Sept, 1914 
THE NESTING OF THE SPOTTED OWL 
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it had become the mere matted platform of today. Behind it was the space 
into which the young retired during the brightest hours. 
In the nest were the remains of another freshly-killed Neotoma, the dried 
Fig. 61. A WILDERNESS OF PINES AND CLOUDS. 
skull of some Feroniyscus, and one dried pellet containing mouse bones. 
Oddly enough, no fresh pellets were found either in or below the nest, so I 
was unable to gather enough pellets for a comprehensive diet analysis. Such 
