LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xxiii 
Spotted Sandpiper settling over eggs 250 
Willet. “ I inveigled him into alighting 250 
W’illet 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 ” 282 
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 
