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Photo of a great horned owl on a tree branch
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
The great horned owl has wide-set ear tufts and a white throat. After dark, you can identify it by its three to eight deep hoots grouped in a pattern, such as “hoo h'HOO, HOO, HOO.”
Photo of a common nighthawk on a fence rail.
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
At night, common nighthawks fly, with quick flaps, glides, and darting movements, around lights pursuing flying insects. They are brown with a white mark on the underside of each narrow wing.