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THE OOLOGIST 



Golden Eagle Nest on Rocky Cliff, Found by J. B. Dixon 



—Photo by C. F. Schwack. 



The Golden Eagle. 



The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysae- 

 tos) is one of our common birds of 

 prey and since the Condor is very 

 scarce in this country now, it is the 

 largest of our birds of prey commonly 

 noted, and by its large size, is often 

 confused with the common Turkey 

 Vulture. The Eagle is the wildest 

 and most difficult to approach of any 

 of our birds of prey, and they seem 

 to have a way of making themselves' 

 inconspicuous, very rarely making 

 any sound, and doing their hunting 

 in the most part, in sections of the 



country uninhabited. They are not 

 much noticed and will undoubtedly 

 stay with their hunting range until 

 death, when their place is taken up 

 by another bird, and it is my opinion 

 that there are just as many pairs of 

 Eagles here as the food supply will 

 support; and right royally they fight 

 for their hunting grounds and protect 

 thei\i from intruding birds. 



Toward the first part of February 

 they may be noticed in pairs in hunt- 

 ing and are mere often seen together. 

 Last Spring, I was camped during the 

 months of .January and February in 



