TheBirdSpot Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Just moved to a new house! We've only been here for four days and we've seen all kinds of cool birds!! Had two owls fly over us tonight. Couldn't tell what they were... hoping someone can tell by the audio in this video that I took. Let me know if you have any ideas. See near Boise, Idaho. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I've heard Great Horned juveniles make sounds similar to this...but I'm far from being an owl expert so wait for more input...I'm sure someone will know what it is. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBirdSpot Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 7 hours ago, lonesome55dove said: I've heard Great Horned juveniles make sounds similar to this...but I'm far from being an owl expert so wait for more input...I'm sure someone will know what it is. ? I was thinking they were Great Horned but I didn't see any ear tufts... it was getting dark and I didn't have any binoculars so it was hard to tell. Hopefully I'll see them again tonight and I'll be prepared this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 2 hours ago, TheBirdSpot said: I was thinking they were Great Horned but I didn't see any ear tufts... it was getting dark and I didn't have any binoculars so it was hard to tell. Hopefully I'll see them again tonight and I'll be prepared this time! It could be that the ear tufts have not fully developed/emerged yet due to age of the bird. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I live in Idaho as well! This is for sure a Great Horned Owl. I hear them do this all the time, generally the females do it I think. Also their ear tufts can be hard to see sometimes, especially as it gets dark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Sounds just like the immature Great Horned Owl call on my BirdTunes app. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBirdSpot Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Awesome! Thanks everyone. Great Horned was my first thought... I was actually on the phone with my dad when they flew over my head and I said, "Two Great Horned Owls just flew over my head!!!!" but then I started seconding guessing myself when I couldn't see the tufts on their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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