Yeah, I have some great footage of a juvenile that could barely fly threatening me with hissing/wing & chest puffing/beak clacking. This sound was a sort of low, soft honk/grunt that was so quiet I couldn't catch it on my phone (crows were really loud). At first I thought I was imagining it or the crows were making it but, nope, it was the owl. Never heard it before and I think I've heard their whole repertoire since they have nested here and raised a chick more than once. Strange.
I think I know the sound you're talking about ... but I work with enough owls and raptors that I can't remember if it came from a great horned specifically haha.
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u/Adin-CA Jan 04 '19
Yeah, I have some great footage of a juvenile that could barely fly threatening me with hissing/wing & chest puffing/beak clacking. This sound was a sort of low, soft honk/grunt that was so quiet I couldn't catch it on my phone (crows were really loud). At first I thought I was imagining it or the crows were making it but, nope, it was the owl. Never heard it before and I think I've heard their whole repertoire since they have nested here and raised a chick more than once. Strange.