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common than the paucity of records would lead us to suppose. Its 

 secretive and nocturnal habits fortunately protect it from vulgar and 

 thoughtless interference in many localities, and it has been known to nest 

 for years in secluded towers, belfries, barn attics and hollow trees without 

 its presence being suspected by neighboring inhabitants. Doctor Fisher 

 has shown, by the examination of hundreds of bone and fur pellets disgorged 

 by these owls, that their food is made up almost entirely of mice, and hence 

 that they should be strictly protected. 



Two broods are said to be reared in a season, and eggs in all stages 

 of incubation are frequently found in the same nest. The eggs are from 

 5 to n in number and average 1.73 by 1.28 inches in dimensions. When 

 disturbed, like other owls it hisses at its tormentor. Bendire mentions 

 a querulous note, " aek, aek, somewhat like the call of the nighthawk "; 

 and Chapman has heard it utter " a wild, startling scream, a high rapidly 

 repeated cr-r-ree, cr-r-ree, cr-r-ree." 



New York records of the barn owl 



La Salle 

 Ossining 



Near New York 

 New York 



Penn Yan 



Flushing 



Bay Ridge 



West Hampton 



Cayuga 



Bayport 



Troy 



Heel a Works 



Buffalo 



Troy 

 Parkville 

 Islip 

 Pitcher 



January 1873 



April 13, 1878 

 April 5, 1878 



May 30, 1883 



(4 young in nest) 



Collection L. I. Hist. Soc. 



November 20, 1886 



About 1886 



September i, 1888 



November 19, 1888 



Winter 1889 

 f July 5, 1890 

 \ October 3, 1890 



December 3, 1890 



September 10, 1890 



February 16, 1891 



September 13, 1891 



Fisher, 



J. L. Davison 



B. N. O. C., vol. i, p. 61 

 "F. & S.," vol. n, p. 482 



Mearns, Auk, vol. 7, p. 90 



Bicknell, B. N. 0. C., vol. 3, p. 132 



Gilbert, Auburn list, p. 26 



"F. & S.," vol. 7, p. 325 



Dutcher, Auk, vol. 3, p. 439 



Beard, Auk, vol. 19, p. 398 



Dutcher, Auk, vol. 5, p. 180 



Foster Parker 



(Hawkins) Dutcher, L. I. Notes 



Parke, Auk, vol. 7, p. 400 



J. S. Allwood 



Bergtold, Auk, vol. 7, p. 400 



Parke, Auk, vol. 8, p. 114 

 Johnson, Auk, vol. 8, p. 114 

 (Hawkins) Dutcher, L. I. Notes 

 Higgins, Auk, vol. 10, p. 301 



