CZIEGHER 1956 JOURNAL APR 29 (CONT) POINT ISABEL, CONNER COSTA CO, CALIF. DATA ON OWL PELLETS ; APPARENTLY OWL SINCE BONES SHOWED NO EATING AWAY OF PORTIONS AS BONES FROM HAWKS STORMED WOULD SHOW (ACC. TO DR ANDREW MILLER) # OF PELLETS - 17 + SMALLER BITS LOOSE SKULLS & LOWER JAWS PICKED UP AT ROOSTING STATION - 5 SKULLS, 9 LOWER JAW HALVES. AVERAGE SIZE OF PELLETS - ABOUT 45 MM LONG + 35mm WIDE + 15MM THICK (PROBABLY SOMEWHAT PLASTICIZED WHEN STEWING AROUND ON WHILE WEATHERING.) (ONLY 1 WAS 70X30X25mm) CONTENTS - MOSTLY HAIR + BONES BUT 1 PELLET SHOWED FEATHERS OVER ABOVE, GREY BENGYTH - PRIMARIES (?) 150MM LONG TYPES OF SKULLS & #: MICROTUS - 17 (BRAIN CASE MISSING FROM ALL SKULLS) RATTUS - 2 THOMOMYS (?) 1 (FRAGMENT ONLY) TYPES OF LOWER JAWS &#. MICROTUS - 25 RATTUS - 5 THOMOMYS - 2 TOTHN - AT LEAST 17 MICROTUS 3 RATTUS 1 THOMOMYS GRASS COLLECTED (KIND CUT & PULLED INTO BUREAWS OR DIVE IN MARSH) IDENTIFIED AS FESTUCA OCTOFLORE BY HERBARIUM STAFF MEMBER.