Whilst walking the World’s Cutest Dog, Clover , tonight, we heard a strange sound from the woods. A neighbour says it’s an owl, but what owl? It almost sounds like a “barking”, but there’s a definite “hoo” sound, and a pattern:
hoo hoo hoo HOO hoo hoo HOO hoo hoo…
And repeat. Less “birdy”, a lot more “barky”, almost like a high dog bark, except, you know… Hoo-ey.
I’ve listened to all the North American owl sounds here, but none are what I heard tonight.
I’m in Victoria, BC (Mill Hill Park area, to be specific).
Yep, I will for sure take a back seat to **Colibri ** here, but you are definitely describing the call of the Great Horned Owl, or so I’ve been told al my life growing up and living in, the South.
I was visiting my friend in her cabin this weekend and we heard a noise which I assumed was a dog barking. She said “Dog or owl?” which up until then I didn’t know were the choices. It sounded like a dog when we listened closer, but later in the evening heard the owl “barking” you mention.
Heard it again! Early tonight, 7 pm, and well light out. Mr. Owl! Or Ms. Owl. Hm. Next walk we’ll have to take through the park so we can see if we can see it.
