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Index of Subjects Hi Steve- Four syllables makes me think Great Horned- "Who's awake? Me , too." I thought I heard one this morning from across the lake ( near your place). It would be fun to see one near here. Joan ---- Stephen Shaw <srshaw@DAL.CA> wrote: > A couple of mornings ago I was rudely wakened around 6:20 AM (already light > then) by a loud 4-note motif coming from a tree somewhere outside, from what > sounded like an owl. Over a few minutes, the call was repeated several times, > Huh-hoo, hoo-hoo. The last 3 syllables were delivered at a similar low pitch, > while the first 'Huh' was pitched a little higher, but not by much. The time > gap between 2 & 3 was longer than that between either 1 & 2, or 3 & 4. > Couldn't > see the caller at all. > > Looking in Sibley, this seems to be a best match to the call of a Barred Owl. > Does that sound like a correct guess? Are they common? -- don't seem to hear > many owls here. > Steve > Halifax >
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