Just a bit more background on this situation in case anyone is interested.
I live pretty close to where the incidents happened.
At least three groups of people have had a GHO swoop down at them after
sunset in residential neighborhoods. In at least two cases, the owl hit a
child in the head hard
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Date: 2/3/21 12:22 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds
Subject: [cobirds] Re: Aggressive Owl in Superior
Agree. Seems better to let it be. Maybe warn hikers of that situation. John
Rawinski Monte Vista, COOn Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 12:52:49 PM UTC-7
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It is unlikely that any Great Horned Owl would defend its nest before
the eggs have hatched.
The owls incubation is 35 days, at least. This means that the owl would
have had to lay its eggs in late December. This has only been documented
a handful of times in Colorado.
I find it hard to