I have had a Barred owl around too. The birds ignore it, or occasionally bomb it (brave chickadee). My understanding is that the owls are mostly looking to get a (red) squirrel or mouse/vole, who come out to get dropped seeds. "My" owl has been going for the red squirrels....with no success that I can see.
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