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Spot Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Description:The Great-Horned Owl are large, thick-bodied owls with two prominent feathered tufts on the head, with wings that are broad and rounded. They are mottled gray-brown, with reddish brown faces and a neat white patch on the throat.
Diet and behavioral habits:A year-round resident of Balboa Park, look for this widespread owl in wooded areas, particularly near fields or other open areas, like the West side of the Cabrillo Bridge. Great Horned Owls are nocturnal, and you may see them at dusk sitting on fence posts or tree limbs at the edges of open areas, or flying across roads or fields with stiff, deep beats of their rounded wings. Their call is a deep, stuttering series of four to five hoots A powerful carnivore, Great Horned Owls have been known to hunt rabbits, hawks, snakes, and even skunks.
Nesting habits:Great Horned Owls will often use old nests of other large bird, such as hawk, eagle, crow, or heron, and they are usually 20-60' above ground. These Owls will add little or no new nest material to the existing nest, aside from feathers.
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