Rare spotted owl visits Sebastopol

Rare spotted owl visits Sebastopol

Last month, I observed a bird on my property that had never been seen or heard there before. As I was getting ready for bed, I heard an owl calling from the forest in my yard. I hear owls frequently at my house, so at first I just assumed it was a great horned owl making an unusual call. When I finally got into bed and really started to listen to it, though, I realized that the owl I was hearing sounded just like a spotted owl! I jumped out of b…