Barking Owl

["Kurtis Lindsay" <>]

Chris,

Barking Owls are not common whatsoever in Sydney, and I am doubtful  to 
beleive they have ever even been recorded anywhere near Chatswood.
Might you be mistaking for a Southern Boobook Owl or even a yapping dog?
I am pretty sure the closest place to Chatswood (and the rest of sydney) you 
may find a Barking Owl is in the Capertee valley (west of Lithgow) and even 
there they are quite scarce!
A Boobook Owl is much more possible in Chatswood, as a matter of fact I 
heard one calling near my house in East Killara last night!
As the crow (or owl) flies, Killara is quite close to Chatswood so I 
wouldn't be supprised if there were Boobooks there aswell.
Kurtis Lindsay