[EBB Sightings] (too) close encounters of the bird kind

On 11/25 Debbie Viess wrote:

"As I strode along the last bit of the upper trail, I heard the wake-up
calls of great horned owls, so I stopped to listen...the deep bass hoots of
the female, and the higher calls of the male. "

I, too, once believed this common misconception that the male's voice is
higher pitched than the female's, probably due to the female's larger size.
I double-checked references, and they all stated that the male's is lower
pitched.

Johan Langewis
Oakland