ELKordation 1955 Great gray owl A great gray owl observed in Y.N.P. Joseph S. Dixon Cardor 46 (5) : 244 . Observed 7400 ft. West branch Bridowail Creek Yosemite Natl. Park June 23, 1944. Bright sunny A.M. perched on top of < 6' high fir tree center of very wet meadow. 2 miles from locality where two owls MV2 25534 and 25535 collected by Grinnell June 18, 1915 Abbott, Clinton G. 1913. Another record of the great gray owl in California 45 (1) : 37 . adult from between Coarsegold and Firegold , about 3200 feet, Madera Co. May or June 1930. Shot by boys and mounted, later donated to San Diego S.N.H. 20 air line miles S of Y.N.P. Measurements given. Byrnt, Harold E. 1920. Edward Garner, a pioneer naturalist Cardor xxII (1) : 32-33 Collection records of Garner include ? (two after later same time ) Quincy, Coly. May 12, 1894. Three owls from same general locality. Grinnell, G. 1914. The great gray owl in Caly. xVI (2) :94 Austin reports two elderly records 1857 "Sacrament Valley" 1890 "hills run Chin", Sept. 26, 1913 6 mi. S McClure, Siskiyou Co. Near # 24484 MV2. MV2 73353 3 mi due S mt. Lyzelle, Plumer Co. Coly low ft Sept 17, 1937 John Sonnenwerth