Savannah Great Horned Owl Cam
Skidaway Island, Savannah,GA

Female is sitting on 2 eggs. 1st egg laid on 1-1-15. No info on when the 2nd egg was laid but probably 3 days later on 1-4-15.

Cam Link: http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/strea...-horned-owl-cam
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Savannah-...477965592305792
Some info: http://landingsbirdcam.com/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014...-owls/?page=all
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2014/no...isit-from-owls/
http://dining.savannahnow.com/news/2014-...ave-other-plans

More info coming as we learn more about this cam and it's history.

I found videos on youtube that have been posted by the Savannah Eagle Cam team.

Here's one of the cam installation:

Uploaded on Nov 21, 2014 by LabofOrnithology

A male Great Horned Owl arrives and exchanges prey with a female on an unoccupied Bald Eagle nest at The Landings, on Skidaway Island, near Savannah Georgia.
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Mrs. GHO was serene and imperturbable most of the day. During the late afternoon, however, she was alerted to a noisy scrabbling as something scaled the tree to her nest. A squirrel! The crittur, upon seeing Mrs. GHO, stopped stock-still and quiet on the support limb. Then he wisely vaporized into the gloom.

I waited and waited and waited to see Mr. GHO last night but I never did get to see him. I did get to see the eggs though!

I have read on a couple of sites that the male sometimes(?) will incubate the eggs. Is it possible that what you saw was a shift change? I see a flash of something (possibly a wing) in the initial frames of the video and what's off camera has her attention. Then when the adult owl returns I think I see a different facial disc pattern...or not?

Wouldn't it be cool to see this pair together?

Wow Pop! Never even considered that it might be a shift change! Maybe it was? I've never seen it myself ......or have I?
Here's a snip of "both" owl faces from the video. What do you think?

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I waited again last night to see the male and again had no luck. I'm concerned something might have happened to him since there's been no food deliveries to the female and no hooting back and forth between them that I've heard. I'm going to be so disappointed if..........

We were thrilled to see the cam zoom in on the female last night though. It's great and crystal clear. The scenery is so beautiful around this nest in the daytime. I hope the cam operator pulls the cam back out today as it's still zoomed in on the nest.

Keeping my fingers crossed the male shows tonight!

Still no sign of the male. I'm afraid something has happened to him which is so disappointing because we were all excited to watch this great cam. The female rarely leaves the nest and when she does it's only for a short time but she will have to eat eventually. As sad as this is seeming to turn out, it will be interesting to see how she copes with having no mate. Will she leave to go hunt food and then come back to her eggs or will she know something has happened and abandon them all together? Still, I'm so bummed about how this is turning out.
She called for her mate again this morning but got no reply.

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GMTA, Pop. Another pic of the gorgeous lady of Savannah, while we can get 'em. If and when Daddy owl shows up, he's due for a whooooooping.

Great pics Pop and R4. I videoed her sitting there for awhile today, too. She's hooting right now for her mate but is getting no reply. I'm trying to be hopeful Pop. Really I am. Hope is the last thing to go.

Published on Jan 15, 2015 by scyllabub
Is she looking a bit arthriticky? Maybe stiff after sitting so long. Came back with a crash!

A couple of days ago I messaged the Savannah Eagle Cam FB questioning the whereabouts of the male owl. Here is the response I just received:

"We believe that when she leaves the nest most mornings about 6:30, she is given food by the male and they are both very close while she eats. I'm no expert, but from what I've seen, the act of swallowing prey whole is a pretty energetic process that might not be possible while nesting. Do any or your experts know?"

The fact that we are hearing the pair hooting together is very encouraging. Any comments on the question above?

Great minds think alike they say. In my case it's more of pestering somebody with questions till I finally get somebody to answer me. LOL!
I sent Cornell an email today and am waiting on their response. I fired a dozen questions at them that all basically asking the same question the late, great Marvin Gaye asked. "What's going on?"
I'll post their response if they answer me.

*Great to see scyllabub here and helping us to figure out this mystery!

From the look of Mama Owl, I am beginning to have more confidence that she is getting food, although it may be slim pickings. The conversing hoots are very encouraging. In addition, as I was working away today, with Mama Owl on one of my screens, I glanced over and nearly hooted myself! Very clearly, in my imagination, standing tall and casting a shadow on Madonna Owl, was her Angel Owl! Now I believe she is just fine!

No reports of seeing the male overnight and no food for the female. Scyllabub has published several videos. The first one is from very early yesterday morning where you can clearly hear two owls.