Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus).

The prairie owl.

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:

Short-eared owl wing sonation by Brian McCaffery (ML507105)
Short-eared owl bark call by Gerrit Vyn (ML507110)
Short-eared owl call by Gerrit Vyn (ML507111)

Sources and more:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Short-eared_Owl
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/short-eared-owl
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