TRACHET, JOHN 1992 mottled Owl Cicceta virgata Sanibularn Trout, Rio Grande Valley, National Wildlife Refuge, adjacent to Camaldusa County Park, 1 mile SW Granjeno Ridges Cr., Texas. April 26 nothing of the legs and feet. When the bird turned its head, I got my binoculars up to see the head in 3/4 profile, then the head in full profile. The bird then cocked its neck forward and took flight. In this view I saw that the head was fairly finely speckled with buffy or off white, and similarly and more coarsely marked on the folded wings and back. The tail, of "mottled" owl proportion, had 4-5 whitish bands crossing the brown base color. No voice was given. I have seen mottled Owl before, in Costa Rica, and this bird was much paler ventrally than those birds. I would like to report this finding, but I have an application to work at Bexar National Wildlife Refuge pending, and I might jeopardize that if it becomes known I was here in a "closed to the public" parcel.