Marshall 1937 Otus flammeolus Yosemite, July 20, 1937 It came to nearly lodgepole & hooted in normal fashion - then protest note. Usual behavior except that this 1 more curious (?) & perched lower and in the open - one on tips of bare branches of dead trees and in the open portions of live trees. Not known to do thus. Shot at him several times with sling - no interruption in hoots. Another 1 called farther away. I walked into the trees & called both into near me - one in one high tree, the other in another about 10 yds away. I remained silent while they each gave protest notes a while - then one flew into the other's tree & there was consider- able clatter & banging of wing against twig. Presently only one was hooting, apparently an actual