Heartopia Forest Island birdwatching: find festival owls by day and bats at night
A practical look at Hollow Trees, day and night, and scanning for Night of Divination creatures on the global service.
If festival owls or bats are missing on Heartopia’s Forest Island, check the day–night cycle first. The official global notice places owls on Hollow Trees during the day and bats there at night. Plan two visits for the two groups instead of waiting for both at the same time.
The creatures are part of Night of Divination, scheduled to end on November 21, 2026 at 05:59 server time. Joining the festival requires D.G. Member Level 7 and completion of the main story “The Answer Lies Within”. Festival bird collection opened on October 17, according to the developer.
During the day, head to Forest Island and look at the branches of Hollow Trees. Heartopia’s official notice names the Eastern Screech Owl and Northern White-Faced Owl. In an October 18 tutorial, creator KexiCozy shows those two and the Palau Scops Owl, then uses the birdwatching scanner to inspect a target on the tree.
Return to the same area at night for bats. The official notice names the Tanzanian Woolly Bat and Long-Toothed Fruit Bat; creator Spacegrace’s festival walkthrough also shows the Honduran White Bat. Her guide gives 06:00–18:00 for owls and 18:00–06:00 for bats. Those exact windows are the creator’s observation; the official notice states day and night without exact hours.
When you spot a creature, equip the birdwatching scanner and aim at it on the branch. Spacegrace suggests duck camouflage to approach more closely, which can help when positioning yourself. That is her demonstrated approach, not a claim that camouflage is required. KexiCozy’s demonstration starts with the map, then checks the Hollow Trees and uses the scanner.
For higher-star images, player AkemaStorm04 describes waiting for an owl to turn its head and centering the subject. Replies to that post disagree about whether a rainbow bouquet affects birdwatching. The festival announcement does not give a birdwatching scoring formula, so those personal observations do not guarantee five stars or make a bouquet mandatory.
Hollow Trees have another, separate interaction: the developer says mature trees can be searched for furniture or fireworks. The announcement does not make that search a prerequisite for birdwatching. If you need an info card for the Collector’s Challenge, inspect the box at home for its requested species, star rating and quantity before submitting; the official notice confirms eligible festival bird cards are among the items requested.