DECEMBER 1956 GREAT HORNEO OWL (Bubo virginianus) MAY 19 WINDSOR CANYON, CONNER COASTAL, CALIF. 10:20 SAW A YOUNG A LITTLE OVER A FOOT LONG PERCHED ON EUCALYPTUS BROWCH ABOUT 20 FT OFF GROUND AT EDGE OF EUCALYPTUS WOODS & GRASSY HILLSIDE. BIRD JUST STOOD STILL FACING US, IRIS YELLOW. DOWNY WHITE HEAD. BARE LIGHT TAN COLORED, "HORNS" SHOWING SLIGHTLY ON HEAD. ALLOWED APPROACH TO PERCH BELOW BRANCH. SEEMED MUCH SMALLER UP CLOSE - PROBABLY ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG. BIRD JUST STARRED DOWN AT US WITHOUT FLYING.