Marshall (1942) Cicaba nigrolineata J. Olmenga Jan 29 in open space along creek. They called often & were very excited as if nest close by. Eyes were like great red lights - beautiful shine even in flight. Hard to see when perched & I had to work over an hour before I finally shot the ? Chased them several hundred yards among the great trees on the hillside & confluence of creek beds around the spring. But then I shot at several wrong things: a cat in the coyoles, a whippoorwill, & C. virgata but despite the shots the 2 owls always stuck around the usually perching very high & on top of densely-foliaged horiz. branches so I couldn't see them. Jan 30th Same performance & I took the male this time. Habitat: Very definitely the large dense trees in ravines on hillside above the lake. The same spot where all the other hawks and owls taken i.e. trees surrounding Stirt's mammal live trap. No others ever called up - tried many places.