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Marshall, 1939
Otus flammeolus
Yosemite, July 20, 1939.
Farther on however, a ? was
called up. He answered from
a huge tree about [illegible] yds.
away. I walked over there &
got him to follow me back
to the trail. Then he followed
down trail into terr. of next
(+ last) #1 (#8). Both called
normally. Now getting light.
The two began apparently to
forage - called less, and for
shorter periods, & moved
around much. 2nd ? seen
once to give in insect-
capturing flight - out from
middle of tall fir. Both
flying rapidly about in
tops of [illegible] trees.
Only half-way down trail
when dawn arrived & just
barely getting into what now
seems to be the true habitat,
namely, open forest of tall red
firs & Jeffrey pines - sloping grd,
not a deep canyon. At dawn we
were The two owls continued
to call & fly around until
fairly light. We were about