mellielong said:Oh my goodness, that Barred Owl sounds like it's having a seizure! I'm definitely hearing the Great Horned Owl. Sounds exactly like that. It's throwing me though, because I'm hearing it during the day. One day it was really going on. Even this morning I yelled, "Go to bed, owl!"
You know how you're always telling us something to the effect of the experts aren't always right? Believe me, the Great Horned are out & about during the day -- I have seen this with my own eyes many times & that doesn't count the times I've heard & not seen. It could very well be that it's trying to attract a mate as they breed in the winter. I quote:
"Great Horned owls start nesting in January, raising their families in the dead of winter. The female will incubate the eggs while her mate brings her food. Within a month, up to five eggs will hatch and the owlets will be closely guarded by their parents. Six weeks after hatching, the owlets will leave the nest and walk around. In another three weeks, the young owls will already have learned to fly. The parents will continue to feed and care for their offspring for several months, often as late as October."
From:
http://www.nature.org/ouriniti...
