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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