Barred Owl information

This is a picture of Bart our Educational Barred Owl. He is approximately 4 years old and weighs 2 pounds. He has been in our care since May of 2003.

Bart's closeup at one of his public appearances

Bart at work

Bart is practicing before he goes out in public

Bart was hit by a car on New Years Day 2003.  He had surgery on his wing. After physical therapy from his vet, he is unable to extend his wing well enough to hunt for himself.

With his injury he required rehabilitation with a rehabber. He was then transferred to me for continued care.

Bart started to make public appearances in late 2003. Everyone who meets him just loves him. He is very tolerant of his handler.

Bart is continuing to educate people on his species and how people can help wildlife.

If you are interested in having Bart come to your location please email or call 716-941-0309. Please see our education page.

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Barred Owl's have a territory of 1 square mile

They are a non-migratory bird

Courtship starts in February

They breed in March and August

2-3 eggs are normal  4 is rare

Owlets fly in 40 days

Usually stay with a parent up to 4 months

Female Barred Owls incubates their eggs.

The Male hunts and feeds the female and the young, by dropping off the food at the nest

Great Horned Owls are the only natural predator

They have several sounds: Male has Mellow sound Female is higher pitched

Immature Barred' Owl's that do not have a territory or mate are called floaters

Normal call sounds: "Who Cooks for you Who cooks for you allllll

At night the greeting sounds by a pair of owls:     Who cooks for you Who cooks for you all and  Hooo Aaawww Who Wah  which is a "monkey call"

The "barking call"  aw aw aw aw this is to ward off enemies.

They also have a "clacking noise" they make with their beak. This is an aggressive noise toward a predator.

They also will "puff up" all their feathers to look like a beach ball. This is to make themselves look bigger toward a predator