Field notes, v1470
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Marshall, 1939 56. Otus flammeolus 5 mi. NW Albree, Blue Mts., Umatilla Co., Oregon July 30, 1939 Camp in flat, & very sparse forest of yellow pine. Long, low ridge (over saddle of which the highway came) to the NE was more heavily wooded on the S slope. Longhurst & I went to the ridge & as soon as we hit the timber (pure yellow pine - open forest - many clear areas) on this ridge, Longhurst heard a call. He believed that it had been calling previous to my shooting. Longhurst heard it before I could hear anything myself. We approached it as if called from very high in an & immense yellow pine standing at the edge of a little clearing. This tree was about 50 yds. from us. Longhurst maintained that the bird was at least 200 yds farther on. It had a call which was almost impossible to place - probably due to the ht. height from which it came. After covering quite a bit of the adjoining