The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

OMEN

AN OWL IS A SIGN OF DEATH. IF YOU SEE AN OWL IN YOUR YARD,
THERE WILL BE A DEATH IN YOUR HOUSE.

Submitter comment: HE LEARNED THIS FROM HIS MOTHER. IN FACT, SHE SAW AN OWL IN THE
YARD ONCE, AND THREE DAYS LATER HER HUSBAND DIED.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MADISON HEIGHTS

Date learned: 12-01-1967