Inglenook, The (1907) . E are perhaps less acquainted with the owlfamily than with any other of our commonbirds. This is because of their nocturnalhabits. One must be accustomed to all kinds of tramp-ing, patient watching, both night and day, in order tobecome as well acquainted with the owls as with ourday birds. When we hear the hooting of this strange nightbird, we say, Did you hear the owl? We do notrealize how large the owl family is; that there aremany different species, each with its own character-. brown eyes give it an almost human expression. Inthe hoot owl we have a regular deep-woo
Inglenook, The (1907) . E are perhaps less acquainted with the owlfamily than with any other of our commonbirds. This is because of their nocturnalhabits. One must be accustomed to all kinds of tramp-ing, patient watching, both night and day, in order tobecome as well acquainted with the owls as with ourday birds. When we hear the hooting of this strange nightbird, we say, Did you hear the owl? We do notrealize how large the owl family is; that there aremany different species, each with its own character-. brown eyes give it an almost human expression. Inthe hoot owl we have a regular deep-wood dweller, andit is a great destroyer of wood-folk. On velvet-like,silent wings, which carry no warning of impendingdanger to those little animals, it floats through thegloomy forests on its errands of death. Its sensitiveear catches sounds which would be quite inaudible tous. This owl selects snug quarters in a hollow tree fornesting purposes. Sometimes an old crow or hawk.*;nest is made to answer the purpose. The big snowy owl is only a winter visitant with breeds in the .\rctic flies by day, contrary tothe owl habit, hunting usuallyin the early morning, at duskand on cloudy days. As itsname indicates it has beauti-ful white plumage, barred with dark gray. istics. There are about two hundred species distrib-uted over the world, but not more than a dozen kindshave been identified in this part of the country. Theyvary in size from the giant gray owl of the north, tothe tiny elf-ow
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