Northern barred owl / Streifenkauz (Strix varia)

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Wikipedia: Northern barred owl Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Strix-varia-005.jpg

Observations

Only documented observation: 2023-10-04

Description

Classification: Genus Strix (Strix); Family Strigidae (Strigidae)
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
General: Syrnium varium [more]
Etymology: Der zweite Gesang ist ein rhythmisches „whohú-buhóoh whohú-buhóoh“, im Englischen lautmalerisch umschrieben mit dem Satz „I cook today - you cook tomorrow“. [Link]

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Barred owl at Windham Hill Inn, monkey call from 20 seconds on. New England 2023-10-04 21:17:00 ♫ 2023-10-04 21:17:00 New England (call)

We heard this in New England after sunset, and swore it sounded like monkeys. Merlin's SoundID told it was a barred owl, and when I looked up 'barred owl monkey' in the internet, I found that monkey call is a common description, for instance here.
From YouTube, date uncertain - These Caterwauling Barred Owls Sound Like Monkeys - Calling All Turkeys.

From YouTube, date uncertain - These Caterwauling Barred Owls Sound Like Monkeys - Calling All Turkeys. 2019-01-01 00:00:00 Callers: Northern barred owl, Turkey🐦
♫ 2019-01-01 00:00:00 Source: OTHER 20190101_000000 From YouTube, date uncertain - These Caterwauling Barred Owls Sound Like Monkeys - Calling All Turkeys.mp3 (call)

Call attributes: Call melody: one note, slow, Frequency: 0-1 KHz,

Additional Audio


XC696582 - Barred Owl monkey call - Strix varia.Source: XENOCANTO XC696582 - Barred Owl monkey call - Strix varia.mp3 (call)

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New England, October-November 2023