. Gray Lady and the birds; stories of the bird year for home and school . cts. Inthe southern states large numbers of cotton rats aredestroyed, a fact which should be appreciated by everyplanter. So you see, children, that those farmers who live withinthe range of the Barn Owl can not only safely let it nestunder their roofs, but give the barn mice into its keeping,for it will do more good and less harm than the usualprowling cat. The Short-eared Owl is unlike his brethren in thathis nest, lined with a few feathers or grass, is in a hollowin the ground or in a bunch of tall weeds or grasses. H
. Gray Lady and the birds; stories of the bird year for home and school . cts. Inthe southern states large numbers of cotton rats aredestroyed, a fact which should be appreciated by everyplanter. So you see, children, that those farmers who live withinthe range of the Barn Owl can not only safely let it nestunder their roofs, but give the barn mice into its keeping,for it will do more good and less harm than the usualprowling cat. The Short-eared Owl is unlike his brethren in thathis nest, lined with a few feathers or grass, is in a hollowin the ground or in a bunch of tall weeds or grasses. Heis also what is called a cosmopolitan Owl, which meansthat he is equally at home in all parts of the country,and, during the migrations and in the winter, these Owlssometimes live in flocks of one hundred or more, which,considering the usual solitary habits of Owls, is somethingto remember particularly. As its nest is in moist, grassy meadows, so also does itspend much of its time in the open, shunning the deepwoods beloved of other Owls, while it flies freely by day,. SHORT-EARED OWL SOME SUSPICIOUS CHARACTEBS 169 except in the brightest weather. On cloudy days itflies low over the meadows, in which it searches carefullyfor its food. On the wing, it is easy and graceful, its flightbeing more like that of a Hawk than the heavy swoop ofthe Owl. Its wings are long in proportion to its body,which makes it appear very large when in flight. The Short-eared Owls delight in carrying their food toa hayrick or some such object, where they eat it at same food of the Short-eared Owl, in itself, is a let-ter of recommendation, — for it consists of meadow-mice,gophers, and shrews (that are such a nuisance in the West),grasshoppers, insects, and occasionally a bird, — so that,like the Barn Owl and the Long-eared or Cat Owl, hisbrother, this bird deserves full protection. Another cause has done many an owl to death, — not hisfatal gift of beauty, that has made so many bird
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