BIRD LIFE IN WASHINGTON 
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One must be out in March and April to 
listen to the love notes and to watch for 
the homes of both Hawks and Owls. 
Little Pygmy is said to make his home 
in old woodpecker holes. 
THE SAW-WHET OWL 
One day in April, a gentleman in East¬ 
ern Washington was taking a walk. He 
saw a hole in a stub and stopped to won¬ 
der if that was a door to a home. In a 
moment a little round face appeared at 
the door. Then the man looked through 
a crack into the stub and saAV a little owl. 
It was the Saw-Whet Owl. He is difficult 
to find. His clothes are dark and he loyes 
the deep woods. 
Although the Saw-Whet Owl is about 
the same size as the Pygmy, the two birds 
do not look much alike. Pygmy is gray¬ 
ish brown and his head is striped, while 
a Saw-Whet is more oliye in color and is 
streaked and marked with white and has 
white underparts. 
DUSKY HORNED OWL 
The Dusky Horned is very like the 
Western Horned Owl except that he aver¬ 
ages larger and his color is very much 
darker. He is the big brown Horned Owl 
with the pretty white bib. He is much 
more common than the Western Horned 
Owl. 
