Field notes, v1544
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Remsen, J.V. 1974 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Feb.8 Coyote Hills Reg. Park, Alameda Co., Calif.: 2 perched in the middle of the dense row of willows at the entrance to the park, in the same area where Sadie Brown and myself discovered them on 12-15-73. They did not flush and allowed more than 20 students to see them through the scope (and also Robert C. Stebbins saw them.) They have been found consistently since their discovery in this thicket - as many as six at once. May 13 Big Morongo Refuge, San Bernardino Co., Calif.: 1 ad. plus 4 downy juveniles seen in dense willow riparian. The juveniles were still covered with down but at least one could fly. The rest scrambled slowly through trees to get away from us. May 24 Oasis Ranch, Mono Co., Calif.: 2 ad + 1 juv. in orchard w. of ranch buildings. One adult was perched next to juv. as if to shield it from view, and had this incredible horrified expression on its face downy juv. partially shielded