exists and is an alternate of . Most owls have a hoot sound. Tawny owls screech and barn owls Hoot. If your in the UK and you hear a kee wick sound then it's a tawny owl. If it's the standard hoot then it's a barn owl. Most owls have a hoot sound. Most owls say whooo whooo.. Tawny owls screech and barn owls Hoot. If your in the UK and you hear a kee wick sound then it's a tawny owl. If it's the standard hoot then it's a barn owl.