Hello Tweeters,
I live in Brier, WA (north end of Lake Washington in Seattle) where we have been lucky to have W. Screech Owls in our neighborhood for the last several years. Normally we hear them calling in the spring or later in the fall. But this week, on Mon. and Tues. they were calling from our backyard. We heard the typical whinny but also they made a "barking" call. My books and tapes say they make that call but I'm wondering why. Is this a contact call between adults or a begging call made by a juvenile? Or maybe an alarm call? I am sure someone out in Tweeterland will have the answer or a educated guess. Please reply on Tweeters or to me privately. Thanks in advance.

Neil Zimmerman
Brier, WA
n3zims at comcast.net