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Great Horned and Barred Owls overlapping territory?

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Aaron Dollar
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 10:26 AM

Hi All - For years now, I've been hearing and seeing both Great Horned Owls and Barred Owls in my yard in Killingworth. I was always surprised that two large owls could have overlapping or very adjacent territories. How many others have seen this? Pretty much every year I hear them both, but Barred Owls are much more common.

Aaron Dollar, Killingworth

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Hi All - For years now, I've been hearing and seeing both Great Horned Owls and Barred Owls in my yard in Killingworth. I was always surprised that two large owls could have overlapping or very adjacent territories. How many others have seen this? Pretty much every year I hear them both, but Barred Owls are much more common. * Aaron Dollar, Killingworth Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>