Scott,

I don't know whether this is what you heard, but a juvenile GHO
would long since have fledged and might still be fed by its
parents.

As for where they breed, they really only need a good stand of
dense conifers. There has been a breeding pair in an arboretum
in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston for several years.

I would guess that our Arboretum or Discovery Park would be more
than adequate for breeding, and of course by now the young would
be able to have moved quite a distance from such a place, so
anyplace in Seattle that affords a decent roost could harbor
a GHO.

Jim McCoy
jfmccoy at earthlink.net
Redmond, WA



-----Original Message-----
From: S. Downes [mailto:sdownes at u.washington.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 10:32 PM
To: tweeters
Subject: Strange Owl response


Tweets,
Just got back from walking the dog and for the first time ever in my
neighborhood (Bitter Lake, N130th just west of Aurora) I heard a
Great-horned. It suprised me to hear one Great-horned in a fairly urban
area with no large parks, no ravines etc.. I've never heard any owl in my
neighborhood, though I'm often out walking the dog in the evening
darkness.
That's notable but not the reason for the post, I heard another call in
response to the GHOW. It was a single monotone squawk, not all that loud
that followed each series of hoots. I have never heard this call before,
I'm assuming a answering GHOW.... My question though is what is the
intention of this monotone squawk, I assume its too late for Juv. begging
call, not that they should be breeding anywhere around my neighborhood.
Any thoughts would be most appreciated.....
Thanks,

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA

"Birds don't read bird books. (That's why they are seen doing things they
are not supposed to do)." -Mary Wood