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Marshall, 1939
Otus flammeus
Blue Mts.
5 mi. NW Albee Umatilla Co., Ore. July 30 1939
terr., I concluded that the bird was
in the above tree & I soon
caught the passing glint of its
eyeshine. Presently it flew when
Longhurst & I [illegible] tramped
about too much in the dry
leaves. It soon called from
some lower trees farther on.
It was collected from 10'
up in a young yellow pine sitting
upright on a horiz. limb near
trunk. Previously had flown
around us quite a bit &
had come very close several times.
It called steadily, but gave
no protest calls. A horned
Owl far was hooting all
this time, far to the S.
Clear, calm, moonlit night.
No other owls found in several
square miles of V forest. Longhurst
thought he heard [illegible] more than
one when the 1st was heard.
It was taken at about 10 PM, #693.