84 THE BIRDS OF 



This Sandpiper, like the Spotted, fre- 

 quents small streams, teetering up and 

 down their banks in search of the worms 

 and aquatic insects which constitute their 

 food. 



In the spring of 1909 a pair of Kill- 

 deers appeared in a small meadow about 

 two miles from Bernardsville. They 

 remained all summer, and though I 

 never found their nest I think that 

 they probably bred. One single bird 

 of this species was observed on a sand- 

 bar at Ravine Lake in the fall of 

 1910. The Killdeer is gray and black 

 above with an orange-brown rump. Its 

 underparts are white, crossed on the 

 breast by two blackish bands. 



The Bald Eagle is one of the few 

 Raptores which may be identified, even 

 when soaring at a great height in the air. 

 Its white head and tail contrast strongly 

 with its brown body. The first time that 



