R.J. Raitt 1957 3 Journal 2 mi. W Reyes Pk, 7000 ft., Pine Mtn, Ventura Co., Calif. April 20, 1957 Horned owl calling. At about 9 PM was heard an owl calling about 200 yards from camp. I went over to the area with flashlight and shotgun. It was in a clump of firs apparently about 70 feet above the ground. I tried to get some eye shine with the flashlight pointing it from many different angles and all through the trees, but I never did see the bird so after 40-50 minutes I gave up and went to bed. During that time the owl flew to another clump of firs and then back again. Nearly all of the time it continued to call in the same fast strong fashion. This calling consisted of long series of short notes all similar given at intervals of one second or slightly less. The calling was quite regular, and each series lasted many seconds without a break, sometimes several minutes. A series began with several notes given in rapid succession decelerating to the slower, regular pace. The calling continued with only short interruptions until I went to sleep at about 10:30 PM. Later in the evening we all heard two Horned Owls hooting close to camp. It was very cold last night, and ice formed on the water in the bucket about an inch thick. This morning the clouds were still hanging low over the mountain, and it remained cold so that coffee froze in the bottom of the cups. We finished breakfast and I began hunting close to camp a little before 7 AM. Numbers of Band-tailed Pigeons were flying about the area; others were perched in trees, and one group of at least 12 were feeding on the ground at the base of a large pine.