In the 8,fternoon I paddled dov/n to La.v/rence • s woods 
taking my camera. The young Owls were gone and at first I 
neither saw nor heard either of the old birds but one of the 
latter began hooting presently pjid I think I must ha.ve sta.rted 
the other at about the same time, Judging by the way the Crov/s 
gathered and clamored in the woods by the river into v/hich the 
male Owl usua.lly flies when disturbed. Two Red-shouldered Ha.wks 
also appeared over these woods, screaming incessantly for ten or 
fifteen minutes— their shrill voices adding materially to the 
din kept up by the excited Crows. All the while one of the Ov/ls 
remained near me in the tops of the pines, hooting at short, 
regular intervals, using alv/ays the ordina^ry night hoot — hoo . 
hoo e hoQ-hoo , hoo, hoo, but giving it in subdued tones. 
But v;here v/ere the young? I first examined the ground 
about the foot of the pine Y/ith great ca,re. It \Y8 .s strewn v/ith 
huge pellets of fur a.nd bones and reeking with excrement, among 
v;hich dung beetles were groping a.bout, after their usual stupid 
fashion. There was an unmistakable but not very strong smell of 
Skunk mingled Y/ith the more offensive odors, but I failed to find 
e,ny skunk hair or other remains. The ground v/as strevm in every 
direction v;ith scraps of Rabbit skin, and all the pellets tha.t 
I dissected v/ere composed wholly of Rabbit*s fur and bones. 
There were no feathers of Pa.rtridge or other birds. Besides the 
rabbit remains (representing a dozen or more of the poor bunnies, 
should say) I found nothing identifiable excepting a G-reen Frog 
which h?.d one side of its head torn open, but v/hich v/as otherwise 
unmutilated. 
