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Marshall, 1942
Cryptoglaux ridgwayi
Los Esesmiles
March 24 - then gave slower series (a little
slower than Glaucidium brasilianum)
from middle branch of pine near me.
I saw it in flashlight - white facial areas prominent - & dropped it until 410.
Later in evening in cloud forest
of highest s pk., heard another -
gave only one series of calls - apparently
was in denser, smaller trees in steeper
ravine at edge cloud forest. Like
the 1st, it answered only after I had
been calling in same place for 15-25
min. In both cases I had also given
Spotted Owl hoots.
Wslope Los Esesmiles
March 31 Last night as I was going to sleep
heard 4 notes of pitch OK, for Cryptoglaux
coming down in pitch & very 'dreamy'.
I answered & several times heard a
single high note right above me in
the oak - also heard the bird alight.
Then the damned Screed Owls came
& there was a scuffle & I heard
no more Cryptoglaux for a long time -
then the same thing happened again.
(A very slight possibility that it was an
unknown note of Otus trichopsis because the same way I gave it.)