Tawny Owls

Which sex was the contact call?

"Keewick" - female.
"Woo" - male.
You mention hooting, So I'm currently assuming the male contact call (the "woo")

Possibilities.

Young male still searching for a partner.
Male with a lost (failed pairing, for many reasons) partner.

Both of those would be an attempt at a late brood.

I've lived with tawny owls hearabouts for a decade or more. Whether that classes is me as 'expert' is (very) debatable.

The local (tawnies) here have stopped calling, so I'm assuming either they've dispersed elsewhere (an option given tree felling), or there's successsful pairing.

The outcome of breeding/nesting attempts will have to be listened for later in the year. When the vocalisations of successful attempts are apparent.

Not heard any owls from the house in recent weeks, but heard one during the day a couple of times a week and two weeks ago. Also walking home last night, there was plenty of hooting just before dusk.

In reply to ItisaRobbo:

Interesting because I certainly do not remember hearing any so late into the year - more like Dec/Jan time

Regards

Kathy and Dave

In reply to Peewit:

'Mine' could be the same bird, and could be a loner. Locations were within approx a mile as an owl flies. Certainly, far, far less calling now. Oct-Jan it was pretty much every night, regardless of whether I went out or not, and continued into much of Feb to a lesser extent.