When I was growing up, my mom had a framed picture of owls in the house that read "I rejoice that there are owls." I find them equal to seagull. I give thanks and praise for all winged creatures. As it was said on Liquid Swords "You better keep your eye on the sparrow." Spotted Owl is a nice place to grab a quiet drink in the dark and not be bothered. Or you can go to Town Hall on a Friday or Saturday night and witness Idiocracy in real-time.
"I rejoice that there are owls. Let them do the idiotic and maniacal hooting for men. It is a sound admirably suited to swamps and twilight woods which no day illustrates, suggesting a vast and undeveloped nature which men have not recognized. They represent the stark twilight and unsatisfied thoughts which all have."
-Henry David Thoreau