Definitely not, if you are hearing the hooting then it is probably a Western Screech-Owl. If you are hearing the rise eeeeeeeeah or the juveniles then it could be a Barn Owl, Western Screech-Owl, or Great Horned Owl
I really like the northern spotted owl and see them on a regular basis along with the barred and screech. There's only so much us humans can do. Either they'll adapt or die that's the law of nature. The world is changing and so must it's occupants in order to survive. I do hope the Northern spotted owl makes it though.
I'm in Indiana and I keep hearing something similar to a Barred Owl's screaming and whooping but it does a scream and a few who's and ends with "ahhh" I have no idea what it is. lol
I don't know about you, but I don't see any major reason why anyone should intervene in a conflict between these Owls. I learned recently about the persecution of Barred Owls to the point that they were being culled.
@@CandyLamb As I posted in another comment, I sponsor a Barred Owl at a local nature center and I don't think that the thousands of children that visit the Owls there (I also sponsor a Great Horned Owl) would be very happy to know that scientists have been deliberately killing these Barred Owls for no good reason. Just look at the pair of lovebirds at 0:43!
Torgo1969 agree! I knew someone who was a part of this “research” and she claimed they were doing it to see if the spotted owl population would increase. Well, of course it would! Researchers (especially in wildlife) love to have their names attached to research and publications. They’ll do something this horrid to prove a point.
No good reason? Barred owls are invasive/not-native to the west coast. They came in and took over habitat of the northern spotted owl. That along with commercial logging led to a sharp decline in spotted owls' population. The scientists don't want to cull any wild animal, but yet they must sometimes to try to save the species that should be there. FYI, California isn't the only state that relies on barred owl population control.
I've heard a Sparred Owl audio clip that sounds like "Who cooks for you...all?" Kind of like the regular Barred Owl call but with a pause near the end!
@@Torgo1969 I heard it's mainly the female Barred Owls who've been shacking it up with a male Spotted owls. So the hybrid took after their mother's instinctual call.
5th yes!!!! But.... is it because people don’t can about them?? Come on people,this is CANADA and we have to thank care of it, ....... just throwing that out there
2:38 Climate change causes the species' range to expand? But Greta told us that climate change is causing ecosystems to collapse! And I don't remember hearing any definitive human welfare issue discussed in this video that justifies the use of scarce human resources to intervene in this Barred vs Spotted Owl conflict that appears to be utterly alien to any public interest. I sponsor a Barred Owl at a local nature center and I don't think that the thousands of children that visit the Owls there (I also sponsor a Great Horned Owl there) would be very happy to know that scientists have been deliberately killing these lovely Barred Owls 0:43 for no good reason, which I have learned from another video on youtube.
The barred owl is a more affective hunter which could harm the entire ecosystem. Meaning that they would hunt too many prey animals and not only out hunt the spotted owl into extinction but make the plants that the prey animals eat overgrow, and the hunter animals not have enough food. The ecosystem is a big circle that can be easily unbalanced by the addition or subtraction of any species. By protecting the spotted Owl population they are actually protecting the entire ecosystem. And I think we have more resources than you give us credit for. Taking care of one problem doesn't mean ignoring all the other ones. There's no reason not to diversify efforts.
I am in San Diego CA. I have been hearing a strange owl call at night. It sounds like the recordings of a Barred Owl.
Definitely not, if you are hearing the hooting then it is probably a Western Screech-Owl. If you are hearing the rise eeeeeeeeah or the juveniles then it could be a Barn Owl, Western Screech-Owl, or Great Horned Owl
I really like the northern spotted owl and see them on a regular basis along with the barred and screech. There's only so much us humans can do. Either they'll adapt or die that's the law of nature. The world is changing and so must it's occupants in order to survive. I do hope the Northern spotted owl makes it though.
I've filmed many Owls in California over the years and their still difficult for me to tell which is which.
Where please do say...
Where in California
I'm in Indiana and I keep hearing something similar to a Barred Owl's screaming and whooping but it does a scream and a few who's and ends with "ahhh" I have no idea what it is. lol
Why do you have so many dead owls do you happen to hunt them?
idk how they're collected but they're there for researching purposes since they're trying to understand how the two species are interbreeding.
Has Cal Academy stopped shooting barred owls for "research"? I know you have had a take permit in the past.
I don't know about you, but I don't see any major reason why anyone should intervene in a conflict between these Owls. I learned recently about the persecution of Barred Owls to the point that they were being culled.
Torgo1969 they killed well over a hundred of them. Luckily their shooter died a couple years ago.
@@CandyLamb As I posted in another comment, I sponsor a Barred Owl at a local nature center and I don't think that the thousands of children that visit the Owls there (I also sponsor a Great Horned Owl) would be very happy to know that scientists have been deliberately killing these Barred Owls for no good reason. Just look at the pair of lovebirds at 0:43!
Torgo1969 agree! I knew someone who was a part of this “research” and she claimed they were doing it to see if the spotted owl population would increase. Well, of course it would! Researchers (especially in wildlife) love to have their names attached to research and publications. They’ll do something this horrid to prove a point.
No good reason? Barred owls are invasive/not-native to the west coast. They came in and took over habitat of the northern spotted owl. That along with commercial logging led to a sharp decline in spotted owls' population. The scientists don't want to cull any wild animal, but yet they must sometimes to try to save the species that should be there. FYI, California isn't the only state that relies on barred owl population control.
i live in LA and there are 2 owls that live in tree near my room and its 2 different species on has white bottom other is dark
So what do the hybrids sound like?
I've heard a Sparred Owl audio clip that sounds like "Who cooks for you...all?" Kind of like the regular Barred Owl call but with a pause near the end!
@@Torgo1969 I heard it's mainly the female Barred Owls who've been shacking it up with a male Spotted owls. So the hybrid took after their mother's instinctual call.
@@Quibblet Their calls are very cute, whether Barred or Spotted or Sparred!
@@Torgo1969 lol, just hope the male Barred Owls don't get too jealous. It's like, "the hell are you doing? That's my woman!" 😁
5th yes!!!!
But.... is it because people don’t can about them??
Come on people,this is CANADA and we have to thank care of it,
....... just throwing that out there
2:38 Climate change causes the species' range to expand? But Greta told us that climate change is causing ecosystems to collapse!
And I don't remember hearing any definitive human welfare issue discussed in this video that justifies the use of scarce human resources to intervene in this Barred vs Spotted Owl conflict that appears to be utterly alien to any public interest. I sponsor a Barred Owl at a local nature center and I don't think that the thousands of children that visit the Owls there (I also sponsor a Great Horned Owl there) would be very happy to know that scientists have been deliberately killing these lovely Barred Owls 0:43 for no good reason, which I have learned from another video on youtube.
The barred owl is a more affective hunter which could harm the entire ecosystem. Meaning that they would hunt too many prey animals and not only out hunt the spotted owl into extinction but make the plants that the prey animals eat overgrow, and the hunter animals not have enough food. The ecosystem is a big circle that can be easily unbalanced by the addition or subtraction of any species. By protecting the spotted Owl population they are actually protecting the entire ecosystem. And I think we have more resources than you give us credit for. Taking care of one problem doesn't mean ignoring all the other ones. There's no reason not to diversify efforts.