This morning I heard two Great Horned Owls very close to the house, calling back and forth- definitely a male and female! The male is lower pitched than the female, which I find interesting and never took the time to figure out why.
Female owls are larger than the male, like most other raptor species. Male Great Horned Owls have a longer voice box, and a deeper voice. Why are males and females talking to each other right now? Young ones? Super early jump on breeding season? Alyssa Johnson -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
