THE OOLOGIST. 



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The Oologist. 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to 

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Raptores of Michigan. 



fslXTII I'AI-EK.) 

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SiioKT-EAiJEU Owl, Asu>acripilrinus. 

 -(Pall.) I know so little aliout this hirtl 

 that I ctin advance but little in tlie way 

 of notes, regarding it, and ninst mainly 

 give the notes of otliers. Ten or nion- 



lists of Michigan, and slate local lists 

 embrace it, and both prninsnhis olVcr 

 notes on this species. 



The Short eareil Owl is projierly con- 

 sidered a migrant in our .state, as most 

 of the records are taken in spring and 

 fall, still several observers re))urt that 

 the species breed and is a residc-nl. 



It is rather dilliciilt to draw a fair 

 conclusion from these notes i)articiiliiily 

 if we are critical, as their oliservations 

 do not agree. I have at hand the 

 notes of some observers, who, though 

 not known to the reading pnidic are 

 nevertheless reliable. These notes iu 

 connection with the records mentioned 

 above and my own observations hiad me 

 to speak of the Short-eared Owl as fol- 

 lows: 



A migrant generally in Michigan, 

 coming from the north, probal)ly from 

 as far as the liflietli parallel, ami reacii- 

 ing our southern boundary, in October 

 usually, mostly pass us to the south; 

 but some remain during the winter. 

 Again common iu bite April, after 

 which few are seen. 



I have seen tiiis owl .is late as May 

 IGth in the spring, wiiile I have known 

 it to be common in midwinter, but I 

 do not know of an instance of its eggs 

 being taken in the .slate. "Resident: 

 breeds" maj' do well enongli to till u]) 

 space in a catalogue, either puji'lcd or 

 manuscript, but this infornnition so 

 common in our lists all over the coun- 

 try with this, as well as other species, is 

 copied by one authority fi'oni another 

 until at last it is"acceptcd fully without 

 one jot of cvi«lciice having been pre- 

 sented. I cIo not deny that the Short- 

 cared Owl breeds in the state, but I 

 should be pleased to receive cf^nplete 

 notes on the nesting from a reliable 

 .soui'ce. 



Now a word al)oul this owl an<l other 

 birds as residents. I do not think tlial 

 a Short-eared Owl t^ver remains in 

 Michigan thnuighout the year, but, as 

 they aie niigijitoi y to a certain e xlent 



