Mabes 1959 Osir flammers I noted a male & female circling around low. Thought I might find a second nest. Or they circled & fought together for several minutes. It was all done legally & I thought it was in good clean fun & all that. They flew around following each other closely - low to ground, periodically they would rise in the air with screech. One female seemed chasing & extending claws at the other. Opponent would then flip up & ward blow with claws. I finally landed out of sight. Or perched. I walked thru area. Or circled me once looking at me then flew off. Flurried & from presumed nest then retired to a mound to watch & see if I could locate nest. She returned - second & came had brood down drag out fight. A male came along had fought with one & other female flew off a half mile or so. I left also Second male upstream flew down & hooted - a string of 8 or 9 hoots pretty rapid from owl. First time I've heard a Short-eared Hoot. Did this 2 or 3 times - remained high & remained away finally landed in polygon area upstream.