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R.K. Selander,
1952
Bubo virginianus
July 22 35 mi. S El Entonque, 5000 ft., Durango, Mexico.
At about 7:00 A.M. I flushed two horned owls from
a ledge of a sheer cliff along the river bed (dry).
Both birds were perched on this ledge, perhaps
75 feet above the river bed. Both flew about
50 yds down the river [illegible] and perched together
on another ledge. I was able to approach to within
35 yds. or so, and obtained one with a half-load.
The other bird flushed again when I fired and flew
off over a rise above the cliff. The specimen
collected shows indications of molt.