My bet is Western Screech. They sound like a bouncing ball, with the
hoos increasing in frequency at the end of the "song".


On Tue, 21 Oct 1997,
Karen Behm wrote:

>
>
> >What owls might I have heard the last two early AM's on Squak Mtn? There are
> >at least 2, maybe 3 or 4.
> >
> >This area they are in is 2nd growth ceder and doug fir, very forested and
> >close to Squak Mtn. State Park.
> >
> >The call seemed to be a hoo hoo hoo hoo with a sort of trill at the end.
> >
> >Karen
> >Issaquah
> >
>

Kelly Cassidy -- Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
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