Gilmore Short Eared Owl 12 1931 right of it. Oct. 18. Akutan, Akutan Is. Adluntian Is. Today I walked thru falling snow about the flats at the head of the bay and in two closely adjacent areas on the side hill right to the flat I flushed at least a dozen and possibly 15 Short Eared Owls. They were roosting in the grass & took wing me by one and flew aimlessly about the meadow before all alighting together again. Spec. 2268-69-70 came from the flock. Why should they gather together like this? Was it the snow storm, or a migrational urge or just a coincidence? Their flight is silent and jerky, the long wings flapping at irregular intervals and giving the today a disconcerted up & down motion. Very frequently they interrupt their flight by a long circular soar, much like a Butet Hawk. All the owls sit again within a short time but the original flock