Long-eared Owl (Asio wilsonianus) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

“Topography of a Bird,” from Elliot Coues, Key to North American Birds (Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

H. L. Clark, Birds of Amherst and Vicinity (1887; 1906)
- Common name Long-eared Owl
- Scientific name (Clark) Asio wilsonianus ( Less . )
- Occurrence Uncommon residemt
- Presence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Clark's fieldnotes, first and second editions (synthesized) LONG - EARED OWL . Varied , everywhere , with black and tawny . No white collar on the throat . Length , 14 - 16 inches . Uncommon resident . Raises 1 brood . Eggs 5 , white . Nest in an old crow ' s or hawk ' s nest , or in a hollow tree . Eggs laid in May . Feeds on small birds and quadrupeds .
J. A. Allen, Birds of Springfield, Massachusetts (1864)
- Common name Long-eared Owl
- Scientific name Otus americanus
- Occurrence Uncommon but probably resident; most frequently taken in autumn
Ebenezer Emmons, Birds of Massachusetts (1833)
- Common name Long-eared Owl
- Scientific name Strix otus, L.
- Occurrence Regular visitant; breeds in this climate
A. C. Bagg & S. A. Eliot, Jr., Birds of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts (1937)
- Common name Long-eared Owl
- Scientific name Asio otus
- Occurrence Probably resident, but definitely recorded only in the breeding season (mid-April to August) and late fall migration-season (late October to late December)
Complete Annotated List Amherst Birds 1977/2008 (Fischer & Westover) [formerly Mass Audubon, Birds of Massachusetts (2020)]
- Common name Long-eared Owl
- Scientific name Asio otus
- Occurrence Resident