Well, welcome to GA! I have lived within 20 miles of where I am now, my entire life.
One of the owls was nesting in a tree in my back yard until the last huge storm a few months back. Knowing owls tend to leave their nest to their children and the fact that I found two eggs in my backyard at the same time the nest disappeared, I am afraid her eggs didn't hatch and she was killed or died. But I loved sitting on the back deck at night in the summer and "conversing" with her.
I could not imagine living in CA. I have never been there, but you know how you build an image (right or wrong) in your head. It just seems like it is so crowded I don't know if I could handle it or the earthquakes, lol. But you moved from one big movie industry area to another. We are home to The Walking Dead, Arrow and many other TV shows and movies.
Thanks for the welcome. Gotta say the farmstead life helped inspire us to move to GA. It's almost impossible to get a decent sized lot in CA without breaking the bank. as for the earthquakes...they're not that bad...you get used to them...haha.