Kites, Hawks, Eagles, etc. 



bate the eggs, which are from two to four, extremely variable in 

 size and coloration, sometimes plain dull white, sometimes almost 

 wholly chocolate brown, but normally buff, heavily marked with 

 chocolate, especially around the larger end. Colonies of nesters 

 are' frequently reported along our coasts, and instances of a pair 

 of grackles utilizing a corner of the osprey's ample cradle for 

 theirs are not rare. In four weeks or less after their eggs are laid, 

 the fish hawks are kept busy shredding food for their downy, 

 helpless young. 



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