Figure 3. — Food remains found at nest of golden eagle on Colorado State Antelope 

 Refuge in 1947. They include the skull of a prairie dog, 26 hind feet of cottontails, 

 and 21 hind feet of jackrabbits. (Photograph by E. R. Kalmbach.) 



the act. H. N. Elliott, a Imiiter for 

 the former Bureau of Biological 

 Survey cited the following incident 

 that occurred in May 193(3 in Jeff 

 Davis County, Tex.: 



The eagle was seen flying at a height 

 of approximately 200 feet. At a certain 

 point the bird folded its wings and went 

 into a dive. When about 20 feet from 

 the ground it spread its wings and con- 

 tinued toward the ground. When within 

 a few inches of the surface its feet were 

 lowered just enough to strike a prairie 

 dog that was feeding some 10 feet from 



its hole. The eagle then cii'cled and re- 

 turned to the point where the pi-airie dog 

 had been struck and its back broken. 



BIG GAME 



Pronghorn Antelope. — G olden 

 eagles have been known to kill both 

 young and adult antelope. Attacks 

 on athilt antelope occur usually in 

 severe winter weather or during pe- 

 riods of food scarcity or distress for 

 the antelope, the eagles, or both. 

 Such incidents have been reported 



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