THE BIRDS OF FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA. 207 
in 1914, and Howard C. Brown and I had} for a short time, 
one of the young ones, fallen from the nest. 
93. Asio wilsonianus (Lesson.) Long-eared Owl. This 
species is a more or less uncommon resident. In 1917 two 
pairs nestled in Waller’s Woods, about 2 miles northeast of 
Charles City. C. Herbert Belanski reports it from Nora 
Springs, and the Charles City High School possesses a speci- 
men collected near Rockford in 1904. 
94. Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan.) Short-eared Owl. A 
common owl, nesting in the sloughs north of Charles City 
and near Floyd, and west of Charles City. Specimens have 
been taken from Charles City, Floyd, Nora Springs, Rock- 
ford, and Devonia. 
December 3, 1914, Howard Clarke Brown and myself 
examined the stomach of a specimen taken near Charles City. 
One mouse much digested, and another evidently recently 
swallowed, along with a quantity of hair, were found. On 
December 3, 1915, a specimen was examined, the stomach con- 
tents being a partly digested mouse. January 19, 1916, I 
examined the stomach of a specimen taken near Orchard, the 
only contents being some rodent bones and a ball of mouse 
hair. The first two specimens were females, the last, a male. 
95. Strix varia varia (Barton.) Barred Owl. A common 
species in all seasons. -I have observed it at Charles City, 
Floyd, Rockford, Nora Springs, and Nashua in Chickasaw 
County. They nest in woods near all of these towns. No 
examinations of stomach contents were made. 
96. Cryptoglaux acadica acadica (Gmel.) Saw-whet Owl. 
A rare winter visitant. I saw one specimen on January 6, 
1917, and another on November 27 of the same year. These 
are my only records. 
97. Otus asio asio (Linn.) Screech Owl. The commonest 
owl of the region, the gray phase being the more common. 
I have found the species nesting at Charles City, Floyd, and 
Rockford. In 1915 and 1916 C. Herbert Balanski reported 
it as nesting at Nora Springs, and Webster reported in from 
Devonia (then Lithograph City) in 1915, 1916, and 1917. 
