>Micheal,
>
>>From your description and habitat it sounds like a band-tailed pigeon. They
>are often mistaken for an owl - a "hooing" or "cooing" of 2-3 sylables often
>repeated frequently.

The only thing I don't like about either Band-tailed Pigeon or California
Quail for this mystery bird is that I don't think either would be calling
at 5:30 in the morning (pitch dark) in November (definitely not the
breeding season for the quail, although the pigeon can breed surprisingly
late in fall).

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416
web site: http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/museum.html