Bubo vlr^ini arms . 
Concord, 
1898. 
June 21. 
(Ho. 12). 
Mass . 
repeatedly and with much, spirit dashing past him within a 
foot or less and striking at his head with their bills, 
screaming all the while, of course. He paid little attention 
to them but once, when one of them came over him suddenly from 
behind, he ducked his head nervously. At length I moved 
slightly and he at once discovered me, fixing his great eyes 
on me for a moment and flying off over the woods in the direc- 
tion of Ball's Hill. Altogether it was an interesting experi- 
ence to have in these Concord woods. I did not see the young 
Owl, however. 
