. Bird-lore . one time, leave the northernlakes, and wing their way to the southernbays. The Indians believed that at theappointed time messengers were sent offto let the different flocks know the resultof this council that they might all beready to move at the appointed observes that, as there is a greatcommotion among the Geese at this time,it would appear by their actions that sucha Council had been held. Certain it is,says he, that they are led by instinct toact in concert, and to move off regularlyafter their leaders.—Milo H. Miller,Pittsburgh, Pa. An Unsuspicious Family of Gre
. Bird-lore . one time, leave the northernlakes, and wing their way to the southernbays. The Indians believed that at theappointed time messengers were sent offto let the different flocks know the resultof this council that they might all beready to move at the appointed observes that, as there is a greatcommotion among the Geese at this time,it would appear by their actions that sucha Council had been held. Certain it is,says he, that they are led by instinct toact in concert, and to move off regularlyafter their leaders.—Milo H. Miller,Pittsburgh, Pa. An Unsuspicious Family of GreatHorned Owls On September 17, 1912, a family ofGreat Horned Owls was found near Iron-side, Malheur Co., Oregon, which wastame enough to allow splendid oppor- tunities for photography had I been ableto avail myself of them. Under the cir-cumstances, however, only three expo-sures were made. *I had driven several miles up WillowCreek to get data on a large beaver-dam,and, while skirting the edges of the pond,. I flushed a Great Horned Owl from athicket of alders. He flew but a shortdistance to a nearby alder and lit upon anupper limb. It was about one and the sunlight was rather sat blinking in the sunshine and seemedto pay but little attention to me had my camera with me, and approached ii6 Bird - Lore to the foot of the tree, where I made twoexposures; then, desiring to try for anexposure on the wing, I focused and drewthe slide of the Graflex. At first myattempts to put the bird to flight, with-out laying down the camera and deliber-ately throwing at it, were a particularly loud demonstration onmy part, he would look disapprovinglydown upon me, but showed little inclina-tion to leave the tree. Finally, after con-siderable shouting, he took to wing, and asnap was taken at him as he wheeled outover my head. He lit about seventy-five
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