. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . wide l)erth. All nf which goes to show, eitherthat the Screech Owls of Puget Sound are not yevy tuneful birds, or thatthey are so lost in the boundless woodiness as not to be regarded seriouslyby their fellow bipeds as an economic factor. Kennicotts Screech Owl is still tlie commonest Owl on Puget Sound,and its nest may be soughtwith some degree of conti-dence. Altho not shunningthe deep woods, it seems tofind clearing a boon, and isnot averse to a certain degreeof human prop
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . wide l)erth. All nf which goes to show, eitherthat the Screech Owls of Puget Sound are not yevy tuneful birds, or thatthey are so lost in the boundless woodiness as not to be regarded seriouslyby their fellow bipeds as an economic factor. Kennicotts Screech Owl is still tlie commonest Owl on Puget Sound,and its nest may be soughtwith some degree of conti-dence. Altho not shunningthe deep woods, it seems tofind clearing a boon, and isnot averse to a certain degreeof human propimjuity. ^ finds it especiallyabundant in the oak grovesand in the woods borderingthe Nisqually Flats. They arealso characteristic birds of thelarger San Jnan Islands. About the middle of Aprilsome natural cavity in a tree-trunk, or a deserted nest ofone of the larger Woodpeck-ers is selected for a home. Nolining material is required,and the four rounded, whiteeggs are laid upon the rottenwood or chippings left by thelast occupant. The female isa very close sitter, recjuiringto be lifted from the eggs as. Taken ill Oregon. Photo by A. \V. Antimony. CAUGHT RED-HANDED. Tllli BIKD IS .^ MACFARLANE SCREECH OWL PHOTOGRAPHED INTHE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. incubation progresses; whilothe male, when not actuallysharing the nesting cavitywith his mate, is usually to befound in some nearby lasts about threeweeks, and the young are blind when hatched. They are \oracious eaters, and so importunate in theirdemands that the hardworking parents are required to lay up a surplusageof food during the night, wliicli they dole out at inter\als thru the daw The food of the Screech Owl consists of mice, beetles, frogs, and even,occasionally, small fish. Birds are also taken, but infrequentlv, and the 474 THE KENNICOTT SCREECH OWL. Kennicott ()\vl, mi ;icciii) fm some weeks after the \oungare al)le to k-ave the nest; and on
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