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edge of a nest in an oak and I threw 

 a stick at it. I was delighted to see a 

 Cooper Hawk pop off the nest and fly 

 away. The nest was about thirty-five 

 feet from the ground and there were 

 dead limbs two-thirds of the distance, 

 but I was soon at the nest and found 

 that it contained one bluish white 

 egg. As this was the first hawk nest 

 I had ever found, I was surprised to 

 find it to be such a pile of trash. It 

 was lined with pieces of white oak 

 bark as big as an ordinary watch and 

 there was scarcely any cavity, the toj) 

 being almost flat. 



On May 7th, I again climbed to the 

 nest hoping to secure a full set of 

 eggs but was completely disappointed 

 in finding two eggs. I took the first 

 one home and blew it out. It was 

 fresh and measured 1.89 x 1.41. I vis- 

 ited the nest again next day and found 

 two eggs, so I took the second. It 

 was fresh also and measured 1.76 x 

 1.41. I did not again go to the nest 

 until May 16th. I did not see either 

 Hawk, There was one egg in the nest 

 and it was warm. I brought it home 

 also; it was slightly incubated and 

 measured 1.83 x 1.41. I suppose this 

 was the second set of eggs for they 

 generally lay five around here. 



Ralph R. Wilson. 



The Bald Eagle. 

 On December 4th, 1915, I saw a 

 Bald Eagle flying over our farm. The 

 bird was flying about 250 feet above 

 the ground. The white tail and head 

 were distinctly visible. This is the 

 first eagle I ever saw here. This one 

 was flying towards the Missouri River. 

 Ralph R. Wilson. 



Hawks Slaughter Quail in Texas. 



Thousands of quail have been 

 slaughtered in West Texas during the 

 present hunting season by hawks and 

 chaparral birds, according to San An- 



gelo, Tex., hunters, who say the. supply 

 of quail was less this year than in 

 many years previous. 



Some hunters are advocating killing 

 these birds, saying that for every 

 hawk or "road-runner" killed at least 

 fifteen quail are saved. — Star Tele- 

 gram. 



Here is a clipping which might in- 

 terest you. This is the Road Runner 

 in a new light. Such things as this 

 when published in a newspaper of 

 good standing do more to destroy our 

 bird life than a dozen boy hunters. 

 Let's let off yelling "kill the cats" and 

 sing "Educate the Editors." This 

 thing of bad nature is getting to be a 

 habit now days. Many a farmer boy 

 will grab his "trusty rusty" and sole- 

 ly on the strength of this bit of ignor- 

 ance, go forth and leave a ruin of 

 Hawks and "chapperals" in his wake. 

 Chas. R. McLendon. 



It is just such silly half-baked copy 

 as the foregoing drifting into the of- 

 fice of the daily publications that is 

 responsible for a great deal of the 

 dense ignorance existing with relation 

 to the Hawks and Owls of this coun- 

 try. We agree with Brother McLen- 

 don that something ought to be done 

 to educate the editors. — Ed. 



A Krider's Hawk Trick. 

 In March, 1915, while G. E. Maxon 

 and myself were looking for some old 

 hawks' nests a Krider's Hawk played 

 a trick on us two different times. Mr. 

 Maxon was climbing up to a nest and 

 the Hawk flew over him screaming. 

 The nest had green leaves in it which 

 was a good sign of eggs soon, so we 

 left this locality not hunting in the 

 other timber. Returning to the nest 

 at a later date the Hawk was still 

 there. After climbing up and finding 

 no eggs things looked funny to us. 

 We searched the surrounding timbers 



