Whoo whoo

Last night I got to hear very clear whoots of an owl -- I wish, so wish, I could have seen him -- but it was pitch black outside. It was a very soft, soothing kind of whoot and was so cool to hear. My dad heard an owl sound when they were up for New Year's Eve - maybe it's the same one ? :)

I went online and looked up what owls we have in Kern county - there are 9. So I tried to find sample whoots on the web -- the three that sounded most like the one I heard were: the Great Horned Owl, Spotted Owl or Long-Eared Owl.