Date: 11/3/26 5:56 am From: Zac Denning via EBB-Sightings <zdenning1...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Great horned owls in Adams Point
Late fall is when Great Horned Owls are establishing their pair bonds and
beginning their breeding season. They breed in winter, laying eggs in
February to March. The hoots you're hearing are a pair duetting - with the
smaller male making the lower pitched hoots. Enjoy!
Zac Denning
Albany
On Tue, Nov 3, 2026 at 5:36 AM Caren via EBB-Sightings <carenann=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Good morning all. I have been hearing a great horned owl now and then from
> my apt but not been able to pinpoint a tree or perch. This morning I can
> clearly hear an owl calling " hoo hoo hoo ...hoooo hoooo" and within 5
> minutes a second lower voice joined in. The second voice is less distinct.
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> Could this be an adult and offspring hunting together? A newly bonded
> pair? Can anyone suggest what might be going on here? I feel blessed the
> owls have flown into my range of hearing. Adams point doesn't seem to have
> many owls, although I remember hearing a barn owl off Perkins a few years
> ago.
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> Happy birding!
> Best,
> Caren
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