Barred Owl facts: Who Cooks for You | Animal Fact Files

Barred owls are known for their call which sounds like the phrase, "who cooks for you, you cooks for you all?" This is often how these owls are identified in the wild. Barred owls live in old growth forests and often stay perched high in dense foliage during the day, so it's not often they're actually seen. While they are less aggressive than great horned owls, barred owls rival these iconic birds in size, however, the slightly smaller barred owl will give up its territory to a threatening great horned owl. Previously, barred owls were only found on the eastern side of the United States, however they've started moving to the West coast in the past century. This puts pressure on the spotted owls who live in similar territories. Scientific Name: Strix varia Range: North America Size: 4 feet (122cm) in wingspan; 2.3 pounds (1050grams) in weight Diet: voles, mice, rabbits, frogs, snakes, smaller birds, fish and more Lifespan: 10+ years (oldest recorded over 20 years old) ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- Image and Video Credits: Mike Bailey - /watch/MOctEstq15aqt Asher Vast - /watch/ITgmc0xxoSZxm Christopher Miller - /watch/UhBwi3HwHZ6ww Frank Starmer - /watch/wW-eIehQZFnQe My Wildlife life - /watch/48MO5T20JcC0O ; /watch/8I8p7Jp7ix47p Ken Anderson Photgraphy - /watch/AsQfC90GuveGf Matt Pasteur - /watch/oRKbXWXx8l5xb Robert Reynolds - /watch/UEJFueADUhIDF Bryan Glemboski - /watch/kFzanSlUVdNUa Kevin Frey - /watch/s0tQyuDxFJ_xQ Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren - /watch/U02EL5GsPzcsE USFWS Midwest Region - https://flickr.com/photos/usfwsmidwest/18274524893 Ryan and Sarah Deeds - https://flickr.com/photos/deedsfam/7774430352 Mike - https://flickr.com/photos/dierken/14298330448 ; https://flickr.com/photos/dierken/9332955454 ; https://flickr.com/photos/dierken/9330184745 Arron Dollar - https://flickr.com/photos/102713776@ N06/15671508402 Tim Cosburn - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ABarred_Owl_(Strix_varia)_(W1CDR0000351_BD27).ogg Cephas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File: Strix_varia_map.svg Nk - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: Strix_occidentalis_map.svg Cacophony - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: NorthernSpottedOwlOregonZoo.jpg Gregory Pasztor - https://vimeo.com/420151749 ; https://vimeo.com/413690960 danielmcadams - https://freesound.org/people/danielmcadams/sounds/486390 Research Credits: https://pages.vassar.edu/sensoryecology/biology-of-the-barred-owl-strix-varia http://pages.vassar.edu/sensoryecology/strix-varias-the-barred-owl https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/barred-owl https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barred_Owl https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barred_Owl/lifehistory https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw167 https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw167

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