Julie

For many years, I lived beside a wetland and saw many Barred Owls in that area. "Who Cooks for You? Who Cooks for You All?" we heard many times, even on cloudy days. We'd see parents teaching their babies to hunt. While we sat by our campfire, we'd see them drifting silently through the trees. There was a nest box installed in the wetland, and I'm sure that was where baby owls were raised. But it wasn't only Barred Owls, I was also awakened at night by the sound of Great Horned Owls, especially during their January mating season. But that sound has mainly disappeared with so much development in our area. We live in Mooresville, NC, a very populated area full of new subdivisions, created by builders who clearcut the land, unfortunately.