We have received dozens of emails about creative names given to owls by their new landlords. We are also aware of several dozen more nameless owls residing in Owl Shack owl houses. If you are a landlord with a nameless owl, please consider submitting a name so we can include it here. It's easy and fun! Here is a list of some of the names we've received thus far:

  • "Agatha" — James & Sheryl R's owl (paired up with their other owl Prince Albert in a Box)

  • "Al Travis" — David & Marie E's red morph (named after their church's organist; paired up with Mrs. Murray)

  • "Alice" — Bernadette N's second owl (paired up with her other owl, Otus)

  • "Allison" — Jack P's owl (they often call her "Al," short for Allison)

  • "Baltimore" — Amy R's owl (named by her 4-year old daughter before an upcoming trip to that city that they've been talking a lot about)

  • "Blinky" — Julie & Cliff S's owl (paired up with Kacooo and shared with neighbors Eric & Tina H; this bird was named for its behavior of constantly blinking its eyes when first showing itself in the owl house entrance each evening)

  • "Bob" — Shelly & Bryan P's owl (named for its behavior of bobbing up and down in the owl house)

  • "Boo" — Pat M's owl (short for 'bujo', one of the Spanish names for owl)

  • "Buddy" — Kerry B's owl

  • "ChippOwl" — Suzanne N's owl (named by her 4 year old grandson)

  • "Chirpy" — Brush F's owl (named for its voice)

  • "Cornowlius Braveheart" — Mattie S's owl (paired up with Owlinor)

  • "Cuckoo" — Celeste B's owl (named by her next door neighbors' child)

  • "DJ Whotay" — Dan B's owl

  • "Duke Owlington" — Robyn C's owl (paired up with her other owl, Owla Fitzgerald)

  • "Earl" — Susan S's owl (named after an owl character in Harry Potter but spelled differently)

  • "Elvis" — Margaret & Andy J's owl (named because their owl first arrived on Elvis Presley's birthday which is also one of their daughter's birthdays)

  • "Erwin" — Jim P's owl

  • "Ezekial (or 'Zeke')" — The Weizenbaum's owl

  • "Farley" — Barbara & John R's owl (paired up with Mowat; named for the author Farley Mowat who wrote several books including Owls in the Family)

  • "Frederick" — Kathleen K's owl

  • "Gonzo" — Carl & Ann F's owl (named after his resemblance to the Muppets character)

  • "Gravy Blue" — Deb's owl

  • "Hedwig" (of Texas) — Nancy & Jim G's owl (named after an owl character in Harry Potter)

  • "Hedwig" (of Wisconsin) — The Essak's owl (named after an owl character in Harry Potter)

  • "Hoodini" — Jessi & Jim T's owl

  • "Hootee" — Ron B's owl

  • "Hootie" — John S's owl

  • "Hooty" — Chris & Susie's owl

  • "Huey, Douie, and Louie" — Carl and Ann F's nestling owls

  • "Huldah" — Pauline & Ron T's owl

  • "JB" — Yoshi & John B's owl

  • "Johnnie Owl" — Charlie B's owl

  • "Kacooo" — Eric & Tina H's owl (paired up with Blinky and named by their 18-month old daughter; this pair is shared with next door neighbors Julie & Cliff S.)

  • "Lucius Vorenus" — Marian E's owl

  • "Lucky" — Valarie B's owl (named for how she felt when her owl tenant first arrived)

  • "Marsh" — Temple & Anita T's owl (named for William Marsh Rice, the founder of Rice University in Houston where the mascot is an owl and they are prominent in campus architecture)

  • "Mercedes" — Sharon & George H's owl (this name was selected by the winner of a naming competition among friends; that winner really wanted a Mercedes automobile instead of an owl pellet!)

  • "Merlin" — Mary L's owl

  • "Mowat" — Barbara & John R's owl (paired up with Farley; named for the author Farley Mowat who wrote several books including Owls in the Family)

  • "Mrs. Murray" — David & Marie E's gray morph (paired up with Al Travis)

  • "Odus" — Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church's owl

  • "Ollie" — Linda T's owl

  • "Ophelia" — Jeff M's first owl (paired up with his other owl, Shakespeare)

  • "Oprah" — Ms. Forister's owl

  • "Oscar" — Lisa & Mike H's owl

  • "Oscar the Owl" — Dennis & Leah P's owl

  • "Otis" — Lisa & Karl S's owl (named after the former genus of the bird's scientific name but spelled differently)

  • "Othello" — Darcy & Steve B's owl (named after the classic character)

  • "Otto" — Mark B's owl

  • "Otus" — Bernadette N's first owl (named after the former genus of the bird's scientific name; paired up with her other owl, Alice)

  • "Our Owl" — Dayna B's owl

  • "Owl Capone" — Carla J's owl

  • "Owl Jolson" — Steve L's owl

  • "Owla Fitzgerald" — Robyn C's owl (paired up with her other owl, Duke Owlington)

  • "Owlbert Einstein" — Wade P's owl

  • "Owlbin" — Carolyn & Joe P's owl

  • "Owlexander" — Julie & Cliff S's owl in the front yard owl house

  • "Owlfonso" — Bill A's second owl

  • "Owlinor" — Mattie S's owl (paired up with Cornowlius)

  • "Owlivia" — Dorsey B's owl

  • "Owlpacino" — Bruce, Christine, & Tyler A's owl

  • "Owlvin, Owliver, Fat Owlbert, and Ron Owlivera" — Bill A's nestling owls that are clutchmates (Ron Olivera is a favorite TV anchor for one of the local news stations in Austin, TX)

  • "Owly" — Sally S's owl

  • "Ozzy" — Sharon M's owl

  • "Paola — Diana S. & Jim T's second owl

  • "Percy" — Diane G's owl

  • "Pigwidgeon — Marsha R's owl (named after an owl character in Harry Potter)

  • "Poof" — Peggy & RP's second owl (named for its irregular activity of being here one day and, "poof", often gone the next day)

  • "Powell — Diana S. & Jim T's first owl

  • "Prince Albert in a Box" (aka "Al") — James & Sheryl R's owl (paired up with their other owl Agatha)

  • "Red" — Peggy & RP W's owl (named after the bird's red color not often found in screech owls of the Hill Country)

  • "Redpuff" — Robert E's owl

  • "Roamie" — Sandra C's owl

  • "Rowlph" — Mark & Laura G's owl

  • "Ruby Rufous" — Gail & Steve L's owl

  • "Rutherford" — Barbara B's owl

  • "Sammy" — Bill A's first owl (named after his alma mater's mascot at Rice University)

  • "Screech" — Jim and Sandee S's owl (part of the bird's common name)

  • "Screechie" — Ramon & Ava B's owl

  • "Shakespeare" — Jeff M's second owl (paired up with his other owl, Ophelia)

  • "Skippee" — Shannon D's owl

  • "Slam" — Janice B's owl (named for an owl that recently slammed into their window and then flew away apparently unharmed)

  • "Sonia" — Dan M's owl

  • "Sparkles" — Cheryl F's first owl (paired up with Winston Churchowl)

  • "Spook" — Bob & Cathie L's owl (named during the week of Halloween when this owl first appeared)

  • "Spot" — Stephanie S's & Judd O's first owl (named for the bird's prominent breast spot; paired up with their other owl, Victoria)

  • "Templeton" — Carol K's owl (named after the nearby Temple University Owls mascot).

  • "TonieSoprano" — Bret W's owl (one word; "Tonie" is a play on words (e.g., tone) and "Soprano" is for the high-pitched voice; spelled differently, of course, from the boss-man from a hit TV show)

  • "Victoria" — Stephanie S's & Judd O's second owl (paired up with their other owl, Spot)

  • "Wahoo" — Rebecca M's owl

  • "Whodini" — Ramona U's owl

  • "The Whooters" — The Janssen's pair of screech owls.

  • "Winky" — Larry T's owl (his daughter, visiting from another state, claimed that this owl winked at her)

  • "Winnie" — Jeri P's owl

  • "Winston Churchowl" — Cheryl F's second owl (paired up with Sparkles)

  • "Woodsy" — Nancy & Jim's owl (paired up with Hedwig)

  • "Zeus" — Doug G's owl

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