684 Mr. C. B. Horsbrugh : Ornithological Notes 



Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. 



At Buffalo Lake on June 5, Mr. Atkinson found a nest 

 in the long grass close to the water, with five eggs on the 

 point of hatching. Near the same locality Mr. George 

 Cook found another with four eggs on June 9. A specimen 

 in the flesh was shot near Alix and presented to me on 

 October 15. 



Cryptoglanx acadica acadica. Saw-whet Owl. 

 I received a specimen on December 5, which was shot 

 a few miles south of Alix. 



Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Great Horned Owl. 



Near Buffalo Lake on May 16, I found a pair of young 

 Owls of this species sitting in an old hawk's nest which was 

 placed in a high and leafless poplar. Mr. George Cook 

 ascended the tree with climbing-irons and brought me the 

 birds, which were well grown. The remains of a Shoveller 

 Duck and Blue-Avinged Teal lay in the nest and a few small 

 bones of various birds. 



At the present date they are full-grown and thriving 

 in my barn, and are quite tame. Whilst Cook was looting 

 the nest the female frequently sat just above his head 

 uttering croaks sounding like " werk/' "werk," but the 

 male kept at a distance. 



I caught a fine bird in a gin-trap on October 21 close 

 to the house, and received a living specimen on November 2 

 caught near Alix. Both these birds are now in the barn, 

 and feed readily on rabbits, musk-rats, etc. This species 

 is fairly common in this locality and can often be heard 

 calling at night. 



Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. 



I heard lately that a pair of birds had been seen near 

 Mirror in November, and believe it is a regular, though rare, 

 winter migrant to this locality. I have seen two mounted 

 specimens which were probably obtained locally, but they 



