workctl my way over to a secure footiiij; witliin a doy.eii feet (jf the nest. Tlie 

 remaininjj distance was a nasty bit of climbing, aiul I preferred to await the first 

 oiislaiifjht of tlie outraged parents where there w<juld be some chance for defense. 

 I'udi^e ! The fire-eatinj; binls aj^peared once or twice in tlie middle distance, but 

 paid no more attention to the peril of their offspring than as if I had been a 

 Magpie, coveting the crumbs from the royal table. 



Three weeks later I revisited the nest and jnit the eaglets to llight. One of 

 the old birds came up and superintended the gliding downfall of the least capable 

 child, but seeing her safely upon the ground immediately went away marmot- 

 hunting in jK'rfcct unconcern, if there is one bird above another of a gentle and 

 unsuspecting nature, I judge the Golden F,agle to be that bird. lUit doubtless this 

 also is a hasty generalization. 



On the cliffs of I^occne formation near I-ossil, Wyoming, I once located a 

 ( loldcn ICagle's nest. The material of which these hills arc composed is a kind 

 of volcanic ash, very friable, and the birds had chosen for their eyrie a cranny in 

 the very middle of one of the wildest of these fossil-bearing cliflfs and at a height 

 of some seventy feet. It was practically inaccessible even by rope, for the cliff 

 is perpendicular and deeply fissured by the action of the weather, so that the 

 flying buttresses thus formed are ready to part and crumble at a breath. A pair 

 of Prairie Falcons (quite similar to our Peregrines) had a nest in the "next block" 

 and they appeared to make a practice of persecuting the Eagles just for sport. I 

 saw one of the Eagles launch out from his nest for a course across the broad 

 valley. A Falcon took after him. although the Eagle had a big lead. "A race." 

 thought I. Woof, woof. woof, went the Eagle's wings; clip. clip. clip. cli[). went 

 the Falcon's. Inside of a mile the smaller bird made up the distance, scratched 

 His Majesty's crown with his noble toes, and was up in the ether a hundred yards 

 before the Eagle could do a thing. This process was repeated until the gentle 

 pair passed from sight, but a few minutes later the Falcon returned to his perch 

 chuckling hugely. 



Tn Ohio the Golden Eagle is surmised to be only a winter visitor. As such 

 it is not infrequently seen in various parts of the state and is occasionally captured 

 in traps or shot while inspecting some poultry yard or pig-pen. The injuries 

 inflicted by the birds are usually trifling, but might become serious if they were 

 at all numerous. 



Professor Jones, in his recent catalog, notes four records for Eorain County 

 within the last five years, and. on the authority of Mr. Harry B. McConnell, three 

 captured near Cadiz within the past three years. An api)arent exception to the 

 ranks of winter visitors was one seen by myself on the Lake ICrie shore near 

 Lorain on the 29th of August. 1898. The appearance is no evidence of a near 

 breeding range, however, since these birds wander far in search of food, and 

 especially after the young are able to shift for themselves. 



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