http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/11/03/falling-asleep-to-the-sound-of-hoo-hoohoo-hoo-hoo/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/11/03/falling-asleep-to-the-sound-of-hoo-hoohoo-hoo-hoo/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Marlene Ebinger ALtman Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:01:26 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/11/03/falling-asleep-to-the-sound-of-hoo-hoohoo-hoo-hoo/#comment-84 Hi Gary – I too live in Benicia and go to sleep to an owl’s plaintive calls. How wonderful! But “hooo” is it? Mine doesn’t have the marked cadence of yours. I looked it up and is sounds like a Burrowing Owl because of the coo-coo sound… a hard consonant at the beginning. Noooo,where would it burrow in this residential neighborhood? THen, after an absence of a few weeks and hearing it again, I looked it up in another book – the Stokes field guide suggests the Great Horned Owl is “given to various rhythms”. COuld that be it? S/he sounds mournful, not loud, 5 hoots in a varied rhythm. Tall pines abound here but haven’t found any evidence (pellets etc). ANy thoughts on how to identify my friend?

]]> http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/11/03/falling-asleep-to-the-sound-of-hoo-hoohoo-hoo-hoo/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Pat in Antioch Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:48:30 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2005/11/03/falling-asleep-to-the-sound-of-hoo-hoohoo-hoo-hoo/#comment-83 Gee Gary…..I’m SO envious….can I come & live in your backyard??

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