. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. BIRDS OF THE NORTHERN STATES 299 mice, and grasshoppers. Is not shy and will allow a person to come quite close, then it flies a short distance and lets him come up again. In this way the writer once caught one with his bare hands. The ear-tufts are scarcely longer than the other feathers, and one often fails to find the " ; Upper parts brownish and buff, under parts whitish or buffy streaked with brown; tail has buff and brown bands or bars. Nest on the ground. Common and 373 Screech Owl. Length 75 to 10 inche
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. BIRDS OF THE NORTHERN STATES 299 mice, and grasshoppers. Is not shy and will allow a person to come quite close, then it flies a short distance and lets him come up again. In this way the writer once caught one with his bare hands. The ear-tufts are scarcely longer than the other feathers, and one often fails to find the " ; Upper parts brownish and buff, under parts whitish or buffy streaked with brown; tail has buff and brown bands or bars. Nest on the ground. Common and 373 Screech Owl. Length 75 to 10 inches. May be known by its small sizes and distinct ear-tufts, and the weird whistling or screeching notes of its night call. It prefers orchards or tree plantings near our dwellings to dense woods. Nests in trees. Feeds on mice and insects. Color of upper parts varies from gray to bright rusty brown ; below, gray marked with brown and black. Rare in the Dakotas but common eastward. Short-eared Owl 375 Great Horned Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & Co
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