ID Help with 2 birds.

[Drevni]

Hello everyone~

Have two ID questions that I would like your help with.
This first one is an owl I saw in April in the Leslie Split. I'm not sure if its a Long-Eared or a Great-Horned.


This second one is a chickadee I saw a few weeks ago in Thickson Woods. I'm pretty sure its a Black-Capped, but this one just looked weird. It was about three times the size of a normal chickadee, especially the neck area, almost looked like it could barely fit into its plummage. Your thoughts on this one would be helpful.



Thanks for the help in advance!

[Napper]

Hey!!

Nice Long Eared Owl.  We had one hunting on our street a few years back.. I believe it was the subject of my very first post/thread.

The Facial disks are shaped differently and the Tufts on the Owls head are Wider on a Great Horned.. Although you cannot really see this in your photo..

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Long-eared_Owl/id
vs
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl/id

The Black cap looks like it has a Tumor on its neck? Or is it just the wind? I saw something in a recent thread about  "Bot Flys"

was kinda gross but it doesn't look the same..


Napper:

I added two links for a better comparison

[Drevni]

Thank you for the reply Napper I thought the owl might have been Long-Eared, but needed some confirmation, so thank you for the fast reply. And I dont think the chickadee was the wind, it seemed reeeeeaaaalllyyyy fat for its size and appeared a lot rounder and bigger than the rest.