Great Horned Owl duet last night

[David Gulbenkian]

3:45 - 4:00 AM.  So far past the usual mating time, what might this signify?

A failed nest, causing the owls to start again?

[Peter Ruprecht]

I believe that nesting pairs will hoot to each other when they switch incubation duties, bring in food, etc.  Usually this hooting is less extensive than during courtship and territory establishment.  Do you know if you have a nest nearby?

I also occasionally hear hooting at any time of the year, and not necessarily in an established territory, so maybe sometimes they're just talking to each other ... ?

Peter Ruprecht

Superior

On Sunday, April 5, 2020, 6:52:01 AM MDT, David Gulbenkian <dgulb...@gmail.com> wrote:

3:45 - 4:00 AM.  So far past the usual mating time, what might this signify?

A failed nest, causing the owls to start again?

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[Carol Blackard]

I hear them duetting a lot in spring and summer. I always imagine it’s hunting and owlet feeding related communications.

Carol Blackard

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[David Gulbenkian]

Thanks to all for your replies.  No, I have no nest nearby.  In the 42 years I've lived here (just south of Crown Hill Open Space) I've only heard

them in mid-winter, usually no later than mid-February, and not very often.  Now that I've heard your suggestions, I'll keep my eyes peeled

for them.

[Scott]

It may have been the pair calling because one of the eggs just hatched, or maybe there was some danger near the nest.

Scott Rashid

Estes Park

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3:45 - 4:00 AM.  So far past the usual mating time, what might this signify?

A failed nest, causing the owls to start again?

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[Carol Blackard]

I think duetting during courtship is a little different from what I hear after eggs are hatched and during owlet season. Duetting is often characterized by the “answer” coming on top of the “question”, sort of an eagerness, if you will. Later calls seem more spaced out, more relaxed...and it sounds like the parties are further apart.

Carol Blackard

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