: Horned Owls, etc. 



California Res. Rare 

 and local. Favors steep-walled, 

 rocky canyons of mountains, 

 up to about 7000 feet elevation. 

 Nest is usually located in an in- 

 accessible cavity of a rock wall. 



Res. Locally common 

 Timber of river-bottoms, or 

 rocky cliffs, east of California 

 desert divide (occasional on 

 coastal slope). In Arizona it 

 ranges from hottest deserts to 

 high mountains. 



California Res. Not uncommon locally in dense timber from sea- 

 level to 7000 feet or more elevation ; but fast decreasing even in most 

 secluded places. Range : California, west of desert divide, except northern 

 half of coast region. 



