The Barred Owl’s hooting call, “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?” is a classic sound of old forests and treed swamps. But this attractive owl, with soulful brown eyes and brown-and-white-striped plumage, can also pass completely unnoticed as it flies noiselessly through the dense canopy or snoozes on a tree limb.

2025年1月19日 · Take a close look on this stunning barred owl in Iowa City. I am very fortunate to see this beauty. The eyes are so beautiful. #nature #baldeagle #birds #fan...

The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight-hooter owl, is a North American large species of owl.A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy. [3] [4] Barred owls …

A beautiful barred owl perches peacefully in the forest, while the songs of chickadees and blue jays sound around it. A favorite owl of mine to find and phot...

2020年3月23日 · The shy but stocky Barred Owl does indeed cut a solemn figure, with its soulful, dark brown, almost black eyes and stripes of mottled brown and white crossing its body. Many nighttime travelers in the New England woods have been …

But this attractive owl, with soulful brown eyes and brown-and-white-striped plumage, can also pass completely unnoticed as it flies noiselessly through the dense canopy or snoozes on a tree limb. Originally a bird of the east, during the twentieth century it spread through the Pacific Northwest and southward into California.

2023年2月27日 · The Barred Owl has the classic owl call commonly associated with treed swamps and old forests. These beautiful owls have brown-and-white-striped plumage and soulful brown eyes. They’re stocky, large owls with medium length, rounded tails, rounded heads, and no ear tufts. They’re smaller than a Great Horned Owl and larger than a Barn Owl.

The Barred Owl’s range is expanding west, now all the way to the north-west coast of North America, where it is slowly displacing its slightly smaller resident cousin, the Spotted Owl. Here you will find photos, recordings and a brief field notes section to …

The name barred owl comes from the beautiful brown and buff vertical color streaks or bars on their chest. The barred owl is commonly referred to as the "hoot owl." This name refers to its "hoot-hoot" call. Its streamlined flight feathers allow it to swoop down on rodents and other small animals without a sound.

The Barred Owl is a large, stocky owl with a rounded head and no ear tufts. Its plumage is a mottled brown and white, with distinctive horizontal barring on the chest and vertical streaks on the belly.