Sounds of the night Among the startling aspects of owl watching, sounds rank high. The signature call, which we've heard at night on and off for years is a loud short sound , something like skreeeeeahh with a crescendo decrescendo character. Some nights we can hear several individuals calling out like this, echoing around the little valley we live in. Another strange phenomenon is a sort of clicking that Barn owls make as they are flying. We've wondered if this is a way mates call to each other. The baby makes yet another sound - sort of like reeeee, reeee, reeee- repetitive on and on through the evening. I think this sound can be captured and shared. We are guessing that it calls out to the parents? Anyone want to hear it posted here or on FB?