Field notes, v1470
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March all, 1938 21. Otus flammeolus Haskin's Meadow, Buck's Lake, 5150 ft., Plumas Nat. Forest, Plumas Co., Calif. July 15, 1938 Moonlight, clear,ealm. No otus found in all lodgepole pine, red fir, and Jeffre Pine country in vicinity of Haskins M. 4or5 hrs. spent in usual procedure of calling & listening for ans. Many Horned Owls in region, if Otus were present, may have remained silent because of danger of exposing selves to Bubo. Very possible that Bobo would eat Otus.Also possible that Otus would not exist in terr. of Bobo as was assumed case in Terr. of Strix at Whitakers. Entire county along highway from Buck's Lake 15 mi. Toward Oroville. 5000 - 6000 ft., Plumas Nat, Forest, Plumas Co., Calif. July 16, L938 A very comprehensive search was made by auto, stopping every few hundred yds along high-way and spending 15 min. to two hrs. in attempt-ing to callup Otus f. Steps-were-made-se-that Stops were made in groups close together so that entire supposed terr. could be covered, thereby taking care of the possibility that an owl might be on a distant frontier of its terr. Stops were made in all kinds of associations: Red fir ( pure stands ),lodgepole pine bordering meadows, aspens along streams, Jeffrey Pine on k hillsides . Absolutely no answerin g calls were heard,. No owls of any other species were heard - Gt. Grey Owls were expected. Time - from sunset to midnight. Haskins Meadow on SW side Bucks Lake. July 17, 1938 Three male calls heard in succession & in typical fashion at dusk among lodgepoles on S edge meadow.Given after I had made imitation Pygmy Owl whistles. Could not locate further. Record not certain - many cow bells ringing, some of identical pitch & qualit y to @?f, Otus flammeolus.