July, 1908 



FIELD NOTES FROM ALASKA 



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of some one as much as to say ' 'Aw! Aw! I don't believe it." Mr. Heller suggested 

 that it sounded like the subdued notes of a California burro! 



We had a couple of bright days on Green Island and the mosquito and "no 

 see" flies increased about a thousand fold. The mosquitoes were worse at night; 

 but by getting inside of two or three nets arranged inside of each other, one could 

 get a little sleep. All self-respecting flies are supposed to cease from their blood 

 letting by night time but this particular breed was so industrious that they simply 

 swarmed into the tent and no mosquito net is fine enough to stop them. It was 

 useless to try to kill them and their bite feels like fire and swells up like baking 

 powder biscuits. At last I wrapped my head up in the blankets and then about 

 smothered but I was away from the pesky flies. 



We must make another try at Montague as we have no bear from there yet. 

 Then we will work the islands east of here until we strike the Kenai Peninsula 

 where we ought to get some good big game hunting. 



La Toiiche, Alaska. 



THE NESTING OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN 



IN WYOMING 



SCREECH OWE 



By CHAS. W. METZ 



WII'H FOUR PIIOTf)S BY THK AUTHOR 



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O far as I know, no collector has reported the nesting of the Rocky Mountain 

 Screech Owl {Otus asio maxzvcUiic) in Wyoming. A few notes taken by 

 me in the northern part of the State, may, therefore, not come amiss. 



The first nest was found May 30, 1906, the old bird being flushed from a bush 



NE&TING SITE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCREECH OWL (in tree trunk to right of picture) 



