The gray fox sounds like an ambulance being tortured. I've seen them, but never heard anything like that!

I was most surprised by the sound of the white tailed deer and the raccoon. The shrill sound of the Sooty Owl was also a surprise  with its high pitched shrill. I was able to identify the Saw Whet, the Barn Owl, the Barred Owl, thanks to previous sound recordings and the Mourning Dove, which I have heard many times at my feeder station. I was able to recognize that some sounds were not owls, like the bobcat and the whipporwill. I have never heard an owl at night. I spotted a Great Horned Owl on a dead tree on a rare snowy night in Sugar Land TX and the sound of a prey animal avoiding capture with leaves rustling and escape of the almost prey animal into  my flower bed.  I saw the Great Horned Owl in pursuit that night only because of the rustling leaves and the light from a flood light from my neighbors front yard. The almost prey animal was a neighborhood cat.

I have heard a Great Horned owl when I got up one night it sounded like a duetting pair .

All the sounds were amazing. I really liked the vocalization of Northern Saw-whet Owl, Spotted Owl, Southern Boobook and Eastern Screech-Owl
I have also had the opportunity to listen to other owls like Band-bellied Owl https://www.xeno-canto.org/391918

I've only heard two owls: the Great Horned Owl (a couple of times, I could even see his silhouette in the top of a pine tree in Georgia!) and the Barred Owl. The first time I heard a Barred Owl, I had NO IDEA what it was--it's such an unusual sound! It took me a while to track down the type of owl--but once you hear it, you never forget it. Sometimes, when they are further away and it's more muffled, it sounds sort of like a dog barking in the distance.

I was most surprised by the grey fox and deer sounds--never really knew they made any sounds, the fox was definitely a surprise--so eerie!

I still can't believe how much the Northern Saw-whet owl sounds like a truck backing up! :D I also like "horse whinnying" sound the Eastern Screech-Owl makes.

The white-tailed deer was the biggest surprise for me.  The bobcat I recognized probably because I heard one when I was in high school.  We lived on the edge of a small town in a wooded area.  It was at night; my cousin and I stayed up late talking in our backyard.  We heard the scream, realized what it was and went in the house.

Each sound is remarkable in its own way. The most surprising for me were the bobcat and fox. And the barred owl really puts a smile on my face!

The Bushbaby, White-Tailed Deer, and Sooty owl suprised me! Both the Bushbaby and White-Tailed Deer sounded more like birds than anything. And with the Sooty owl's call, I thought it might've been an insect!

The white tailed deer surprised me! The fox sound for me sounded like an ambulance. I did not even knew what was a bushbaby! I have heard an owl sound before at about 3:00 p.m. apart fro  that no other sound.

The bobcat sound was spooky .  I haven’t heard any other owls yet.

Sooty owl sure surprised me! When I heard it I said, "There's no way that's an owl". Then, lo and behold, it turned out to be the sooty owl! Owls can make sounds than I ever expected.

The bobcat and the fox sounds were surprising and eerie!

The fox made a pretty haunting sound.  I have heard burrowing owls at night.  They do the "predator" sound if you walk too close to them when they have a nest but they make other sounds too. They have elaborate mating songs in the spring at night.

When i was young at a sleep away camp i used to hear the magical sounds of owls in the woods - so exciting - you can imagine my disappointment some years later when i discovered they were nothing but mourning doves.  DUPED!   Listening to these sounds - i am convinced I have never EVER heard an owl ever - but i am happy to know some of the noises that i have heard and had no idea what they were are some common back-yard critters in the area i live -always wondered what those noises were.  The variety of owl noises is amazing.  I am hoping one day to hear one..maybe if i listen more..

Mostly, the animal sounds surprised me.  I did not even know that deer made such noises, nor the fox.  The racoon sound was new to me as well. The bobcat sound was very scary.  I'm glad to hear it, though, so I won't be nearly as freaked out if I hear it in real life.

The saw whet owl sound, like a truck backing up, is very interesting.  (I heard that earlier in the course, but wanted to note it as I find it amazing.)   The eastern screech owl, like a whinnying horse, is very interesting too.

I believe I've heard the barred owls, great horned owls and a couple of others. I've seen, and I believe I heard, a barn owl before.  There seems to be a mated couple of barred owls in the trees near my apartment.  They sometimes call to each other quite loudly.  It's very cool to hear.  Even more the amazing because I live in a small city (part of a larger metro area).  But my complex has a descent # of trees, and backs to a big park.

I love the sound of the Barred owls talking to each other.

I did not know the sound of the deer.

I was most surprised by the bobcat scream.  Wow!  That was definitely creepy!  As far as the owls were concerned, the ones that gave whistling calls fooled me every time.  It's so incredible to see such diversity among owl vocalizations.  What a creative Designer they had!

 

I have heard Great Horned Owls and Barred Owls at night, but none of the others.

I've heard something that sounds like a turkey at night. Probably was.

Many animals make interesting bird-like sounds. I'd have to listen to this over and over again.

I have heard an owl that sounded just like the saw whet owl, but i do not live in its area! I have also heard some creepy sounding noises that sound like a human imitating a wolf howl, but we were in the middle of no where . I found the bobcat suprising!

The most surprising sound for me was the deer and the raccoon. I am still kind of in awe that owls make so many different sounds - in fact, it seems like the "who who" is actually not that common. And FWIW, I think the Barn Owl's screech is creepy - I would not want to hear THAT in the dark of night!

The gray fox and the deer

The bobcat, white-tailed deer, and common gray fox sounds all really surprised me. Especially the deer, I've seen them during daylight many times but never really heard them. I have heard several owls at night. Once in a while, I will hear a Great Horned Owl outside my house, with its hooting calls sounding very similar to those provided in the lesson. I have also heard an Eastern Screech Owl's drumming once or twice, but the Great Horned Owl I hear far more often.

One of the birds on my birdlist that i’ve been searching for for years is a Pel’s fishing owl. One night I was lying in my tent in KNP and I heared a sound. I was convinced it was a Pel’s but it seemed to be the sound of a Southern ground hornbill. Beter luck next time 🙃