Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Owl, Barn - Territorial scream 00:33 Tools
Owl, Barn - Distress call 00:33 Tools
Owl, Barn - Warning scream 00:32 Tools
01 Owl, Barn - Territorial scream 00:33 Tools
Owl, Barn - Sustained defensive hiss 00:42 Tools
Owl, Barn - Calls at nest 00:43 Tools
Owl, Flammulated - Male territorial hoot 01:27 Tools
Owl, Barn - Fledgling begging snore 00:38 Tools
Screech-Owl, Western - Bouncing ball song, double trill song 01:49 Tools
Screech-Owl, Western - Double trill song, bouncing ball song 01:19 Tools
Screech-Owl, Western - Te-te-do call, agitated double trill 01:14 Tools
Screech-Owl, Eastern - Descending trill, monotonic trill 01:06 Tools
Screech-Owl, Western - Agitated Bark, Bill-Clap 00:43 Tools
05 Owl, Barn - Distress call 00:32 Tools
12 Owl, Flammulated - Male territorial hoot 01:27 Tools
04 Owl, Barn - Warning scream 00:32 Tools
Screech-Owl, Eastern - Monotonic Trill 00:33 Tools
07 Owl, Barn - Sustained defensive hiss 00:42 Tools
Owl, Great Horned - Territorial Hooting Duet 01:30 Tools
Screech-Owl, Whiskered - Male Prolonged Trill 00:36 Tools
Owl, Great Horned - Territorial Hooting Duet, Copulation 01:56 Tools
Owl, Great Horned - Female Squawk, Male Territorial Hoot 00:25 Tools
Owl, Great Horned - Fledgling Begging Call 00:32 Tools
09 Owl, Barn - Calls at nest 00:43 Tools
Owl, Great Horned - Female Wac-Wac Call, Bill-Clap, Male Hoot 00:40 Tools
Owl, Great Horned - Female Chitter Call, Squawk, Male Territorial Hoot 00:48 Tools
Screech-Owl, Eastern - Nestling begging rasp, chitter call, chuckle rattle 00:46 Tools
20 Screech-Owl, Western - Double trill song, bouncing ball song 01:19 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Northern - Female three-note location call 00:53 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Northern - Male series location call, female contact whistle 00:42 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Northern - Male five-note location call 01:29 Tools
11 Owl, Barn - Fledgling begging snore 00:38 Tools
19 Screech-Owl, Western - Bouncing ball song, double trill song 01:49 Tools
Owl, Snowy - Female Mewing Whistle 00:31 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Northern - Female agitated contact whistle 00:43 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Male four-note location call 01:05 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Northern - Contact Whistle 00:49 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Male Series Location Call 00:51 Tools
Owl, Great Gray - Male Territorial Hoot 00:44 Tools
26 Screech-Owl, Eastern - Monotonic trill 00:33 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Northern - Female Contact Whistle, Male Nest Call 00:32 Tools
21 Screech-Owl, Western - Agitated bark, bill-clap 00:43 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Bark Series 00:46 Tools
22 Screech-Owl, Western - Te-te-do call, agitated double trill 01:14 Tools
Owl, Barred - Fledgling Begging Call 01:26 Tools
Owl, Barred - Pair Caterwauling 00:52 Tools
Owl, Barred X Spotted - Advertisement Hooting 00:48 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Contact-Like Call, Bark 00:40 Tools
Owl, Great Gray - Female Contact Call, Nestling Begging Call 00:34 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Whistle Contact Call 00:43 Tools
24 Screech-Owl, Eastern - Descending trill, monotonic trill 01:06 Tools
47 Owl, Great Horned - Female chitter call, squawk, male territorial hoot 00:48 Tools
Owl, Great Gray - Food Exchange At Nest 01:51 Tools
Owl, Barred - Fledgling Begging Call, Male Two-Phrase Hoot 00:53 Tools
45 Owl, Great Horned - Territorial hooting duet, copulation 01:56 Tools
Owl, Barred - Female Two-Phrase Hoot, Ascending Hoot, Caterwaul 02:08 Tools
44 Owl, Great Horned - Territorial hooting duet 01:30 Tools
Owl, Barred - Female Two-Phrase Hoot, Male Ascending Hoot, Female Hoot Variation 00:49 Tools
Owl, Barred - Female Hoo-Aw 00:42 Tools
Owl, Great Gray - Fledgling Begging Call 00:42 Tools
Owl, Barred - Ascending Hoot, Caterwaul, Hoo-Aw 01:07 Tools
Pygmy-Owl, Northern - Male Toot Song, G.G. Grinnelli 00:36 Tools
Owl, Northern Hawk - Screeching Call, Yelping Call 01:02 Tools
32 Screech-Owl, Eastern - Nestling begging rasp, chitter call, chuckle rattle 00:46 Tools
Pygmy-Owl, Northern - Male Toot Song, G.G. Californicum 00:35 Tools
Owl, Barred - Ascending 01:59 Tools
46 Owl, Great Horned - Female squawk, male territorial hoot 00:42 Tools
Owl, Northern Hawk - Distress Call 00:31 Tools
Pygmy-Owl, Northern - Male Toot Song, Prolonged Chitter Call, Female Chitter Call 00:42 Tools
50 Owl, Great Horned - Female wac-wac call, bill-clap, male hoot 00:39 Tools
Owl, Boreal - Male Staccato Song 00:35 Tools
64 Owl, Spotted, Northern - Male five-note location call 01:29 Tools
63 Owl, Spotted, Northern - Female three-note location call 00:53 Tools
Owl, Mottled - Male Territorial Hoot 00:36 Tools
Owl, Elf - Bark Call, Station Call 00:37 Tools
Owl, Boreal - Male Prolonged Staccato Song 01:28 Tools
38 Screech-Owl, Whiskered - Male prolonged trill 00:36 Tools
76 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Male four-note location call 01:04 Tools
70 Owl, Spotted, Northern - Female agitated contact whistle 00:43 Tools
95 Owl, Barred - Ascending 01:59 Tools
Owl, Elf - Male Chatter Song, Female Station Call 00:40 Tools
75 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Male four-note location call 01:05 Tools
Pygmy-Owl, Ferruginous - Male Primary Advertising Song 00:42 Tools
Owl, Long-Eared - Female Nest Call 00:33 Tools
80 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Male series location call 00:51 Tools
Owl, Long-Eared - Female Nest Call, Male Advertising Hoot 00:33 Tools
Pygmy-Owl, Ferruginous - Male Primary Advertising Song, Prolonged Chitter Call, Female Chitter Call 01:05 Tools
Owl, Long-Eared - Male Advertising Hoot 00:36 Tools
Owl, Northern Saw-Whet - Food Deliveries At Nest 00:51 Tools
84 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Bark series 00:46 Tools
90 Owl, Barred x Spotted - Advertisement hooting 00:48 Tools
Pygmy-Owl, Ferruginous - Female Primary Advertising Song 00:40 Tools
Owl, Northern Saw-Whet - Advertising Song 00:38 Tools
05 Owl, Great Gray - Male territorial hoot 00:44 Tools
Owl, Short-Eared - Bark Call 00:33 Tools
Owl, Boreal - Fledgling Begging Call, Male Food Delivery Call, Skiew Call 00:44 Tools
93 Owl, Barred - Pair caterwauling 00:52 Tools
98 Owl, Barred - Female hoo-aw 00:42 Tools
Owl, Northern Saw-Whet - Male Advertising Song 00:39 Tools
69 Owl, Spotted, Northern - Contact whistle 00:49 Tools
91 Owl, Barred - Female two-phrase hoot, ascending hoot, caterwaul 02:08 Tools
Owl, Northern Saw-Whet - Whine-Like Call 00:31 Tools
52 Owl, Great Horned - Fledgling begging call 00:32 Tools
Owl, Long-Eared - Fledgling Begging Call 00:40 Tools
65 Owl, Spotted, Northern - Male series location call, female contact whistle 00:34 Tools
68 Owl, Spotted, Northern - Male series location call, female contact whistle 00:42 Tools
94 Owl, Barred - Female two-phrase hoot, male ascending hoot, female hoot variation 00:49 Tools
Owl, Northern Saw-Whet - Ksew Call, Whine Call, Whine-Like Call 00:34 Tools
26 Pygmy-Owl, Northern - Male toot song, prolonged chitter call, female chitter call 00:42 Tools
72 Owl, Spotted, Northern - Female contact whistle, male nest call 00:32 Tools
92 Owl, Barred - Pair caterwauling 00:53 Tools
92 Owl, Mottled - Male territorial hoot 00:36 Tools
54 Owl, Boreal - Male prolonged staccato song 01:28 Tools
Owl, Long-Eared - Male Wing-Clap, Female Nest Call 00:31 Tools
96 Owl, Barred - Ascending hoot, caterwaul, hoo-aw 01:07 Tools
03 Owl, Barred - Fledgling begging call 01:26 Tools
04 Owl, Barred - Fledgling begging call, male two-phrase hoot 00:53 Tools
10 Owl, Great Gray - Female contact call, nestling begging call 00:33 Tools
86 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Contact-like call, bark 00:40 Tools
53 Owl, Boreal - Male staccato song 00:35 Tools
34 Pygmy-Owl, Ferruginous - Male primary advertising song, prolonged chitter call, female chitter call 01:05 Tools
82 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Whistle contact call 00:43 Tools
15 Owl, Great Gray - Food exchange at nest 01:51 Tools
56 Owl, Snowy - Female mewing whistle 00:31 Tools
33 Pygmy-Owl, Ferruginous - Female primary advertising song 00:40 Tools
16 Owl, Great Gray - Fledgling begging call 00:42 Tools
41 Owl, Elf - Male chatter song, female station call 00:40 Tools
23 Pygmy-Owl, Northern - Male toot song, g.g. californicum 00:35 Tools
85 Owl, Short-eared - Bark call 00:32 Tools
71 Owl, Long-eared - Female nest call 00:33 Tools
70 Owl, Long-eared - Male advertising hoot 00:36 Tools
19 Owl, Northern Hawk - Screeching call, yelping call 01:02 Tools
61 Owl, Northern Saw-whet - Male advertising song 00:39 Tools
73 Owl, Long-eared - Female nest call, male advertising hoot 00:33 Tools
22 Pygmy-Owl, Northern - Male toot song, g.g. grinnelli 00:37 Tools
83 Owl, Long-eared - Fledgling begging call 00:40 Tools
43 Owl, Elf - Bark call, station call 00:37 Tools
32 Pygmy-Owl, Ferruginous - Male primary advertising song 00:41 Tools
72 Owl, Long-eared - Female nest call 00:48 Tools
62 Owl, Northern Saw-whet - Advertising song 00:38 Tools
Owl, Barred - Distraction Squeals And Honk 00:30 Tools
64 Owl, Northern Saw-whet - Ksew call, whine call, whine-like call 00:34 Tools
21 Owl, Northern Hawk - Distress call 00:31 Tools
60 Owl, Boreal - Fledgling begging call, male food delivery call, skiew call 00:44 Tools
69 Owl, Northern Saw-whet - Food deliveries at nest 00:51 Tools
63 Owl, Northern Saw-whet - Whine-like call 00:31 Tools
74 Owl, Long-eared - Male wing-clap, female nest call 00:31 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Agitated Contact Whistle 00:30 Tools
Northern cardinal 00:30 Tools
Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Prey Delivery 00:30 Tools
Owl, Burrowing - Alarm Chatter 00:30 Tools
Owl, Burrowing - Male Primary Song 00:30 Tools
Owl, Elf - Bark Call 00:30 Tools
27 Screech-Owl, Eastern - Monotonic trill 00:30 Tools
Western Meadowlark 00:38 Tools
02 Owl, Barred - Distraction squeals and honk 00:30 Tools
Wood thrush 00:30 Tools
83 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Agitated contact whistle 00:30 Tools
88 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Prey delivery 00:30 Tools
81 Owl, Spotted, Mexican - Male series location call 00:30 Tools
47 Owl, Burrowing - Male primary song 00:30 Tools
48 Owl, Burrowing - Alarm chatter 00:30 Tools
48 Owl, Great Horned - Male territorial hoot, female territorial hoot, squawk 00:30 Tools
44 Owl, Elf - Bark call 00:30 Tools
Frog Chorus 02:08 Tools
Spectacled Owl 00:50 Tools
Great Potoo 01:26 Tools
Barred Owl Territorial Dispute Between Two Pairs 01:09 Tools
Spotted Owl (Mexican) Variable Contact-Like Calls And Barks 00:42 Tools
Barred Owl Caterwauling Pair 00:55 Tools
Owl, Barn - Sustained defensive hiss, bill-clap, warning scream 00:55 Tools
Barn Owl Territorial Scream 00:55 Tools
Barred Owl Caterwauling Pair & Nestlings 00:54 Tools
Barred Owl Female Two-Hoot Phrase And Female And Male Ascending Hoot 00:52 Tools
Barred Owl Female Hoo-Aw Call 00:44 Tools
Red Howler Monkey 02:01 Tools
Undulated Tinamou 01:12 Tools
Great Horned Owl Wac-Wac Call 00:44 Tools
Spotted Owl (Mexican) Male 4-Note Location Call 01:06 Tools
Black Caiman 00:39 Tools
Eastern Screech-Owl Monotonic Trill 01:06 Tools
Warbling Antbird 00:31 Tools
Eastern Screech-Owl Descending Trill And Monotonic Trill 01:06 Tools
Rusty-belted Tapaculo 00:32 Tools
White-shouldered Antbird 00:32 Tools
Rufous-fronted Antthrush 00:32 Tools
Pheasant Cuckoo 00:32 Tools
Spotted Owl X Barred Owl Advertisement Hoot 00:50 Tools
Spotted Owl (Mexican) Bark Series By Pair 00:46 Tools
Snowy Owl Female Mewing Whistle 00:31 Tools
Great Horned Owl Fledgling Begging Call 02:01 Tools
Barn Owl Distress Call 00:32 Tools
Great Gray Owl Male Territorial Hoot 00:32 Tools
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Voices of North American Owls, a two-CD audio guide released by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, provides an unprecedented listen into the world of these nighttime denizens. The comprehensive guide to vocalizations includes nearly 200 tracks from the 19 species that occur regularly in North America and two rarities (Mottled Owl and Stygian Owl), which have only been recorded a few times. Owls have highly variable sounds from species to species and from vocalization to vocalization. They use calls to proclaim and defend territories, attract and bond with mates, beg for food, express alarm, and warn of aggression. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.