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one-fourth. Female flew away and made no noise. Saw two males flying in 

 the direction of the nest shortly before I found it. Time, 4 p. m. Weather, 

 clear. 



March 5th, 1895, Calhoun County, about two miles northwest of Penfield, 

 I took two almost fresh eggs from a nest in a tamarack tree in a swamp. 

 Nest large and conspicuous, and not more than forty feet up. Female left 

 nest as soon as I struck the tree. There was snow on the edge of the nest, 

 which was flat, made of large and small sticks and lined with a few feathers 

 from the breast of the female. Saw but one of the birds. Time, 10.30 a. m.. 

 was alone. 



March 28th, 1895, Kaiamazco County. Nest in large white oak sixty feet 

 up — an old nest of the red-shoulder hawk. Season of 1894, took two young 

 Butcos from it. The female Bubo flew from it as I struck the tree. Nest 

 made of sticks and twigs lined with leaves, contained two eggs almost fresh. 

 Saw both birds in the vicinity of the nest; believe they were the same pair 

 I robbed March 2nd, 1895. Nest was across the lake from old one on high 

 ground, the woods was medium sized. The eggs were about the same size 

 as the former set. A late nesting. 



February 27th, 1896, Calhoun County. Took two fresh eggs from same 

 nest as I took set March 5th, 1895, in tamarack tree, two miles from Penfield. 

 The eggs were warm, but I did not see the parent. Xest well lifted with 

 feathers from parent's breast, feathers also clung to the surrounding branches 

 and could be plainly seen from the ground. Parents noisy in wood while I 

 climbed to the nest. Size of eggs 2.24x1.92 and 2.27x1.91. 



March 24th, 1896. Two and one-half miles east of Penfield, close to 

 river on bottom land. Eggs laid on bark and dust in a large broken top of 

 a soft maple, thirty feet up. Nest contained one addled egg and one young 

 bird scantly feathered. Besides the lining of feathers the nest contained the 

 hind quarters of a rabbit. A large male bird flew around the adjoining limbs 

 uttering their peculiar Boo-hoo-o-o. The eggs were dark cream in color and 

 quite glossy. The female wore a very dark plumage. 



March 25th, 1896, near Scott's, Kalamazoo County, in a swamp close to 

 a trout brook, near to a railroad track. Nest fifty feet from ground in the top 

 of a yellow birch. The nest contained three birds, all different sizes, one 

 about four days old, one ten days and the other about two weeks. The two 

 largest of the young snapped their bills at me. The female also flew around 

 snapping her bills. Weather, very cold. 



March 27th, 1896. Pine Lake, Ingam County. Nest sixty feet up in a 

 tamarack, very flimsy and shallow, made mostly of tamarack and other twigs. 

 Female left nest upon my approach. Down was hanging from nest and 

 adjacent limbs. Contained one addled egg. 



February 17th. '897. Nest in a dead tamarack, near Vick>1nirg, Kala- 

 mazoo County. Forty-five feet up contained one fresh egg. Nest made of 

 sticks, no lining. The single egg was heavily stained, I visited the nest several 

 times, after parent had apparently deserted the nest. 



April 8th. 1807. took two eggs, incubated about ten days; 55 feet up in 

 an old hawk's nest in a soft maple tree two and one-half miles east of Scott, 

 Kalamazoo. Parents noisy — very late for their eggs. 



