I live in an older wooded neighborhood. I've seen hawks and owls up close. And I hear owls hooting at night sometimes. Very cool. A couple of weeks ago it was really late and I was the only one up and I was psyching myself up to go to bed when our dog started barking at something outside. I couldn't get her to quiet down so I took her outside in the backyard to run around. Then I heard what she was hearing. It was a screeching sound that I've never heard before. After the dog ran around and checked our yard, we came inside. I got her settled back down in her crate for the night and I did a search for what bird makes a screeching sound at night. I was surprised that it was an owl. Silly me, I thought all owls when who whoooo. Learned something new that night, lol. Owls are cool.
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