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been obserwn nesting. All the nests' discovered 

 have been occupied by adult binds. Young ^agl^i 

 in the plumage of the first and second vear "hav. 

 been seen many times, but w|i|re they nest in 

 Princess Anne Co. is at present a my s t e ry • r nh e 

 may prefer to nest farther inland, but as "<rat 

 no evidence of this has been found .V Next vear 

 we hope to be able to visit the nests described" 

 in the two accounts. earlier in the breeding 

 season and to try to find ^h^TP- the vounger ' 

 birds nest. 



ADDENDUM (Following third Bald 



to coast of Virginia 



gle Trip 

 Feb.19, 1939) 



The above conclusions concerning these magnifi- 

 cent birds seem justified and correct except 



1 . ) Nesting preparations probably begin in late 

 January and egg laying by February 10-15* the 

 latter being completed by the third week in Feb. 



2. ) There has never been any evidence seen by us 

 that immature Bald Eagles breed. Only adults 

 (characterized by the black body and wings and 

 the white head and tail) have been observed 

 nesting at any of the sites we visited. 



3'.) Mated pairs probably do so for life and un- 

 less severely disturbed, return and add to the 

 same nest year after year. 



*K ) Our observations suggest that in addition to 

 the last statement above, the breeding Eagles 

 are definitely territorial - respecting each 

 others nesting and hunting areas. 



