ENEMIES OF BROOK TROUT 



Fish-haivk. 



The depredations of the fish-hawk are more frequent 

 along the sea-coast than on inland waters, but the birds 

 are often found along our large rivers and over large 

 lakes and ponds. They are usually solitary in spring 

 and fall, but sometimes hunt in pairs, and will remain 

 about mill- dams and fish-ponds a few days at a time if 

 not driven away. 



I have known of their taking trout of one-half pound 

 weight from my private trout-ponds. 



Dr. Warren examined the stomachs of twenty-three 

 and found nothing in them but fish remains. Fish- 

 hawks are quite common throughout the Adirondack 

 region. Goldfish-ponds are particularly liable to attack 

 from fish-hawks, owing to the bright color of their oc- 

 cupants. 



Bald Eagle. 



The national bird usually plays the role of a fish- 

 thief, his victim being the fish-hawk, but occasionally 

 has been seen fishing in shallow parts of small creeks 

 on his own account. 



Audubon states that he saw a bald eagle capture a 

 number of red fins in Perkiomen Creek, Pa., by wading 

 briskly through the water and striking at them with 

 his bill. On the Island of Kadiak, Alaska, according 

 to Dr. Bean, this eagle is actively engaged in fishing, 



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