7137 you gpt those as required reading? Your school reading program sounds like it was actually fun... mine was nonexistent, we only had one english teacher (and the librarian of course) that actually cared about that
XD
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@@williamstout7137 the heck 😅 lol
I was once out searching for my kitten who had gotten out, in the middle of the night. As I reached the end of my block, out of no where, I heard a barn owl let out that horrific shriek, nearly emptied my bladder, and then saw it silently flying away about fifty feet away from me, thanks to full moonlight. Amazing how quiet the bastards are, but when they decide to make noise they go for it full throttle. At first I feared the worst for my Kimba, but the owl didn't eat him, I found him and got him home safe.
I think they only eat mice.
Do you feel like you may have lost time that night? Or like maybe there was something strange about the night air? Like a stillness or quiet
You had me in the first half. I almost pooped myself worrying about your kitten!
Terrifying
@@dawnstar7187 they definitely eat kittens and sometimes cats or small dogs
Great Gray Owl is terrifying
Fun to see in the wild, and seem to mind their own business (catching voles)!
Other owls: Pygmy owl:*makes the detonator noise they use in movies*
Levi Little OKAY BUT LIKE WHILE YOU HEAR THAT BIRD, WHAT IS THE BIRD THAT YOU HEAR IN THE BACKGROUND?
@@yajairalazo7199 mourning dove
If you were a tiny owl that only stands 3-4 inches tall, you would want to sound like a bomb that's about to explode in order to scare away predators too.
Shiva49 omg thank yoi
You*
normal owls: hoot hoot great gray owl: **proceeds to sound like a smoker having an asthma attack**
Yes! Perfect! I thought he sounded like he was dying!
Owls are the cats of the sky
True
Sky cats
Moth cats
*mothman cats
*Everyone liked that
Aha! Found you! You're an eastern screech owl! I was looking for the sound to identify what I was hearing outside. Haha Thanks!
You're welcome, glad it helped identify the mystery sound
I live in TX and have had several kinds of owls nest/hunt in my area: Barred, Great Horned, and Barn Owl. I know all of their calls. A few nights ago I heard a call that was familiar but I couldn't remember what it was. Thanks to this vid I now know it is an eastern screech owl. I have never heard one here before, although I did hear them all through my childhood in WV. I had forgotten.
@@jaguarsky55 And one was recorded in Texas.
I also identified my( at least a pair of owls)while watching the bats eat. I have been seeing some bid ol mice around and figured thats what brought them to my corner of the woods.
I just learned we have a screaming barred owl in our yard. I almost jumped out of the bed!
You sure the pygmy owl isn't just some 8 yr old with a recorder 😂
Grammar Nazi underrated comment
😂😂😂
LMAO
I used to sound exactly like him in my music classes lmao
Yeah..it does sound like a recorder😅
The most iconic owl call - the great horned owl. I like hearing the great horned owls and the barred owls at night. For some reason, very comforting. And btw - I know from living in Texas that the mourning dove often sings at night.
Yes, because it's not a _morning_ dove like many people think.
I AGREE the great horned owl is just the king of his kind
All hail the great horned owl king!!
IVAN!!!
In Chicago the mourning dove sings ALL THE TIME lol
We don't enjoy such a variety of owls in the UK so I was surprised to discover so many birds with so many calls. The photos are showing the birds beautifully and the recordings are clear and long enough to really appreciate them. Our barn owls sound very much like yours. Thank you so much for sharing.
I am also from the UK, so making this video was a great chance to learn the Owls of NA. I do have a soft spot for our native owls - especially the tawny owl and short-eared. I am glad you enjoyed the video, many thanks for commenting.
Nct so how many different types of owls do u have in the uk?
I love your little pocket owls.
@@oldfogey4679 I have only met 4 different types so far: the tawny owl, the eagle owl, the barn owl and one that mews like a cat (that was near Poole). The eagle owl was quite a surprise! I was trying to identify it as a bird of prey and couldn't find it so was leafing through the bird book and it happened to open at the owl section, and there was that bird! so large, and flying in the late afternoon so I never expected it to be an owl. I have lived mostly in cities so enjoy discovering nature around me now that I have at last flee away from conurbations, but my knowledge is limited. So much to marvel at.
Huh??
The only one I ever hear here in socal is the barn owl. One lives in the tree next to my bedroom and every other night I get demon screeches
Strigidae: *hoots, chattering, sometimes screeches* Tytonidae: *HELLISH SHRIEKS OF THE DAMNED* Tytos are best owls honestly
Metal Beak agrees with you!
@@lunalgaleo1991 Is that a GaHoole reference I hear?
@@silverstarthehybrid8122 Yup! Guardians Unite!
@Cerese True dat!
I know I can't call back to a great grey, I can't get that deep. Great horned and barred owls are fun to hoot back to, I even got a barred get close before he realized 'Wait... that's not an owl' I'm going to practice long eared since they apparently winter in my area. I'm already freaking out my cats practicing owl calls I don't know.
I like to play the calls through a Bluetooth speaker. I’ve had barred owls fly up and hoot for 30 minutes before. I love those lil buggers 🦉
@@ponolovefarms3926 just so you know, doing this is not good for the birds (same with replicating calls by voice, though that's harder and so less abusable). it's awesome to see the owls fly up to you but it is confusing for them and it puts them in kind of a bad spot when they really should be resting and saving their energy during the day. not to mention it puts them at risk of being spotted and marauded by diurnal birds like crows that they'd really do best to avoid. it's also a very bad idea in heavily populated owl areas or breeding seasons because it can instigate conflicts or hinder proper breeding between the owls. every once in a while it might be ok but really it's not recommended, even if it is an easy way to spot a cool owl.
@@thefolder69 I know when I am awake in the middle of the night, and woken up by a freaked out cat and hear an owl, the very first thing I do is think, I hope HE'S getting enough rest!!
0:06 I heard this a few weeks ago when I went outside at night to sit on the porch. When I heard it I thought someone was getting stabbed or something but then I remembered that barred owls can make that sound and that they don't just hoot who cooks for you all of the time. It did scare the crap out of me though
I just heard that scream outside my window. I thought OMG! The neighbors have lost it!
Those barred owls can get really loud when they decide to start hooting right above you.
Something else to consider that sounds like someone in extreme pain is a fox or coyote. The first time I heard what the fox said, I thought he was saying I'm a woman being brutally beaten! Truly terrifying in the woods in the middle of the night!!
@@DivaInTheWoods That's true, but in southwest, Iowa foxes are fairly uncommon. Also, it was too close to me for it to be a coyote; it would've been louder than that. I also hear coyotes nearly every night, and that wasn't a coyote, lol. The sound was coming from up in the trees. The only trees we have are near our creek; other than that, where I live is mostly fields. The trees we have are walnut trees, and their branches don't come down far. I doubt any coyote or fox could climb that high. 😂
The Great Horned Owl is the king of all owls.
G. T. It’s THE owl
Idk I think the snowy owl is cool ever since I saw one in my neighborhood
Who??
@@jw9737 i see what you did there
It sure is the first owl when someone thinks about owls.
My thoughts were right. I had a Great Horned owl hoo at me and fly right across my driveway in front of me tonight. Side note: That picture of the Gray Owl made him look like he was wise as hell and wanted to speak philosophy.
Wyatt Snider Have you ever watched Avatar? (The kids show one, not the movie) I used to watch it when I was a kid and in one episode they went to this library buried under the desert that had the greatest depth of knowledge and books and the bookkeeper was a gray owl.
Zack Wan Shi Tong? He looks more like a barn owl with black feathers everywhere except his face, tbh
I really love this presentation of the hooting they magicly do its wondrous. I appreciate this ensemble of these big eyed loves.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for commenting!
1:50 was oddly soothing for some reason
Owls look like really big eyed cats with wings and beaks. Some odd and others adorable!
Please look up "meowls" on google images
Short-eared Owl confirms this.
It's 4 am Why am I watching this instead of sleeping
Same reason as me probably. I hear owls at night and wonder what kind they are. Halfway through and still haven't heard the owl song I hear tonight. One time heard two great horned owls hooting at each other. Usually hear barred owls. That was the first time I looked on KZhead in the middle of the night for that reason.
veggieowlgirl same reason I’m watching now lol except I found out that my owl is a Barred owl :) Edit: if you never ended up finding yours on this list, it helps to google native owls to your state and go from there ^-^
You’re an OWL!!
@@galleryg998 Yep, a veggie owl! 😁
veggieowlgirl :)
My No.1 favorite would have to be....Barred Owl.
I just had one come by this morning. The Birdnet app couldn't identify it.
Identify the birds looks or it’s call?
I have a barred owl near my house and I freaking love it. Also, had a horned owl at my old house. I think because we lived in the woods and had alot of mice and snakes around out yard
They are pretty cool and it's nice they're out in late afternoon, so you can get a good look at them!
@@jaedenlyons both. i tried to figure out what group of birds what howling like monkeys in the field near my house. probably those magnificent looking beasts.
I really appreciate the range map in the corner with the species listed while listening to each call. I have a time trying to keep them all straight. That is so helpful!!
Extremely helpful!
If I EVER hear a great grey owl while taking a hike or anything I’m running my ass back to the car!!
Sierra Brown hell yeah same 😭💀
They're cute and motherly creatures, though.
Motherly? They eat a lot of my kids chicken ..!!!
@@suhermantjahyadi7361 they're predator birds not some pigeon.
I saw one on a fence in the wild it was amazing and massive.
3:32 DJ Flammulated Owl droppin a new beat
0:08 majestic hoot 3:30 would make a nice beat 5:53 sounds like a cute squeaky toy 6:47 cute hoots 7:12 soft cute beeps 9:06 sounds like a cute puppy trying to yip
Northern Pygmy Owl, the cuddliest lookin' bird
i was high asf and started loving owls for some reason
Owls are the most beautiful and regal birds EVER! Love them so much.
Flammulated owl could be sampled for a hip hop beat
Yep😂
Bra I WAS JUST SNAPPIN TO THAT SHIT😂😂 like "AYEEEE"
It has really good flow lmao
Honestly? I thought the same thing, but more "hip hop". That's a very rhythmic hoot it's got.
LMAOOO i was looking for this comment
thanks for the vid now i know the winged demon outside my house plaguing my sleep is a screech owl
I was hearing noises outside my house and I freaked out. I asked my cousin who sleeps at a ranch and I described the noises to her and told me it was an owl..thanks to this video, I was able to figure out what type of owl and calm my nerves. Thank you.
Glad the video helped you identify your mystery owl
What kind of owl is it?
Most species of Owls: *Hoo hoo!* OvO The Northern Pygmy Owl: *Boop!* ^v^
I have a barn owl that hunts in my yard at night. I’ve never seen it but boy can I hear it. 😅
The Northern Pygmy Owl sounds like someone blowing into a recorder over and over again 🤣🤣🤣 at 6:53
Owls are a Great Mystery! A delight to the ear and eye. Their beauty will we entrance and hold one spellbound. Their strength commands respect. A creature worthy of admiration.
Why are screech owls the cutest thing in existence?! Nevermind a lot of these guys are cute
It's the oversized heads and big round eyes
@Ofelia Gurdian The cutest owl in the world in my opinion.
@@michaelmichaelson2014 so adorable
Agreed! Long eared owls are my favorite of these bunch though 💖
barred owl memory from my child hood. It sounded like "Who, who, who cooks for you all?"
Yes, haven't heard anyone else say that. It's true though, that's what we were taught they said as kids
Can confirm. I remember being taught that as a kid.
I love the elk bugle in the background of the great horned! Nature is gorgeous
2:24 Me laughing because I’m thinking of birb memes I saw earlier.
Other owls: make assorted soft sounds. Barn owl: *INHALE*, 10:37
@FreeThinking TruthSeeker sounds like you need to get the stick out of your ass friendo
@FreeThinking TruthSeeker Ok boomer. Do you actually find away to attack people by your format or are you to stupid to make any other statement.
@FreeThinking TruthSeeker 3 weeks have pass and the only Dumb ass here is you. Go be a try hard keyboard warrior somewhere else.. but here in irl you would get your ass kick pussy.
@FreeThinking TruthSeeker well I'm not a kid.have not been a kid in a very long time . But hey I can spot a bully man child. Face the fact that you are the only kid here if you use bully tactics to target random people.
@FreeThinking TruthSeeker ok boomer
The barred owl made me laugh deadass It kinda sounded cute tho Like a little old man deciding what tea he should drink this morning
Who drinks the tea? Who drinks the teeeeaa!
Haha you should write stories. Loved that comparison.
We used to hear this at 2-3 in the morning while fishing in the middle of nowhere. It was one of those things that, even though we knew what it was we were still a little freaked out.
and they love to argue with each other too. they always wake me up in the middle of the night screaming at each other since they like to roost in the pine trees near my house.
@@Gala-yp8nx most likely a couple (male/female) caterwauling.. have two that nest in a pecan tree in my backyard. Love their hoots and cackle.. fun fact: they pair for life.
I love owls. Amazing animal. I put the wooden ones in my christmas tree.
The Great Grey Owl literally looks like a Grand ascended master from another realm with the key to the forbidden Galaxy of Wisdom.
Started playing this on my phone and accidentally sent my cat and dog on high alert! 😅😅😂😂
The Great Grey could pass for a Silver Backed Gorilla! So awesome
But imagine hearing that last great grey owl call in the middle of the night o-o
It's nightmarish
Again...here is the banshhee barn owl scream
the boreal owl makes such beautiful noises, I actually got goosebumps... Actually...all of them do And the long-eared owl sounded exactly like I imagined for some reason
These are so high quality, thank you!
Many thanks! And you're welcome
@@birdkind Yes I agree. .high quality. .. thank you ...
@@birdkind This video came on via autoplay and I thought the sounds were coming from out my window :O sounds like its right there!
7:45 Nice try but that's a kitten
It sounds like a tiger cub
There’s a family of barred owls on my property that sneak up and hoot back and forth with me sometimes. There’s some videos on my channel. I’m making a nest box for them now 🦉
Owls, love 'em! Great video!
Many thanks!
7:12 sounds like my car trying to prevent me from backing into something.
I'd just like to say that, when walking through the woods at night, hearing a chorus of Barred owls suddenly chanting all around you is absolutely terrifying. (the call at 0:15 to be precise)
I had a nightmare about that.
oh, dude tell me about it! i was outside prolly bout 10yrs ago, smokin a cigarette at like 3am- so it's like just me and tha cats awake at this point- well 1 cat rather, tha other, meh.....when outta no where i hear one- super close tho, so it startled me- not gonna lie..ok, the he got a call back- not as close as he was, but still a bit closer than i have ever been to owls calling in the night, right. but i'm smokin and have abouta half a cigarette left-tha cat's ass has bounced of course but whatevs ima finish...well then, i shit you not- all of a sudden it sounded like i was in the freakin jungle with a pack of daggum howler monkeys er somethin- it sounded like there were about 6 in my estimation at different points in tha forest surrounding the house at various distances, but all relatively close- and a lot of that staccato- ah ah ah ah.....holey moley y'all- i dropt that cig and dasht inside grabbed my bf's bro- he was up gaming actually- told him tha happs and he grabbed some fancy mic and ran back outside w/ me to try and capture tha monkey owls, as i was calling them at tha time...whew- they raised his hackles too...i've never heard anything like that again,(thankfully?) though it was very intriguing and i wish ida had my camcorder and its nightvision function, argh, but the memory will do ;) as for the sound recording, well, me n homeboy are no longer ummm, communicado, sooooo, yeah....boy, that took a lot longer to tell than i thot it wood...saaahreee and peace be with you friend- have a wonderful day, or night or how bout just have a wonderful time- since i have no idea when u'll see this🪶🙀😳😅😉
Love the dear Spotted Owl! dear spots that are so endangered by logging forests...
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The Great Grey Owl looks truly wise. Thank you for this magnificent compilation. So much variety!
You're very welcome. Many thanks for commenting!
It has such a creepy noise though o_O
Barred owls sound so incredible. All owls are amazing and 90% of them make very relaxing sounds if you know what they are... 4am in deep woods alone might be a little less relaxing though, lol... but they are amazing creatures.
Yeah I think the “laughing” caterwauling call that they do would be creepy as hell to hear alone in the woods X)
I've grown up hearing barred owls at night, especially early in the fall season! There's some in the forest by my dorm, and I always look forward to hearing them every fall.
Yeah I heard an Eastern screech owl call when I was up in Minnesota while camping, it was 4 in the morning if I remember right...
@@spitspider41 i live in florida, very populated here, but i live near a park and have insomnia, but i hear the owls as well as traffic here. . crazy...all hours of the night 830 pm. and gators too. all hours up till 5, 6 a.m. ( my natural bedtime) if i dont take my sleeping pills
@@Ash-yu1yj I'm suprised owls stay due to all the noise
A friend of mine saved a baby screech owl from a cat. Fed it for a few weeks. Let it go and it came back to her house. She's gonna feed it till it's full grown then release it. The momma owl has been hanging around their house for a few weeks before the baby showed up. They are the coolest birds with an eerie lonesome call just at twilight every night. I hear them all the time here in southwest Mississippi. Rarely see them.
I don’t think that’s a good idea. Even if the owl doesn’t imprint on her, it may not know how to hunt for itself.
Raptors are federally protected. Having one could be a big no-no. Best to contact Fish and Wildlife in your area if it needs help.
that flanmunlated owl looks *exactly* like tree bark in that picture. i know it's their camo, but that image is definitely a tree branch with eye balls. and the great grey owl that was next made me so giddy with the look on his face and a call that seemed like it was puffed from a smokestack. Fantastic video! Thank you so much! It helped me identify the owls who have taken up quarters in my trees outside - great horned owls! my kitty cat enjoyed these sounds too 🥰
I just heard a great horned owl while in my living room. It was such a highlight to my week of having quarantine/isolate. Little things just make you so happy.
me: wow this is really relaxing imma take a nap to this barn owl: *screm* me: I CAN FEEL HIS BLADE!!!!
Someone's been reading way too many Guardians of Ga'Hoole books.
Little sister: *hits me* Me: *lightly hits back: Little sister:
I've heard eastern screech owls my entire life and had no idea. I'm learning so much!
Saw/heard one this morning!
Northern pygmy owls say "beep"
I actually think the Barred Owl sounds the scariest lol especially that haunting scream at the beginning. Then the Great Grey Owl is pretty creepy too. I think if I heard a Barn Owl screaming at night I’d be really unsettled but the other two have a very creepy “song”. My sister and I think that the Barred Owl sometimes sounds like it’s mimicking the calls of other animals such as coyotes, and even humans at times.
I heard a barred owl at night in my apartment, and I was terrified for a few minutes because it sounded like humans mimicking bird noises back and forth to each other which made my blood run cold. But it was just a barred owl or two singing their little trilling song.
i agree, a pair of barred owls have come into my neighborhood last week and i was lying in bed eyes wide open and all scared as hell
@@hallezebrowskiI went to my friend’s house out in the country last fall and we were having a bonfire, I could hear them calling in the distance and then later when I came back outside to get something from my car, one let out a wailing scream just like the one in this video. I ran back in the house SO fast, my heart was pounding
The short-eared owl sounds like a screaming cat.
Northern saw whet owls sound like the check out line at the grocery store
World Embassy I joined some people working to band northern saw whet owls one night and that are so tiny and adorable! They’re about the size of a soda can.
Either that or a submarine
6:49 "Northern Pygmy Owl" Me: Is that a detonator counting down?
😂
My favorite owl is Burrowing 😍 Athene cunicularia. Here in Brazil we call her "Coruja-Buraqueira". She is so lovely 😍
The pygmy owls are making me cryyyyy they're so damn CUTE
There was a family of eastern screech owls where I used to live. They were so beautiful to listen to, and they would all hang out on a big tree branch right next maybe 30 feet away. There wing span is unbelievable for their little size.
I heard/saw one this morning!
Amazing little owls just love their songs. A fledgling barn owl sounds like a little kid just flipping out like they are getting hurt.
Owls are such incredible creatures, it always surprises me how silent they are when they fly and how every call is different.
Lovely creatures of the night most of us rarely see - spectacular audio!