Marshall, 1938 20. Otus flammeolus Big Meadow - Contin. July 10. called for with male O.f. call. Immediate ans. from clump Red Fir.in sm. hollow in gentle slope of granite, brush, & Jeffrey Pine.A high, quav- ering call, longer than usual, and 3 1/2 steps hig higher. Rising inflection. Evidently call of fem ale. Almost as loud as male; not given in stead ey, successive intervals - only occasional, in ans. to my hoots. Entirely different quality from male.Muffled & whining. Male called from gr grove tall firs bordering cr. 75 yd. away.Called steadily in usual fashion.Apparently stim. to call by the calls of the supposed female.After one hr. patient calling, finally led him out in open a second time where finally shot at long range by yellow eyeshine alone - 2/3 way up in open-branched Jeffrey pine. Male #493.midnight Female aroused again. Located tree several times - always high in tree & out of sight, probably sitting near trunk and behind branches as males usually do. Moved about within the one clump every 5-10 min. Shot once at pitch shine and once at knob on twig . Female continued to give the calls. Moved up into open Jeffreys up slope. Chased from tree to tree, often waiting 15 min. for next single call. Never allowed app- roach within 30 yd. and always remained conceale from long-range view. Moon bright, hense gter . diff. in locating by shine. Very shy - char. of females of many sp. Finally another male drawn in by commotion. Either an 8th (counting each heard in a different place & time ) or the 4th (the last one of the crowd heard all tog gether earlyies in the evening.) Readily caoo. from half-way up Jeffrey. Sitting on open br. and next to trunk. Shot at long range by yellow- ish eyeshine alone. Male #495.2am July 11 Female again chased for several hr., finally stopped calling - nearing morning, moon setting; all owls silent (If there were a total of 8 males.)