Marshall, 1938 Otus flammeolus Whitakers Forest, 5500 ft., 10 mi. NE Badger, Tulare Co., Calif. August 13 Hiked over to Redwood Canyon after sunset. No Otus heard nor seen. Spent much time later in evening, after moon had risen, trying to call them up all the way back. Came back by way of old road taking a notherly di ection down from the saddle of Redwood Mt. None heard at all until the Whitakers boundary was neared and the owl inhabiting the terr. above the "haunted house" was heard in the dist. I followed it to its usual calling area where it called for a short time from a group of very high white firs. It soon stopped calling, and I proceeded along old logging road from Haunted house and corral (shown on map) toward public camp. At the creek crossing, a male was heard in the terr. of the first specimen collected - male #377. This new bird was close to the junction of road & cr. and was in a rather dense stand of mixed young conifers - not very high. It called vigor ously & steadily and was easily approached. Soon it was attracted down near me and sat on a deead branch about 6ft. away from my head & hooted. I watched it for quite a while by flash- light .I couldn't determine the progress of the molt - the bird looked in normal plumage. It sat hunched slightly forward,looked about as usual, and as usual, no ear tufts were visible. I tried an exp. of giving a loud Strix hoot to see what his reaction would be. He immediate- "froze" and remained perfectly silent. His only motion for about 10 min was to look down at me ater a heel.loud Strox hoot. I noticed that when I first would turn on the light,an eyeshine was visible from the bird's pupil.But almost immediately, he would draw down his iris and only a very small pinpt. of light would be reflected. Very tame & not in own breeding terr,.. young? Another male was presently heard farther up the hill, the one I was watching soon flew