Everyone should know that Great Horned Owl are going to be breeding soon,
and their going to be more active. They use abandoned crow,hawk and eagle
nest as their nest as their own. Or if a cavity is big enough, they'll use
that too. They nest in January and February, when snow is on the ground!
Here's another fact, when a female Great Horned lays on her eggs, with snow
on the ground, she can transfer/produce 98 degrees of warmth to her eggs!
The chicks can take about 30 days to get out of the nest. So just listen at
7:00PM or later for them. I personally had more luck with them in the
morning. Calling, I think their more active at morning. Last year, I had
one on a phone pole for 5 straight days. Every time I left my house at 6:30
I the morning, he/she was just sitting there on top of the same pole
everyday. One day I got to see him/her fly off the pole into the field
catching a mouse or vole. Just have a eye out for them for this upcoming
New Year!

Go Bucks! Beat Bama!

HappyEarly New Year.

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