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below, and the hooting of a pair of Great Horned Owls that hung 

 about the vicinity of our camp, making our surroundings as wild 

 and weird as possible. 



NortKcrn Raven s Nest. 



By CivARENCE H. Clark, Lubec, Me. 



Having had several inquiries at various times in reference to 

 our Northern Raven, I have been quite careful in observing it, and 

 have noticed that the number in this vicinity has been gradually de- 

 creasing and a former nesting-place, four miles from this village, was 

 deserted several years ago. Last year I did not succeed in getting 

 one positive record, but while out on a tramp Friday, April 14th, I 

 saw a pair scaling about the place where I was and distinctly heard 

 their call. This being their breeding season, I felt quite sure of 

 their having a nest in that vicinity and soon I succeeded in finding 

 it, as a short time after seeing them scaling above us one of our 

 party was somewhat startled by one of the ravens flying out of a 

 deep gulch directly beneath him, and there was the nest in an ex- 

 ceedingly picturesque place. The gulch was about 14 feet wide, 

 125 feet high and 200 feet deep. The nest was on a shelf just large 

 enough to hold it and was 40 to 50 feet from the water beneath. It 

 contained five eggs and was built in the regular manner, with the 

 exception of the inner nest being much nicer than usual, consisting 

 chiefly of fine moss, feathers and rabbit's fur. We lowered one of 

 our party into the gulch by the means of a rope, and with a small 

 dipper fastened to a pole, he secured one of the eggs for me (ravens 

 are too scarce to take whole sets). I took several pictures of the 

 nest and surroundings and mail one of the best. The pictures were 

 taken with an ordinary 4x5, and then enlarged. 



