Every evening for the last couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to spy upon two young owls positioned on old crags. Owl to East is a juvenile Barred Owl and owl to southwest is a juvenile (likely male) Great-horned Owl. I do not know if they can see each because our house may be breaking their line of sight. Barred Owl appears to be monitoring an area dominated by cut fescue while Great-horned Owl is over a mixed meadow with a few large trees and pond. Barred Owl has been an issue but Great-Horned I suspect is harassing free-range birds in cockyard. Even hens are roosting in tall grass on the ground sometimes with juveniles that are not their. Owl has been coming in at night going after birds roosting up causing a stir resulting in dogs then running owl off. Owl being juvenile may be reason it is so persistent and possibly not putting any more effort forth other than that needed to flush chickens. Adult owl would not waste its time especially with dogs about.
