5 Owl Calls Everyone Should Know!

Owls are amazing birds found throughout the United States, and you may have heard one before without realizing it. Here are five owl calls you should know, and you might be surprised how familiar they sound.

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GHO in cover image by Narcisa Olteanu's (Canva Pro License)
Barred Owl in cover image by Kristin Lee-Charlestonspired (Canva Pro License)
Screech owl in cover image by iculizard (Canva Pro License)
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Calls provided by Xeno Canto under CC 4.0 license unless otherwise noted:
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Great Horned Owl and Barred Owl calls by Jonathon Jongsma
Jonathon Jongsma, XC428421. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/428421.
Jonathon Jongsma, XC178042. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/178042.
Eastern Screech Owl trill by Jonathon Jongmsa
Jonathon Jongsma, XC75829. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/75829.
Northern Saw-whet Owl by Diana Doyle, XC707582. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/707582.
Juvenile Great Horned Owl calls by Jonathon Jongsma - XC499998
Eastern Screech Owl Whinny and first Western Screech Owl vocalization by Nathan Pieplow (Used with permission) - https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/454392821
Barn Owl Call by Daniel Polin (CC by 4.0)
Juvenile Great Horned Owl photo by NPS / Hannah Schwalbe (Public Domain, edited)
Barn Owl image over call by jim toreli (Public domain)
Great Horned Owl with young Video by Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren (CC by 2.0)
Western Screech Owl call by FR via Xeno Canto (XC429070)
Western screech in box by Doug Donaldson
Saw-whet map by Cephas - Rasmussen, J. L., S. G. Sealy, and R. J. Cannings (2008). Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi-org.acces.bibl.ulaval.ca/10.2173/bna.42 (CC by 4.0)
Barred over primate vocalizations by Ralph Daily (CC by 2.0)
Barred Owl map by Cephas - Mazur, K. M. and P. C. James (2000). Barred Owl (Strix varia), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi-org.acces.bibl.ulaval.ca/10.2173/bna.508
American Barn Owl map by Cephas - Own work (CC by 4.0)

All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann

0:00 Intro
0:30 Great Horned Owl
1:20 Barred Owl
2:42 Barn Owl
3:37 Eastern and Western Screech Owl
5:19 Northern Saw-whet Owl
6:07 Young Owl Calls

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