Perhaps the owl was chasing the other away from its nest with eggs or young. Note that the recent posts of the GHO in Green Lawn Cem on Columbus has its young. Rich Richard Cressman East Boston, MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Valencic" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:38 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Owl chasing GBH? <.. . . . .> Does anyone know if Great Horned Owls are known to take birds as large as a GBH? My neighbor and I have seen the Great Horned in the area and there is a wetland about ½ mile away in the direction the birds came from. Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]