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In many cultures, the hoot of an owl is believed to be an omen of impending doom. It is said that if you hear an owl hooting near your home, it signifies the imminent death of someone in the household. This superstition has its roots in the belief that owls are messengers of the underworld or even the spirits of the deceased themselves.

The song of a Whip-poor-will, when heard by a home, outside a window, or on a doorstep, meant death. An 1892 article in the Journal of American Folklore documents this superstition in Maine. If a whippoorwill sings night after night near a door or under a window it is a sure sign of approaching death in the house.