Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 10:15 a.m.
Granger Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio
Observer: Paula Lozano

When I heard crows mobbing something in the backyard, I suspected they had found the Cooper's hawk we've seen a few times in the last two weeks. However, with my binoculars, I spotted their quarry, a great horned owl. Before I could get my scope set-up, the owl and crows moved into a tree behind the neighbor's garage. Next, I heard loud beak snapping and, finally, they flew NNE out of sight and sound. The last time a great horned owl was seen in our yard was on St. Patrick's Day in the 1980's. 

Paula Lozano
Lakewood, Ohio

 


 

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