Barred Owl: The "Who Cooks for You?" Hunter

An owl near an office in Carrollton was observed catching a squirrel and eating it in a tree. The bird is a barred owl, a versatile predator that consumes mice, voles, shrews, moles, rats, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, opossums, frogs, snakes, crayfish, insects, and fish. Their distinctive call—"Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you?"—is often heard near wooded streams.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers a comprehensive collection of barred owl vocalizations. See Barred Owl Facts.

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