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It seems very likely that the Barn Owl nests in this vicinity 

 much more abundantly than has been supposed. The habit 

 they have of hiding so thoroughly during the daytime and com- 

 ing out only after dark, accounts for their being so rarely seen, 

 and those that are captured are generally young birds, that 

 have become lost or have not yet found secure places of conceal- 

 ment. 



If the law against killing these birds would only be respected, 

 it would seem that they ought to become in a short time one of 

 our most abundant Owls. Always locating their homes in the 

 midst of meadows or open fields, where mice are abundant and 

 convenient, they wage incessant warfare against these pests. 



