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- Owl - Short Eared [all underlined] (Asio flammeus) 367
Oct. [October] 29/34. [1934] One bird seen flying along
border of Swan Lake.
Nov. [November] 3/34 [1934] Two of these also seen along upper
end of Mr Palmers ranch at Okanagan Ldg [landing].
Nov. [November] 6./34 [1934] One seen on first part in
[illegible word] property. North Kamloops.
[Month not visible] 15/35 [1935] Iona Is [Island] B.C. [British Columbia] Seven S.E. [short eared] owls seen during
afternoon. Some were flying + others arrived
from marsh. Luscher found a wounded
[female symbol] which he captured + later shot a [male symbol].
Nov. [November] 11. 1935 Iona Is. [Island] B.C. [British Columbia] A [male symbol] collected along
wild crab hedge in [illegible word] swamp about 3.30pm
Now No [number] [space left blank] in Provinicial Museum. Stomach
contents (See letter Nov [November] 20/35 [1935] Prov [Provincial] Museum) or [Ian McTaggart] Cowan)
Pellet contained skeletal remains of a small
sandpiper, possibly Western Sandpiper.
Nov [November] 1. 1925. A pair seen at [illegible word] cannery
Canal Pass near Ladner B.C. [British Columbia] One was flying along dyke
+ the other was perched on fence post with wings drooping at sides
Nov. [November] 14/35 [1935] Found one dead on a stump just
below [illegible word] Cannery. + in the evening saw
one of these owls flying along shore.
One pellet from Sumas Prairie, date
confirmed two Townsend Voles
Dec [December] 18. 1937. Lulu Isd [Island] B.C. [British Columbia] In fields inside dyke
near road 8th Saw 9 s.e. [short-eared0 owls. Seven of these flying
about hunting, all day, + the other two were
dead, one in field + one on foreshore.
Sea Island B.C. [British Columbia] March 3. 1938. Seven s.e. [short eared] owls
seen flying about or sitting on lower parts
during late afternoon. One was a rather pale
coloured bird.
Lulu Isl [Island] B.C. [British Columbia] Dec [December] 3. 1938. Remains of a [male symbol]
bird found in field near dyke. Two others found
in Nov [November] when hunting + usually one or two
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