Not a great horned owl, but the call has the same pattern? (1 Viewer)

[oskls]

Heard this in the afternoon in Illinois. The call had the same pattern as a great horned owl but with four notes at first (DUH duh DUH DUH, DUH DUH, DUH), repeated it once and wasn't really hooting; it sounded more high-pitched and throatier, almost like a goose or a goat.

You can sort of hear it very faintly right at the beginning of this clip Vocaroo | Online voice recorder Any idea?

 

[rkj]

Welcome to the group. I am not sure what I am hearing in the recording, but possibly it is a Mourning Dove. You might compare the calls here: Mourning Dove Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and see if they match what you hear.

 

[oskls]

Thanks. Yeah the recording is extremely faint, you can just barely hear it in the background in the first two seconds. It's not a mourning dove - it's very distinctly the same pattern/rhythm as the great horned owl here (but in a four-two-one note pattern), but a totally different-sounding bird.

 

[oskls]

Another try - you can hear it a little more clearly from :06 - :11 in this one. Vocaroo | Online voice recorder

 

[KC Foggin]

Welcome aboard oskls!
Try this link see if it helps you.

Know Your Nocturnal Neighbors: Nine Owl Calls to Listen For

There’s more to owl sounds than just “hoo, hoo.” Each species of owl has its own unique call — sometimes more than one. Learn how to identify them.

abcbirds.org

 

[rkj]

Sorry, I can't make it out well enough to help.

 

[oskls]

Thanks for the suggestions so far. Heard it again today and got an audible recording this time, hopefully it'll help. Vocaroo | Online voice recorder

Almost wondering if it's an owl decoy or something in the neighborhood? Can't think of what else would have the same call but sound so different.

 

[Armand]

variation? I know our (UK) owls do the typical and plenty of other stuff not so typical

have a listen to this higher pitched female Great Horned Owl dueting, not a million miles away, so to speak

XC560505 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

 

[rimshot]

That sounds like a cuckoo not an owl.