5367. Asio accipitrinus 
SHORT-EARED OWL. 15 inches 
Adult. Above yellowish, heavily streaked with brown; wings and 
tail barred and spotted with brown, outer tail-feathers white. Be- 
low yellowish, finely streaked with brown; facial disk whitish, black 
around eye; e¢ar-tufts inconspicuous ; feet and legs feathered. Also 
called AZarsh Owl and Meadow Owl. Frequents meadows and 
beaches. Often flies in the daytime: its favorite food is mice. 
Note. “A tremulous squeak, and when disturbed from nest, cac, 
cac, cac, like a Marsh Hawk.” 
Nest. On ground, usually in a marsh. 
Breeds. Rarely in New England. Migrant along the coast. 
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