HAWKS. In; 



of southern New York. It migrates northward in Feb- 

 ruary au<l March, but does Dot nest until May. Unlike 

 our other Hawks, it chooses a hollow tree for a home, 

 often taking possession of a Woodpecker's deserted hole. 

 It lays three to seven eggs, which are finely and evenly 

 marked with reddish brown. 



It is the Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks who are 

 the real culprits in Hawkdom. They feed almost exclu- 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, ®.velj on birds, and, haying once ac- 



Accipiti r > ■ loz. quired a taste for tender young broilers, 



Plate x\ 11. t ] 1C y are a p t f. make daily visits to the 



hen yards. They are less often observed than the Hawks 

 previously mentioned, seeking less exposed perches and 

 soaring comparatively little; but, when seen, their slen- 

 der bodies and long tails should aid in distinguishing 

 them from the stouter, slower-flying Hawks. As a rule, 

 they are silent. It is difficult to explain the differences 

 between these and other Hawks with sufficient clearness 

 to prevent one's killing the wrong kind, but if the farmer 

 will- withhold his judgment against Hawks in general, 

 and shoot only those that visit his poultry yard, he will 

 not go far astray. 



Cooper's Hawk resembles the Sharp-shinned in color, 



but is about four inches longer, and its outer tail-feathers 



are about half an inch shorter than the 



oopers aw , m j,i ( i] oneg m8 tead of being of equal 

 length. With the preceding species it 

 may be known by its slender form, long tail, compara- 

 tively short wings, and long, thin tarsi or "legs." 



The Chinese and Japanese train Cormorants to fish 



American Osprey, f ° r them > but tl,e Bervicea of these birds 



Fandion haliaetue would soon he at a discount if the 



earoUneims. < > 8 prey ( . () nld l, e induced to work for a 

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master. \\ oat an inspiring sight it is 

 to see one plunge from the air upon its prey ! One can 



