Birds in Your Backyard: Great Horned Owls Part 1

Posted by Theadora Block | Jan 31, 2021 | All Talk, Local, Outdoors, Santa Cruz Naturalist | 0

Santa Cruz Naturalist

Birds in Your Backyard: Great Horned Owls Part 1

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This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, I talk about Great Horned Owls. They are the largest owl species in Santa Cruz, and have a wide range through all of North America and some parts of South America.

Great Horned Owls can be difficult to see as they roost quietly in trees during the day, but they are much easier to find by listening for their song at night. Listen in to hear their song, learn how to tell the males apart from females, and more!

Tune in to KSQD 90.7 FM to listen live the week of February 1st: Tuesday 7:55am, Wednesday 3:55 pm, and Thursday 6:55pm.

Great Horned Owls, two juvenile and one adult. Photo by Zack Mikalonis

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Theadora Block

Theadora Block is a Ph.D candidate at UC Santa Cruz, studying Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. While her research is focused on the social behavior of small songbirds, Theadora enjoys learning about many aspects of the natural world and sharing that with people.

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