The sounds of courting barred owls, big shed antlers, overwintering sandhill cranes and a short Black Lake sturgeon season are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors.

By listening to the sounds of the forest, biologists were able to identify an invasion of barred owls in spotted owl habitat. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Wildlife experts in Ohio say an eerie hissing sound coming from the trees could be a young barred owl calling out to its parents for food.

Barred owls are a treat to see but seldom seen These secretive owls are more often heard than seen, but they're out there in the woods, watching us.