Gullion 1949 Otus asio -1- Sept 7 Red Mtn., 5300 ft., 14 mi S Hayfork, Trinity Co., Calif. Found an owl carcass in the water tank at Smoky Creek Spring #2 (see ground p. 189) on the west side of the ridge S of camp. I believe the animal is of this species. Sept 8 same locality - Cleaning up this owl today I found that its stomach contained two large mole crickets (Gryllotalpidae) and one fairly large beetle fragment. The leg of this owl is broken. From the looks of the break it appears that this animal had a broken leg at the time of death. A great number of pink feathers were present on this owl and I suspect that it was a young animal that may have very shortly left the nest before drowning.