I believe that nesting pairs will hoot to each other when they switch incubation duties, bring in food, etc. Usually this hooting is less extensive than during courtship and territory establishment. Do you know if you have a nest nearby?
I also occasionally hear hooting at any time of the year, and not necessarily in an established territory, so maybe sometimes they're just talking to each other ... ?
Peter Ruprecht
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On Sunday, April 5, 2020, 6:52:01 AM MDT, David Gulbenkian <dgulbenkian@gmail.com> wrote:
3:45 - 4:00 AM. So far past the usual mating time, what might this signify?
-- A failed nest, causing the owls to start again?
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