Birds of the Adirondack i-iegion. 
C. H.Momtuu. 
113. Asio americanus (Steflk.') Shar-pe. Long-eared Owl. — Breeds, 
but not common. 
Bull N.Q.O, e.Oct, 1881, P« 232 
^ , JT: 
Asio wilsonianus, American Long-eared Owl. The occunence of 
this Owl is not common and it is a rare breeder. Several nests have 
been found — the last one on May 16, 1897. It contained four eggs 
almost hatched. 
C. ( UAj2-o>.CJL_ 
Auk, XVI, July, 1899 , p.^ 86 - ’. 
Long-eared Owls resident at Flushing, Long Island, N. Y. — Some 
time ago I wrote (Auk, XIX, 1902 , p. 398 ) regarding the Barn Owls which 
formerly occupied a church steeple on Bowne Avenue in Flushing, Borough 
of Queens. It may be of interest to you to know that within a few hun- 
dred yards of my studio here on Bowne Avenue, there are now roosting 
six Long-eared Owls ( Asio wilsonianus). This family of owls has been in 
and about this neighborhood for several years. They breed here, and 
this last season they wintered here. Probably they have done so all along. 
I have examined a number of their pellets and found in them nothing 
but the remains of mice with now and then the bones of an English sparrow. 
If this is the regular diet of these birds, which from different authorities 
consulted I infer to be a fact, it might be well to plant a colony of Long- 
eared Owls in every city and village in the United States. 
The birds roost in the thick foliage of an evergreen tree, but when 
watched too closely do not hesitate to leave the tree and fly about in broad 
daylight, and the manner in which they dodge obstructions when approach- 
ing their former perch, makes it evident that their eyesight is very good 
even in daylight. — Dan Beard, F\ 
Auk, XXlll, JU 
