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Marshall, 1939
54.
Otus flammeolus
Blue Mt., Wash. July 27
trees were larger, sparser farther
apart, & where there were
many yellow pines mingled
with red fir. (Lodgepoles, spruce,
larch, absent from this warmer
& more exposed ridge. This
was the second such locality
visited that night, & here again,
an owl was found. (10 mi. NE'
Staywhole Spring, Columbia Co., ⚠
Wash.) It was called up -
answered softly at 1st- at about
1 A.M.- actually the 28th. This bird
called from a dense clump of
very tall trees standing in the open
on a rather steep hillside facing
S. The bird perched low in these
trees & always in toward the
trunk. It called steadily, & in the
usual fashion - also gave very
gruff protest note when I approached
it. Its note was similar to that
of the ♂ at Grand Canyon. It often
hooted while in flight, & would
always start with clear hoots
after arriving at a new perch.
It moved for back & forth from the
clump to one or the other of 2