Stephen, I can't speak to numbers in general but we did have a Great Horned nest and successfully fledged one chick in our backyard in Woodbury. I can't say I've seen them around otherwise when I have birded the local parks. Early in the winter the two adults were very vocal though during their courtship.
Jim Levitt ________________________________ From: Minnesota Birds <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> on behalf of Stephen Greenfield <tapacul...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2023 8:38:28 AM To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU <MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU> Subject: [mou-net] a parliament of owls (Yes, that’s a term, like “a murder of crows”.) Question: How many Great Horned Owls do you ever see in one place? I ask because I got a second-hand report of people seeing lots of them recently, in Woodbury. Neighbors saying “there’s an owl… there’s an owl… there’s another owl…” And hawks, too! As a kid, I knew a place in New York City where a dozen or so Long-eared Owls spent the winter (no longer, sadly), but those are highly migratory. Any observations or thoughts? Stephen Greenfield Minneapolis tapacul...@gmail.com ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmoumn.org%2Flistservice.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C49e717c618734e6aa5df08dbbdcbd8b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638312455461176338%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tREdscX1AixyClF%2FHk3hnnLXMk5kCp1onCnIatB%2BMAc%3D&reserved=0<https://moumn.org/listservice.html> Archives: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.umn.edu%2Farchives%2Fmou-net.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C49e717c618734e6aa5df08dbbdcbd8b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638312455461332559%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3mil8Haxm4i%2F%2BdjQbpgGcHf2E8h2cG6BCFRfD3GUHjQ%3D&reserved=0<http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html> During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
