. Birds of Michigan . Screech Owl, reduced. 167-373-(465). Megascops asio (Linn.). *Sckeech Owl; Mottled Owl. Our most common owl; very common at Ann Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); found allmonths of the year; in summer, it whines and moans in shade trees about our houses,in winter we take it in out-buildings where it remains by day; Upper Peninsula ( Boies); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); breeds; nests, in May, in hollow trees; eggsfour to six, frequently eight, rarely nine, white, subspherical; eats insects and EnglishSparrows; beneficial; food, principally mice (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein). There are
. Birds of Michigan . Screech Owl, reduced. 167-373-(465). Megascops asio (Linn.). *Sckeech Owl; Mottled Owl. Our most common owl; very common at Ann Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); found allmonths of the year; in summer, it whines and moans in shade trees about our houses,in winter we take it in out-buildings where it remains by day; Upper Peninsula ( Boies); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); breeds; nests, in May, in hollow trees; eggsfour to six, frequently eight, rarely nine, white, subspherical; eats insects and EnglishSparrows; beneficial; food, principally mice (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein). There are two 70 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN. phases of color, the gray and the brown, the gray is usually the most common, thoughoccasionally the reverse seems true. Genus BUBO Great Horned Owl, much reduced. lt>8-375-(462). Bubo virginianus (Gmel). *Gkeat Hokned Owl; Hoot Owl. Very common; throughout the state; all seasons; occurs at Republic, UpperPeninsula (L. W. Watkins); common in Monroe Co. (Jerome Trombley); rare atAnn Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); common in Grand Traverse Co. (Dr. M. L. Leach);•• Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); E. E. Brewsfer reports it from Iron Mountain; breeds;nests in February and March, in thick forests, in trees, nests of other birds especially,or in hollows of trees; Frank Judson, of Kalamazoo, has found many nests, sometimeswith a single egg, usually two, but in rare cases three (Dr. M. Gibbs); F. M. Falconerfound a nest Feb. 25,1891, and the April following the Red-tailed Hawk occupied thesame nest, each bird had occupied this nest in turn for years; eggs one to four, white,nearly spherical; two eggs taken at Plymouth March 20,1892, by J. B. Purdy; this owlis often taken in hen houses; it should not be confused with the long-e
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