Pigmy Owl in Town
Journal
Condor
Volume
5
Issue
3 (May-June)
Year
1903
Pages
81
Section
From Field and Study
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Pigmy Owl in Town
The capture of a pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma) in the streets of American Fork, Utah, a few days ago excited some interest but was not the first occasion of its kind. Two or three years ago I had one similiarly caught (by a boy with his hands) and on dissection I found it literally gorged with English sparrows. I have never discovered a nest of these owls but the bird is not uncommon among us in winter and is attracted in town by the most natural thing in the world--its food.
H. C. JOHNSON
American Fork, Utah
