owl hoots
Nocturnal bird calls
Owl hoots are the distinctive calls made by owls, typically a series of low, resonant sounds: We heard owl hoots coming from the woods.
The phrase can describe actual bird sounds or imitations of them, often associated with nighttime, wilderness, or spooky atmospheres in films and stories.
- screechHigh, harsh cry
- nightDark hours daily
- dead of nightDarkest part of evening
- full moonCompletely lit satellite phase
- darkAbsence of light
nocturnal · evening · haunted woods · avian · omens · duetting · predator · night hunter · communication · superstition · dusk · mating call · raptor · territoriality · twilight · echo · forest sounds · old growth forest
- bird callsduck calls, mourning dove, wood duck
- ambient soundsrain, wind, ocean, thunder rumble, crickets
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- bird soundschirp, birdcall, tweet, bird songs, cheep
- soundscapessoundscape, soundscapes, ambient noise, nature sounds, ambient sound