. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . C&S. Rh. D. D%Ss. B. Specimens.—U. or W. V. Irov. C. RN. OWING to the fact that this (Jwl is strictly nocturnal in its habits, moreso perhaps than in the case of any other species, what may be learned of itother than at nesting time can be written on the fl_\-leaf of a pocket-book. Aglimpse of it west of the Cascades is a mere lucky accident, for cover aboundsand the birdrarely indulgesits low-sound-ing theEast - side,however, thebird is obligedto find shelterin
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . C&S. Rh. D. D%Ss. B. Specimens.—U. or W. V. Irov. C. RN. OWING to the fact that this (Jwl is strictly nocturnal in its habits, moreso perhaps than in the case of any other species, what may be learned of itother than at nesting time can be written on the fl_\-leaf of a pocket-book. Aglimpse of it west of the Cascades is a mere lucky accident, for cover aboundsand the birdrarely indulgesits low-sound-ing theEast - side,however, thebird is obligedto find shelterin willow oraspen groves,and if closelyapproa ched,tmless certainof d etection,will rely rath-er upon itsprotective col-oration thanflight for safe-ty. As says,In coloringthey so closelyresemble thebark of thetrees that the sharpest eye often tails to distinguish them. I have stared for some timeat what I knew uiiist be an owl until gradually its outlines appeared,much as when one develops a photographic negative. They seem toknow this instinctively, and when a human being appears stretch themselves. Taken in lliiHn llalla County. I,0NG-E.\KED OWL, FEM.\LE. THE PLUMICOBNS ARE DEPRESSED, AS IS CUSTOMARY IN ANXIETY PlioSo by the Author. THE LONG-EARED OWL. 461 straiglit upward and remain motionless. In this position the resemblanceto the stub of a broken limb is remarkable. In my experience of these birds in Yakima, Benton, Chelan, and Okano-gan Counties, deserted nests of the Magpie or Crow were invariably used bythe Owls, and then only those to be found at moderate heights in swamp-willow thickets or groves of quaking asp. April is the nesting month and April loth is the . __ _ date for fresheggs, but others,possibl_y secondsets, have beentaken in eggs, fromfour to six inn u m b e r, arenormally of adelicate clearwhite, but theysoon becomenest-stained andare often blood-marked. Bothparents are usu-ally at home andactively interest-ed in their instance
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