One of the benefits of working the graveyard shift for dollar tree is that in waking up at 2 o clock in the morning to go to a job that started at 3, I saw a lot of wild animals I had no idea I shared space with. Seriously, I don't even live in a wooded area and I saw a barred owl out on my telephone line one morning, a red fox, and a possum. Not all in the same day of course, they were all different encounters.
The info on calling ethics was fascinating. I had never thought about those issues, but the explanations made perfect sense. Thanks so much for the lesson(s)!
This has been quite an education in tracking beta males. They all seem to flock to owl channels, which amazingly; is also their natural habitat. It's where they nest among the interwebs, with pronouns and plastic nest covers, cuz Mom is tired of buying new mattresses for the basemen. Formerly "the guest room." I love nature❤❤
Great horned owls are pretty easy to find. If you hear it hooting through the night in the same spot and can echo locate the tree, nine times out of ten it will be snoozing in that tree all day long like a statue. Get out your binoculars and walk around the tree. They tend to set up shop close to the center of trees to camouflage themselves against the trunk.
This is some prime info right here. Thx for the tip(s) ... here in NC they are easy to hear, however actually locating them has been a challenge for me. I have walked upon a barn owl maybe about 25 ft up in a tree in downtown - which was a surprise, but it just goes to show these birds are literally everywhere hiding in plain sight ✊🏽
@@nikkion2140Provide a nest box and a source of food, if they like the area they’ll find you. But don’t build your hopes up, I live backing onto farmland/woods and even though I hear them regularly I rarely see them, and have never seen one in my garden. I have lots of small mammals in my garden ( my cat can back me up on this ) so I’m still hoping…………..
I loved how you humorously picked up your cat as “important equipment.” 😹 My favorite owl around is the Great Horned Owl. They’re common here in Oregon’s forests. 🦉❤️
Yes they are! I like Eastern Oregon for seeing owls. In the Round Barn (Malheur) in spring Great Horned Owls nest all the time. Three or more other species like that area too.
Hat down my friend. This video oozes with your charming intelligence,and useful information. I wish there was more people like you on this planet. Best wishes.
I live in Panama, Central America, and just 2 months ago in December 2021 I went to the backyard of my house to pick up some clothes, it was around 9 at night and when I came back I felt something looking at me and when I looked towards my left, I saw how it's head turned towards me and his 2 eyes like fire looking at me. The distance was like 4 or 5 steps from me, really close. I couldn't move and thinking am I really seeing an owl in my backyard? lol, It was staring at me, I think it was about 5 or 10 seconds when I decided to walk without taking my eyes off him until I entered the house. It was a Great Horned Owl, It was really beautiful, it scared me but it's something I will never forget 😀
I have barred, screech and great horned owls in the woods behind my home in a rural part of CT.I have always loved hearing them at night. And occassionally having them fly over me when I walk in the woods (you hear nothing, but see a huge shadow move across you). But I learned so much from this video. Usefull when looking for other birds as well. Thank you so much. Jennifer
I saw a Barred owl this morning while hiking me with my bright orange hat on. It flew and perched in a tree right next to the trail about 20 feet over head. I did not want to move as not to scare it away. Surprisingly I was able to view the owl for about 20 to 30 seconds before it decided to fly off. What a beautiful creature.
Me and a friend of mine were walking down a hiking trail in the middle of the day when we heard some bluejays screaming at something. We spotted a flock of them in a nearby tree, and wouldn’t you know, there was a barred owl sitting on a branch! It was being harassed by the jays and a couple of crows. We were so stunned to see an owl at this time of day that we didn’t notice the second barred owl sitting in a tree not five feet from us. It was crazy! Anyway, thanks for all the owl finding tips! Maybe I’ll be able to go back and find those two owls again.
My girlfriend and I were walking through our property one night which is heavily wooded and we came across a baby owl about the size of a softball sitting in the limbs of a tree. We were able to get quite close to it and we looked at it for a few minutes before we continue on. It was a most fascinating experience.
When I was a child, we got up one morning and there was an owl trapped on our back porch. No idea how that happened, but my Dad woke us all up to have a quick look. then donned welding gloves put his arm up there, owl climbed on ( amazingly!) took him to the door and off it went! I wish I could recall exactly what it looked like. I know it wasn't a barn owl, and that's about all I know!
Young man you are incredible. I learned more information about Owls then I was looking for. I was just randomly browsing TH-cam and stumbled across your video.and I'm glad I did. Thank You, and I'll be back. No pun interned.
Thank you for such informed and respectful content. Very well done, I've subscribed! Also, you have a comforting voice; you sound similar to Elijah Wood.
Great video with good information. It’s good that you mentioned the ethics about using playback calls as we often use it not thinking of the consequences. Your example with small and large owl calls is very good.
13:53 your video is informative on so many levels, with a touch of humor as well. I applaud your efforts and look forward to seeing more videos from you. Keep up the great work!
Hey, thanks for an awesome video! I am a Naturalist for Allegheny County and was so excited to see some familiar sights in your video. I'm surprised we never crossed paths! Keep up the great work :)
I enjoyed your video very much, a few good tips. Thankyou! A couple of my favorite owls here in Australia are the Powerful Owl and the Barking Owl. Cheers.
You did an exceptional job with this video! Here in southeastern Michigan, we have several “Metroparks”. Among the several nature events that they offer, one is an evening “owl prowl”. I went to one recently, and that night, luckily, our guide attracted 3 screech owls. It was fascinating. This was one of the last owl prowls of the season, because soon these owls will be laying eggs.
@@xavier-qu7ye Howdy! Check the Metroparks website to find events listed for your nearest park; i.e. Kensington Metropark. Registration is required in advance, and there is usually a small fee. My owl prowl was at the Lake Erie Metropark.
What an informative video. I am trying to find a great horned owl I have heard hooting at night near my home. Wish me luck and thank you for your video
I got big into birding and nature photography last summer and this was one of the first owling related videos I watched. I've seen and heard countless owls since then(maybe more than I had seen in my entire life up until last year)and this video was one of the biggest aids in doing so! Thanks for making such a well articulated video.
It means more than I can express to know that my video helped you start your birding journey! Thank you so much for this comment and I hope you continue to have amazing experiences. Best of luck!
@@psychedfornature4366 Of course! I've helped a lot of other people with owling tips since then and have you to thank for getting me started. Looking forward to my first spring migration which I'll be spending roadtripping to the coast of Louisiana!
I am a licensed vet tech and one night on my way home I came across a barred owl sitting in the middle of the road. He looked ok but didn’t fly away so I stopped. I slowly approached the bird but still no reaction so I grabbed a blanket from my car and was able to wrap him in it. I took him to a rehabilitator and she took him to a vet who sent them to an ophthalmologist. The bird had been hit by a car in the head which caused him temporary blindness. When his sight returned he was let back into his habitat and I hope lived happily ever after. What a beautiful creature he was.
Well planned and delivered. The ethics section clarified some points for me, a longtime birder. I feel more ready to find smaller owls now. Big ones have never been a problem.
Did not know that about their eye color! Thanks for that. I see hawks frequently in my area, but recently have started to hear a Great Horned Owl on my roof around 3-4 am. I love to hear it up there.
Thank you so much for your video,, My son and I have been looking at every park we go to, no luck. Now to your video, we just might have a chance... THANK YOU
Wonderful Refreshing and upbeat…. I wish you well with your channel and with growth and development it will pay off, I have visited the aviary center there in Pittsburgh I was incredibly impressed with its program. Thank you for your refreshing presentation again!
Excellent video! Very well presented and full of easy to understand information. I've heard the hoo-hoo-hooing of an owl very early in the morning several times. I have woods around my house and will be on the watch for it and remember your guidance about how to do that.
Exceptionally well done! Thank you. Interesting info re: chipmunk & squirrel warning vocalizations. Only suggestion is perhaps that regarding eBird, in many cases reporting exact location of many owls, and particularly nests, is not perhaps a best practice.
I love great horned owls! I was visiting at Florida and some what stayed up late, I feel asleep alittoe, and then I woke up hearing a great horned owl! It was faint, but it was so awsome to hear it! I know alot about birds, and when I'm older I want to be a ornithologist, or a park ranger. Thank you for this information! Owls are one of my favorite birds!
Really interesting and helpful info! I love owls and other birds … and other wildlife. Lived on a mountain and it was such a treat to hear and see them.
The smile in your face after seeing that owl, says everything. The joy of discovering a new bird, join all the birders around the world. Nice video, we need videos like this in my country, Argentina. About your question, my favorite owl is Asio clamator. Cheers and never stop enjoying this wonderfull activity. And how we say in my country, abrazo grande!🧉
I'm from Erie, PA and was so pleasantly surprised that so much of the video was related to PA and Western PA to be specific!! Super helpful! I haven't seen an owl in over 2 years, and that was from a far. Last time i saw a owl relatively close was about a decade ago on Presque Isle, it was a barn owl too! 😊💜
Great video-- and you did a wonderful job on every aspect of it. My wife and I are looking for saw-whets and recently met, in Texas, someone associated with Powdermill Nature Reserve's saw-whet banding program. We're hopeful that we can visit one day (or night) to witness that.
I moved from living in a city for most of my life, to upstate NY- and the birds around where I live are plentiful- I recently ID'd a Great Horned Owl that I hear outside my window almost every night for the past couple of weeks. I like how you paired the hawk types with the owl types because I just spotted a red tailed hawk a few days ago in a tree outside my house...thank you for this very informative video! I'm still learning too and enjoying reconnecting to nature!!! I may attempt to try and spot the owl one of these days- for now I love knowing he is close by.
Very helpful man!!! Me and my better half have been trying to spot owls for a little now and this video nailed it!! Didn't want to comment until success!! We have been doing pretty good now for photo's!! Staying a great distance and only taking photos in the day!! Thanks again for the tips and now a subscriber!!! To many more
Very well written and I especially love the do’s and don’ts!!!!! Thank you for including the don’ts!! I have made mistakes of my own in the past when looking for, as well as viewing owls, and I have seen a lot of mistakes made as well. Thank you, for taking the time to inform and educate! I enjoyed this video!!
Was fortunate enough to see the Northern Saw-Whet Owl Aegilicus acadicus while living in North Carolina! Pretty much the only small area of it’s southern distribution in the Shining Rock Wilderness area! Very tame little owls! Quite a highlight for me and my buddy who were studying fish and wildlife mgmt at a nearby comm. college! Great video! I still head out all the time in search of the various Owl Species! I’ve moved back to the Erie, PA area! Lots of species here!
I am glad you enjoyed the video! I lived in Erie for a short while! There was an Eastern Screech owl I used to visit in Presque Isle State Park. I hope you enjoy owl watching!
What a fantastic tutorial video. Thank you so much. I had the honour of seeing an owl in a tree close by at our local dog park conservation area. It was a chance sighting and I felt truly honoured. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Cheers from Ontario Canada 🤩
Dude, this was an excellent presentation! Very Proffessional. You are well on your way to being an expert! This is a subject I have been interested in for a long time. Can’t wait to find my first owls in nature. Thanks 🙏
You're amazing. Keep it up. Spent 20 mins filming a barred owl 3 days ago in Portland ME. I love owls. Spending time with them is so magical. Thanks for sharing your tips. My favorite encounters so far have been with great horned although I'm dying to find snowy owls now that I'm in Maine. Please make videos about how to find the more obscure like snowy, screech, and barn.
I was a part of project owlnet surveying in western MD, it was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had in the field of wildlife. I highly reccommend getting active and involved
Don't get a big head but that was excellent. So far I've got a screech owl and great horned on my property in south east South Dakota. I''ve seen long eared and short eared and snowy and barred in my life. I think that's it.
Hi, Im in Bergen Co NJ. I recently moved to a house with a small wooded area behind our backyard. I have heard a screech owl from my yard but I have never actually seen it. I'm always looking though. I have seen and heard a few great horned owls though. Have some great videos of a pair of them chasing each other through the woods behind my house. So awesome to see.
That is fantastic! I am not sure if it will help, but I find that I spot screech owls the most at dusk when I have found them peeking out of holes high up in trees. Best of luck with your owling!
Great video from one birder to another. I’m also in PA - about two hours east in Altoona. Bird conservation is a huge passion of mine. I’ve been trying to pinpoint some local short eared owls this winter but I only seem to catch a glimpse. Crossing fingers I can see one this week. I’d say my favorite owl is the Barred Owl. It’s the owl I see and hear most, and it has such a ghostly look.
i recognize that intro. crouse run! I just got into owling within the past year. i'm totally hooked. I live nearby and have found barred, great horned, and screech in the woods behind my house. the barred owls are the loudest and most active here. i've also noticed I can get very close to screech owls compared to the other two species.
I am so excited you recognized Crouse Run! It sounds like you have had some great luck. Also, I have noticed the same thing about screech owls! I hope you continue to have great experiences.
This was so interesting! Thank you for sharing. I come from PA and never knew we had so many different species. Thank you for being so respectful of them and their habitat and especially of their wellbeing.
One of the benefits of working the graveyard shift for dollar tree is that in waking up at 2 o clock in the morning to go to a job that started at 3, I saw a lot of wild animals I had no idea I shared space with. Seriously, I don't even live in a wooded area and I saw a barred owl out on my telephone line one morning, a red fox, and a possum. Not all in the same day of course, they were all different encounters.
I’m wondering what kind of shoppers go to a dollar tree at 3am?
@@SUNSETEH They can't, we're closed until 8 A.M. but our shit starts at 3 so we can get some stocking done, uninterupted by customers
@@SUNSETEH It is a lot of fun seeing wild animals.
In the words of Yogi Berra "You can observe a lot just by watching"
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The info on calling ethics was fascinating. I had never thought about those issues, but the explanations made perfect sense. Thanks so much for the lesson(s)!
There's a debate in the owl community about the ethics of calling when "Psyched for Nature" is out in the woods.
This has been quite an education in tracking beta males. They all seem to flock to owl channels, which amazingly; is also their natural habitat. It's where they nest among the interwebs, with pronouns and plastic nest covers, cuz Mom is tired of buying new mattresses for the basemen. Formerly "the guest room." I love nature❤❤
Ok holy shit. The beginning of the video is a place I've been going to for almost a decade. That was great. Awesome vid.
This channel has serious potential to be the best birding channel out there, please keep making videos! They're so good.
Great horned owls are pretty easy to find. If you hear it hooting through the night in the same spot and can echo locate the tree, nine times out of ten it will be snoozing in that tree all day long like a statue. Get out your binoculars and walk around the tree. They tend to set up shop close to the center of trees to camouflage themselves against the trunk.
Or just take a drive around midnight near my house because I've had them swoop in front of my car at night many times lol. Terrifying.
This is some prime info right here. Thx for the tip(s) ... here in NC they are easy to hear, however actually locating them has been a challenge for me. I have walked upon a barn owl maybe about 25 ft up in a tree in downtown - which was a surprise, but it just goes to show these birds are literally everywhere hiding in plain sight ✊🏽
Dude, Absolutely loved that you picked up the important gear, aka binocs and the orange cat 😍🐈
If I could give you 10 "thumbs up" for this video, I would. You did a really, REALLY good job covering more than just the basics. Kudos to you.
Ill give one for you
I'm a British owler, but I'd like to congratulate you on this great introduction!
he looks like a vampire.
@@Farsightfulwell who better to look for owls
Can you guide/help me to find an owl to nest in my rear garden in SE London.
It is a bit urban.
Thanks. God Bless.
@@nikkion2140Provide a nest box and a source of food, if they like the area they’ll find you. But don’t build your hopes up, I live backing onto farmland/woods and even though I hear them regularly I rarely see them, and have never seen one in my garden. I have lots of small mammals in my garden ( my cat can back me up on this ) so I’m still hoping…………..
@@shreemhreemkleem - we have only 5 species, and none of the really large ones, so it's a different experience...
Great info
What an adorable, precious, calm teacher you are!
That video was AWESOME. You're a natural.
I loved how you humorously picked up your cat as “important equipment.” 😹
My favorite owl around is the Great Horned Owl. They’re common here in Oregon’s forests. 🦉❤️
Yes they are! I like Eastern Oregon for seeing owls. In the Round Barn (Malheur) in spring Great Horned Owls nest all the time. Three or more other species like that area too.
I like that you have enough emphasis on ethnic!!! Thank you!!!
Hat down my friend. This video oozes with your charming intelligence,and useful information.
I wish there was more people like you on this planet.
Best wishes.
I live in Panama, Central America, and just 2 months ago in December 2021 I went to the backyard of my house to pick up some clothes, it was around 9 at night and when I came back I felt something looking at me and when I looked towards my left, I saw how it's head turned towards me and his 2 eyes like fire looking at me. The distance was like 4 or 5 steps from me, really close. I couldn't move and thinking am I really seeing an owl in my backyard? lol, It was staring at me, I think it was about 5 or 10 seconds when I decided to walk without taking my eyes off him until I entered the house. It was a Great Horned Owl, It was really beautiful, it scared me but it's something I will never forget 😀
I have barred, screech and great horned owls in the woods behind my home in a rural part of CT.I have always loved hearing them at night. And occassionally having them fly over me when I walk in the woods (you hear nothing, but see a huge shadow move across you). But I learned so much from this video. Usefull when looking for other birds as well. Thank you so much. Jennifer
I really love barn owls for the contrast between their spooky - ethereal appearance, and the murder screeches they make.
Very good video there and very well explained in detail and with very good intent. Keep up the amazing work, looking forward for more of your work.
I saw a Barred owl this morning while hiking me with my bright orange hat on. It flew and perched in a tree right next to the trail about 20 feet over head. I did not want to move as not to scare it away. Surprisingly I was able to view the owl for about 20 to 30 seconds before it decided to fly off. What a beautiful creature.
Me and a friend of mine were walking down a hiking trail in the middle of the day when we heard some bluejays screaming at something. We spotted a flock of them in a nearby tree, and wouldn’t you know, there was a barred owl sitting on a branch! It was being harassed by the jays and a couple of crows. We were so stunned to see an owl at this time of day that we didn’t notice the second barred owl sitting in a tree not five feet from us. It was crazy! Anyway, thanks for all the owl finding tips! Maybe I’ll be able to go back and find those two owls again.
My girlfriend and I were walking through our property one night which is heavily wooded and we came across a baby owl about the size of a softball sitting in the limbs of a tree.
We were able to get quite close to it and we looked at it for a few minutes before we continue on. It was a most fascinating experience.
When I was a child, we got up one morning and there was an owl trapped on our back porch. No idea how that happened, but my Dad woke us all up to have a quick look. then donned welding gloves put his arm up there, owl climbed on ( amazingly!) took him to the door and off it went! I wish I could recall exactly what it looked like. I know it wasn't a barn owl, and that's about all I know!
Young man you are incredible. I learned more information about Owls then I was looking for. I was just randomly browsing TH-cam and stumbled across your video.and I'm glad I did. Thank You, and I'll be back. No pun interned.
I am so glad you got a lot out of it! Also, I chose to read the last part in my head as “owl be back”
Thank you for such informed and respectful content. Very well done, I've subscribed!
Also, you have a comforting voice; you sound similar to Elijah Wood.
Great video with good information. It’s good that you mentioned the ethics about using playback calls as we often use it not thinking of the consequences. Your example with small and large owl calls is very good.
Thank you for the thoughtful and thorough presentation. I love Burrowing Owls!
My husband and I are going to look for owls for the first time today. Your video was extremely helpful! Thank you!
I am so glad to help! Good luck out there! 🦉
13:53 your video is informative on so many levels, with a touch of humor as well. I applaud your efforts and look forward to seeing more videos from you. Keep up the great work!
You are incredible. Great information and humor to boot.
Excellent video, great info about the owls !! Thanks for sharing
Such a good video! I love the way you narrate! There so much effort put in.. appreciate the knowledge sharing!
Hey, thanks for an awesome video! I am a Naturalist for Allegheny County and was so excited to see some familiar sights in your video. I'm surprised we never crossed paths! Keep up the great work :)
I enjoyed your video very much, a few good tips. Thankyou! A couple of my favorite owls here in Australia are the Powerful Owl and the Barking Owl. Cheers.
You did an exceptional job with this video! Here in southeastern Michigan, we have several “Metroparks”. Among the several nature events that they offer, one is an evening “owl prowl”. I went to one recently, and that night, luckily, our guide attracted 3 screech owls. It was fascinating. This was one of the last owl prowls of the season, because soon these owls will be laying eggs.
I live in Houston and I have family by Kensington, but do you know if they have any types of owl prowls at Kensington or around the area?
@@xavier-qu7ye Howdy! Check the Metroparks website to find events listed for your nearest park; i.e. Kensington Metropark. Registration is required in advance, and there is usually a small fee. My owl prowl was at the Lake Erie Metropark.
@@painterlady7931 thank you, I appreciate it
@@xavier-qu7ye yes they do, there is also a GHO living in a bucket in a tree at Kensington.
What a great video! Thank you so much! I'll be watching more of yours.
Very informative. Thank you!
Great horned owls have mating calls in the late autumn early winter. The sound awesome!
What an informative video. I am trying to find a great horned owl I have heard hooting at night near my home. Wish me luck and thank you for your video
I got big into birding and nature photography last summer and this was one of the first owling related videos I watched. I've seen and heard countless owls since then(maybe more than I had seen in my entire life up until last year)and this video was one of the biggest aids in doing so! Thanks for making such a well articulated video.
It means more than I can express to know that my video helped you start your birding journey! Thank you so much for this comment and I hope you continue to have amazing experiences. Best of luck!
@@psychedfornature4366 Of course! I've helped a lot of other people with owling tips since then and have you to thank for getting me started. Looking forward to my first spring migration which I'll be spending roadtripping to the coast of Louisiana!
Definitely subscribing! Tn is so full of owls and they are so fun to try and find! Wonderful video my friend
Thanks for the great video and for all the references. You are my new "Go-to-guy" when it comes to bird info.
I am a licensed vet tech and one night on my way home I came across a barred owl sitting in the middle of the road. He looked ok but didn’t fly away so I stopped. I slowly approached the bird but still no reaction so I grabbed a blanket from my car and was able to wrap him in it. I took him to a rehabilitator and she took him to a vet who sent them to an ophthalmologist. The bird had been hit by a car in the head which caused him temporary blindness. When his sight returned he was let back into his habitat and I hope lived happily ever after. What a beautiful creature he was.
TELL ME WHAT WAS THE NAME!
My name of the owl is a normal but I tried being a girl owl in the house
Omg Barry owl in the no flash in sign is sk scary eyes
@@Blacksprunki1234 The ophthalmologist was Dr. Kaplan in Hudson, NY
For a while I felt like listening to some forbidden fantasy creature summoning directions. Fascinating!
This was such a fascinating video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Well planned and delivered. The ethics section clarified some points for me, a longtime birder. I feel more ready to find smaller owls now. Big ones have never been a problem.
What a great video! Thanks so much for your focus on ethics. My favorite is the Great Horned Owl. Their pellets are so interesting to dissect.
Did not know that about their eye color! Thanks for that. I see hawks frequently in my area, but recently have started to hear a Great Horned Owl on my roof around 3-4 am. I love to hear it up there.
Great upload, very informative! Well done!
Greetings from Singapore. I found this video very useful and I will share it with my friends. Thanks so much for the lesson. Have a nice day. 👍🔔
Thank you so much for your video,,
My son and I have been looking at every park we go to, no luck.
Now to your video, we just might have a chance...
THANK YOU
Wonderful Refreshing and upbeat…. I wish you well with your channel and with growth and development it will pay off, I have visited the aviary center there in Pittsburgh I was incredibly impressed with its program. Thank you for your refreshing presentation again!
So interesting. I just discovered owls in my backyard trees. Thank you.
I am so glad! Enjoy learning about your new feathered neighbors!
I’m enjoying this video at 3 am, no regrets learned something
Excellent video! Very well presented and full of easy to understand information. I've heard the hoo-hoo-hooing of an owl very early in the morning several times. I have woods around my house and will be on the watch for it and remember your guidance about how to do that.
Exceptionally well done! Thank you. Interesting info re: chipmunk & squirrel warning vocalizations. Only suggestion is perhaps that regarding eBird, in many cases reporting exact location of many owls, and particularly nests, is not perhaps a best practice.
I love great horned owls! I was visiting at Florida and some what stayed up late, I feel asleep alittoe, and then I woke up hearing a great horned owl! It was faint, but it was so awsome to hear it! I know alot about birds, and when I'm older I want to be a ornithologist, or a park ranger. Thank you for this information! Owls are one of my favorite birds!
wow what a great report, keep up the great work!
Thank you - I now see things from their perspective and will respect their space.
Great. Thank you for sharing
Really interesting and helpful info! I love owls and other birds … and other wildlife. Lived on a mountain and it was such a treat to hear and see them.
The smile in your face after seeing that owl, says everything. The joy of discovering a new bird, join all the birders around the world. Nice video, we need videos like this in my country, Argentina. About your question, my favorite owl is Asio clamator. Cheers and never stop enjoying this wonderfull activity. And how we say in my country, abrazo grande!🧉
I'm from Erie, PA and was so pleasantly surprised that so much of the video was related to PA and Western PA to be specific!! Super helpful! I haven't seen an owl in over 2 years, and that was from a far. Last time i saw a owl relatively close was about a decade ago on Presque Isle, it was a barn owl too! 😊💜
Great video, very insightful. Thank you.
Great video-- and you did a wonderful job on every aspect of it. My wife and I are looking for saw-whets and recently met, in Texas, someone associated with Powdermill Nature Reserve's saw-whet banding program. We're hopeful that we can visit one day (or night) to witness that.
I moved from living in a city for most of my life, to upstate NY- and the birds around where I live are plentiful- I recently ID'd a Great Horned Owl that I hear outside my window almost every night for the past couple of weeks. I like how you paired the hawk types with the owl types because I just spotted a red tailed hawk a few days ago in a tree outside my house...thank you for this very informative video! I'm still learning too and enjoying reconnecting to nature!!! I may attempt to try and spot the owl one of these days- for now I love knowing he is close by.
Really awesome video! Brings me back to high school and dissecting owl pellets!
Very helpful man!!! Me and my better half have been trying to spot owls for a little now and this video nailed it!! Didn't want to comment until success!! We have been doing pretty good now for photo's!! Staying a great distance and only taking photos in the day!! Thanks again for the tips and now a subscriber!!! To many more
Very well written and I especially love the do’s and don’ts!!!!! Thank you for including the don’ts!! I have made mistakes of my own in the past when looking for, as well as viewing owls, and I have seen a lot of mistakes made as well. Thank you, for taking the time to inform and educate! I enjoyed this video!!
Found the part about the alarms rodents give to be particularly helpful. Thanks!
Great video! Wonderful information and great presentation. Thanks!!! That squirrel moan is an eye opener for me.
I have heard the squirrel moan just to indicate ANY possible perceived threat. Not just an owl. Could be hawk, human, dog, snake, etc
Great attitude and information.
Thank you for teaching me about how to know if an owl is nocturnal or diurnal based on eye color
Was fortunate enough to see the Northern Saw-Whet Owl Aegilicus acadicus while living in North Carolina! Pretty much the only small area of it’s southern distribution in the Shining Rock Wilderness area! Very tame little owls! Quite a highlight for me and my buddy who were studying fish and wildlife mgmt at a nearby comm. college! Great video! I still head out all the time in search of the various Owl Species! I’ve moved back to the Erie, PA area! Lots of species here!
I am glad you enjoyed the video! I lived in Erie for a short while! There was an Eastern Screech owl I used to visit in Presque Isle State Park. I hope you enjoy owl watching!
What a Nice and informative video, subscribed and waiting for the next video. Cheers
Great video and some great tips. From Australia
What a fantastically informational video
Nice video. Greetz from a Dutch owler. Patience and fortitude and love for Owls is the key for finding them.
great video. Thanks.
my favorite Owl is the Snowy Owl.
What a fantastic tutorial video. Thank you so much. I had the honour of seeing an owl in a tree close by at our local dog park conservation area. It was a chance sighting and I felt truly honoured. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Cheers from Ontario Canada 🤩
this is one of those questions that's always kust kindof there but you don't go out of your wayy to find the answer.
Had thought sighting Owl to be always incidental to me. Nice compilation and research to help target sightation. I Appreciate ur efforts and work
this was such a wonderful video! Well produced, informative, and entertaining!
Thank you for this posting. It's very informative and helpful!
Dude, this was an excellent presentation! Very Proffessional. You are well on your way to being an expert! This is a subject I have been interested in for a long time. Can’t wait to find my first owls in nature. Thanks 🙏
Great production and presentation. You have a talent for this!
Excellent information! Thank you for the tips!
Great video! I appreciate the tips! The great horned owl is on my bucket list of photos to get
You're amazing. Keep it up. Spent 20 mins filming a barred owl 3 days ago in Portland ME. I love owls. Spending time with them is so magical. Thanks for sharing your tips. My favorite encounters so far have been with great horned although I'm dying to find snowy owls now that I'm in Maine. Please make videos about how to find the more obscure like snowy, screech, and barn.
I was a part of project owlnet surveying in western MD, it was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had in the field of wildlife. I highly reccommend getting active and involved
That must have been a very rewarding experience! I am glad you had the chance to get involved.
Don't get a big head but that was excellent. So far I've got a screech owl and great horned on my property in south east South Dakota. I''ve seen long eared and short eared and snowy and barred in my life. I think that's it.
excellent video! thanks for the great information
you are a wealth of knowledge and wisdom!! thank you for sharing 💕
This is a very cool video! I learned a lot. Thanks!
Hi, Im in Bergen Co NJ. I recently moved to a house with a small wooded area behind our backyard. I have heard a screech owl from my yard but I have never actually seen it. I'm always looking though. I have seen and heard a few great horned owls though. Have some great videos of a pair of them chasing each other through the woods behind my house. So awesome to see.
That is fantastic! I am not sure if it will help, but I find that I spot screech owls the most at dusk when I have found them peeking out of holes high up in trees. Best of luck with your owling!
Yep at dusk for sure. Sounded like a horse winnie in a tree. I was confused. I will keep looking. Great video 👍🏻
I love seeing owls 🦉 I just saw a barn owl in Henderson nv a few days ago!
Thank you so much for all of that helpful information!!
😊🙏🏻🦉The overview of apps was much appreciated ❤
Great video from one birder to another. I’m also in PA - about two hours east in Altoona. Bird conservation is a huge passion of mine. I’ve been trying to pinpoint some local short eared owls this winter but I only seem to catch a glimpse. Crossing fingers I can see one this week. I’d say my favorite owl is the Barred Owl. It’s the owl I see and hear most, and it has such a ghostly look.
i recognize that intro. crouse run! I just got into owling within the past year. i'm totally hooked. I live nearby and have found barred, great horned, and screech in the woods behind my house. the barred owls are the loudest and most active here. i've also noticed I can get very close to screech owls compared to the other two species.
I am so excited you recognized Crouse Run! It sounds like you have had some great luck. Also, I have noticed the same thing about screech owls! I hope you continue to have great experiences.
This was so interesting! Thank you for sharing. I come from PA and never knew we had so many different species. Thank you for being so respectful of them and their habitat and especially of their wellbeing.
Excellent video! Thank you, and greetings from Finland.
We have a barred owl that lives in our backyard for part of the year! Puget Sound in Washington.