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Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus

Song: The primary advertising call is a series of five, six or seven hoos: "who-whoo, who-who-who-whooo". In duetting pairs, male's call of five syllables and females of six or seven. Begging young utter far-carrying, rasping "eeee-eeep".
Sound: Kevin J. Colver (Nature Sounds of Ontario); Adult; Primary Sound;

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