Coffee, tea, music, and most of all, the local wildlife.

Especially tonight... :D

These are animals that often keep me up at night when I try and sleep. Especially the tree frogs.

Killdeer- Nightly noisemaker. Arguably the most annoying bird around.

Vaux swift- little flying cigars that buzz along at over 100 mph, they make piercing little chittering noises that are hard to ignore before dawn.

Great Horned Owl- My fave local critter, obviously. Hoo hoo hoo hoo. A pair live behind my house in a snagged cedar tree, and they often duet, the male having a lower voice.

Crickets- Relaxing sound to me, they compliment the frog army.

Pacific Tree frog - Most abundant amphibian around, they are everywhere and anywhere at all times. Right now it sounds exactly like that vid too. Exactly. Due to marshes being in my neighbor's property on 2 sides, and it being breeding season, they congregate by the thousands... Despite their tiny size, their noise can be immense.

Barn Owl- The scariest sounding thing around. Barn owls cannot hoot. Oh no. They SHRIEK like death is coming to get you. The one that lives in my neighbor's old barn decides to cruise by my open window every few days and let out a screech that sounds like a dying cat and vampire being steaked in the heart at the same time. When this sound comes from less than 10 feet away from you and you do not expect it, it can be pretty...intense. I've jumped a few times due to it. TCSHHHHSHHSHHS

Coyotes- Packs of these guys yipping and fighting. They even go on the front porch and eat my cat's food. Buggers. They also ate my brother's cat.

There are also eagles, bats, the occasional cougar scream, other owls, and loud dogs, but not nearly as regular as these guys.

I am a nightowl. har har. But it is true in several respects.