Information on the effects of major habitat change on the distribution of owls is generally lacking. The result may be that marked changes in density or local distribution go unnoticed. I have compiled records and subjective impressions from several observers near China Camp Forest Service campground during a period interrupted by a major forest fire. This information is particularly valuable when it pertains to the California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis), a subspecies which is under study by the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Forest Service because of concern for its status.