Bala Eagle A.O.U.NQ. - 552 



( Hal 1 ae t u s leucoce rhalusl 

 March 19, 1938 " m ' 



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INCUBATION- R@ady to hatch. 

 SIZE- -2>6*- X *>09 ~ 



SITUATION- The large eyrie of "thin ma .lest ic ,r 

 bird was located in one fork of a living pine 

 which branched about five feet from the°grouna 

 thus giving rise to the two main "trunks.'' The 

 tree itself, was about 90 » in height and this., 

 nest was about 20' from the ,tpp .- 4r 70* from 

 the gronnd, W ™ 



The nest was supported against the# : 

 trunk of the tree by three large limbs and was 

 occupied by a pair of full grown birds. The 

 nest container 1 two young, each of which could 

 hardly have been over twenty-four hours old, and 

 an egg which wes ready to hatch. The nest had 

 the following rough dimensions: 



outside height - At inside diem. 

 extreme diam. - 5 T " ddjjth - 6 n 



The nesting materials consisted of 

 heavy sticks, a few cornstalks, smaller sticks 

 and heavy marsh grass as a lining. The nest had 

 been used for the two or three years preceding 

 and was a prototype of an Osprey's nest, but 

 much larger of course, both in its components 

 and as a whole. 



The parent birds circled high in 

 the air most of the time we were in the vicinity 

 of the nest and would scream every minute or so. 

 They exhibited none of the ferocious habits 

 which these birds are supposed to possess. 



The tree containing the nest- was 

 located, in very heavy pine woods the floor of 

 which was covered by a heavy undergrowth of 

 honeysuckle, briars, small trees and bushes. An 

 arm of little Creek surrounds the wooded area on 

 three sides. (Princess Anne 0o.,va.). , 



