Date: 11/3/26 6:45 am From: Caren via EBB-Sightings <carenann...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Great horned owls in Adams Point
Thank you Zac and Calvin for your replies. Calvin, I believe it's the
latter of the two you mention. Especially given Zac's description. I am
over the moon to have heard the seranade this morning. I didn't even have
to get out of bed. Also hope the owls are feasting on rats or mice in my
garden. Good job owls.
Best,
Caren
On Tue, Nov 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM Calvin Walters <calw...> wrote:
> The Great Horned Owlets in Piedmont finally learned to hoot about 2 weeks
> ago. It’s pretty amusing if you can find them when they are learning -
> seems to take quite a bit of effort. So we don’t hear their screech /
> begging calls anymore.
>
> When the bonded pair would call they were pretty synched in timing - the
> juveniles less so. The female would start the chorus and he would respond.
>
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> Cal Walters
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 3, 2026, at 5:56 AM, Zac Denning via EBB-Sightings <zdenning1=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
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> 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:
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>> 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.
>>
>> Happy birding!
>> Best,
>> Caren
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