Hi all! So a couple of days ago I was out hiking and heard an owl giving a single “hoo” song. It would be a single “hoo”…long pause…and then another “hoo”. This was in the mountains of Virginia, United States, in Shenandoah National Park. I know it won’t be possible to ID anything definitively base…

You can check vocalizations of your local species on one of bird websites or https://xeno-canto.org/

Long-eared Owls give single hoots, I think they’re the only owl locally that would do that. It would be very unusual to hear that during the day, and I’ve no idea how common they are (eBird does have records from the area-ish). The only other bird I can think of that would give a “hoo” would be a Mo…

I am only familiar with the little owl in my garden which is a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, and he kind of chirps and many times. Sorry. That said, if this was within a National Park, is there a park website that lists species within the park? (Ack, not meant to reply to Marina but to original post, unsu…

Barred owls can give a single note, descending call, which can sound like a ‘hoo’ depending on distance: https://xeno-canto.org/713081 https://xeno-canto.org/690340

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zenaida_macroura_vocalizations_-_pone.0027052.s009.oga Is this what it sounded like?

What owl might give a single "hoo"?

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polypody October 22, 2022, 6:12am 7

I hear barred owls make this sound often, and when they do it’s often not accompanied by “who cooks for you” calls.

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What owl might give a single "hoo"?

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