LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xxiii 

 Spotted Sandpiper settling over eggs 250 

 Willet. " I inveigled him into alighting 250 

 Willet on nest 251 

 Nest and eggs of Willet 253 

 Wilson's Plover 255 

 Half-Title, Part V — Young Screech Owls, one showing atti- 

 tude of defence 257 

 Nest and young of Marsh Hawk 259 

 The climb to a Red-tailed Hawk's nest. " My friend climbed " 264 

 Young Red-shouldered Hawk (Florida) 267 

 Captive Red-tailed Hawk in the attitude of watching for prey 269 

 Captive Cooper's Hawk 271 

 Nest and eggs of Cooper's Hawk in crotch of chestnut 273 

 Cooper's Hawks. Same nest as last, with young 275 

 Cooper's Hawk incubating. " The wildest hawk can be photo- 

 graphed upon the nest " 277 

 Young Sharp-shinned Hawks, raised from the nest 280 

 " A brood of tiny Sharpshins in their nest " 2S2 

 Pair of Sparrow Hawks in captivity 285 

 Young Red-tailed Hawk 290 

 " For some years a pair of Barred Owls nested in the cavity of 



an oak " 291 

 Young Barred Owl from nesting hollow shown in preceding 



picture 299 



Adult Screech Owl. Hiding pose - 305 



Screech Owl. " Coming to life " 307 



Two of the young Screech Owls in first plumage 309 



The Screech Owl and her children 312 



