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east and came in to calling and perched in a nearby tree. After a short while he flew to the west and joined the female. During a day visit in July the nest canyon was checked and two juvenile spotted owls were found perched together in a white fir in a tight canyon. Both birds were downy and very young. The female was heard calling (unprovoked) from the rock ledges above the juveniles, and apparently was roosted on a cliff ledge or pothole. The area contained abundant whitewash and casts indicating heavy use. No additional effort was made to track these juvenile birds. Red Creek Canyon: Three visits were necessary to determine occupancy and reproduction in this 2181 acre canyon. The April (late afternoon/night) visit resulted in detection of the male owl in the east canyon. There was no sign of the female as she was not seen or heard. We presented three mice to the male in hopes he would take them to the nest site, but he consumed all three mice. We revisited the area in July during the daytime and found no sign of any owls in either canyon. There was no whitewash or fresh pellets in any of the usual locations. The site was again searched in early September in the evening and both canyons were looked at. The male responded to hooting just before dark in the west canyon and we moved in close as he stopped hooting. Soon the female was observed sitting in a nearby tree. The male joined her and they vocalized for some time in the area. She came in very close and we were able to observe the le; band on her right leg (blue) and confirmed her as the female banded in 1997. We assume the male is the same male that has been in Red Creek for many years. We did not see or hear any evidence of juvenile birds in the canyon and assume no reproduction took place this year. Survey Results Location Status Young Survey Dates Phantor.: Canyon Si.^.~le - 5/10, 7/17 Milsap Creek Pair 2 5/3, 7/1 I Red Creek Pair - 4/24, 7/13, 9/7