Surrounded by hooters

We hear an owl out in the woods here from time to time.

Sitting around the table on the screened back porch this evening, we heard a veritable parliament of owls, hooting from several directions.

My limited research suggests there are two species of owls in Arkansas - the barred owl and the Eastern screech owl.

Judging from the voices, these were barred owls and they were remarkably talkative, especially since the sun had just set and there was still plenty of light in the sky.