From Dusk... (Barred Owl)
The Barred Owl is one of the larger owls, and has a brown mottled plumage, and big black beady eyes.
They are typically found in mature forests near water, and swamps.
Their hooting “Who cook’s for you” song can make these owls incredibly easy to find -- by ear at least.
Credits
Songbirding: The Allegheny National Forest is a Songbirding Studios production.
Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.
The Songbirding cover art (Blackburnian Warbler) is by Lauren Helton: https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/projects/5344062
Creative Commons music is from Josh Woodward.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Rob Porter
Rob is a software engineer and naturalist in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the winner of the 2025 Betty Blashill Environmental Prize, and started the Songbirding podcast in 2019.