Show Claims to Have Seen Owls Owl Flying In Flock It Is II common knowledge that tawny barn and long eared owls have Increased increased in In- creased rea sed cn considerably In numbers In East Lothian In recent years rears and there Is no DO doubt that they are today far for more numerous than most people have any Idea Motoring recently after atter the fall of ot darkness l along a byroad between Macmerry Mac Mac- merry mem and an writes H. H M M. B. B In the Edinburgh Scotsman 1 J drew the attention of my passenger to an owl flying overhead and at the same lame time I slackened speed BO so that we might obtain a better view of the bird We then noticed a second owl and almost Immediately a third and a fourth 1 over the field on our right Indeed In It seemed that there was wal a whole flock of them as AI we e counted u M many as al six clearly visible against the Ilk sky at et the same time Ume At first I thought that they must be pee wits which often otten t themselves thus thaI after darkness but as 11 the birds crossed the rays of the head lamp lamps there was AI no DO doubting that they were owls tawny owls tawny or barn I think the lat 1st ter Certainly they were not long long- eare eared owls Long eared owls are to some extent and aad sociable by disposition that that U Is a number of them may foregather foregather fore tore gather cather Irrespective of ot food tood or mating attractions Such meetings are purely purel social and to In the nee case of the long- long owl the they may occur at any sea sea- son eon day or night bat but I have Dave never heard beard of ot a purely social gathering of ot brown browa or 01 barn lam owls |