365. Wendy Paulson’s Birds of Barrington | Great Horned Owl Should you be out at dusk these brisk December days, especially near a woodland, you might well hear the hu-hu-hu-WHO! WHO! of the great horned owl (Bubo virginianus). The owl is one December 17, 2015 Birds of Barrington/Birds of Barrington Illinois/Causes & Giving/Citizens for Conservation/December 17/Nature & Wildlife/Things to Do/Wildlife