118 NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



and the feathers even run down each toe. What 

 care does it take of this thick, soft, light coat ? (It 

 bathes very frequently, and enjoys its bath greatly.) 



Where were the screech owls which you saw? 

 (Peeping out from the hollow of a tree or among the 

 thick foliage.) Very likely you nearly passed an owl 

 without seeing it, for they keep very quiet and do 

 not cry out if they see a person coming. Its color 

 helps the owl to escape notice. How is this? Why 

 do its bright eyes not attract the notice of people? 

 (They are nearly closed in the daytime.) 



Find out all you can about how the owl makes a 

 living. 



SPRING STUDY OF THE OWL 



We have learned how the owl makes a living for 

 itself. Does it never care for others? There must 

 be little owls sometimes. When do you think the 

 little owls come? (In warm weather, in May or June.) 

 Have you ever seen an owlet? Where was it? Per- 

 haps in a rotten hole in an apple tree. How far from 

 the ground was the hole? (Not higher than this 

 room, ten feet.) How is the nest made ? (The owls 

 choose a hole in a tree, they do not make one, 

 as does the woodpecker. This hole is often not 

 lined at all. There is rotten wood in the bottom, 



