Barred Owls in the Night

The sounds of Barred Owls are for me the most exciting and intriguing of Fall.  Last night a pair were calling to each other very nearby, then suddenly they were right outside my window making "a raucous jumble of cackles, hoots, caws, and gurgles."  Click here, then scroll down the page and click on "listen to songs of this species" »
and you will hear the wild stuff I heard last night! 

Here is an audio clip of what you might typically hear: a male's call»

By the way, the Great Horned Owl is the Barred Owl's only natural enemy.  The Great Horned can be heard each night, too.