Spotted owl or Barred owl?

Look at patterns on breast. Also use the terms "barred", "spotted" and "comparison" in search for images. Make certain images sourced from biologist familiar with them and make certain you are not getting confused by pictures of hybrids.
 
It doesn't seem to have the characteristic white X of spotted owls on the face, that, and the size compared to the rabbit make me say Barred owl. Either way, keep the chickens in at night!
 
That is a barred owl. They compete for space with Great horned owls and usually share territory with Red Shouldered Hawks (where Great horned owls tend to share territory with Red Tailed hawks). Yes. They can surely kill your chickens if you leave them out at night. Not as ruthless as a Great Horned (who even eats other breeds of owl babies), but still a mighty predator. Do you live near a waterway/stream? If so, the Red shoulder hawks might keep the more chicken-dangerous red tail hawks away during the day. Of course, in the winter, you are likely to get more transient owls looking for a new home ... so to speak. That goes for hungry young hawks too. This probably doesn't help much, but I am a chicken and raptor lover.

He/she would sound like this

 
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