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26 April 81
Triceon Ariz.
5975-
288. Micrathene whitneyi 5.8X15.2
I, bright yellow. Bill pale gray.
Legs pale brown, sides yellow.
Sent down several Gnat Bacteria
leaving Woodpecker holes in them
trying to find out if the Woodpeckers
had commenced laying. Opening
one hole I found this Owl, dead;
killed by the shock of the fall.
I afterward fell others hoping to
have the same luck but from
now more. Found fragments
of eggs of the Sparrow Hawk in
one hole, all the others contained
nothing. Would have commenced laying in about two
weeks; would have laid a large
set. Stomach contained insects,
mostly flies.
5976
289 Olalathorns costar 3.7X3.6 2
Dark brown. Bill & legs black.