SECOND TRIP TO STUDY ^H 7 " NESTING 0"? BALD IA0LFS 

 IN ^RIFCTSS ANNE OOTTNTY , VIRGINIA - MAR. 19*193^ 



^fc The account given here is a senuence to that 



given of a similiar trip on April a , 1937. The 

 reasons for making the trip were the same in 

 both cases, By" making a Study of these nests of 

 the Bald "Ragle over a period of two or three 

 years it is hoped that some valuable information 

 may he procured, from which some helpful and 

 accurate deductions may he made as to the habit, 

 of these large and comparatively rare birds on 

 the coast of this state during the breeding - 

 season. 



AW 



Left the University at 4:45 A.M. with Dad 

 and Jack - arrived at beech at 9. T, 'e found an 

 improvised road which had been used as an 

 access to a ICiwanis Camp during the summer. The 

 camp site -was about three miles from the mouth 

 of Little Cre^k. T ' T e parked the car at the old 

 camp and proceeded on foot from, there to the 

 large nest about two miles from Little Creek 

 and the one which we studied in 1937. On arriv- 

 ing at the nest we found very little evidence 

 that it was occupied - the adult birds did not 

 make their appearance and. we finally concluded 

 that the nest was deserted. T * r e did not climb 

 the tree , however . 



" r e proceeded from this spot to the other two 

 nests we .had found the proceeding year. The 

 first one we examined was the one which had been 

 unoccupied in 1937. However, we thought that it 

 was being used this year because we observed a. 

 two-year old bird fly from, the vicinity when We 

 approached the nest. There were various other 

 signs which we noticed; among the most prominent 

 of these was the comparatively large amount of 

 excrement around, the" nest. This fact seemed odd 

 because it was so early in the breeding season. 

 On examining the nest it was found, to be occupi 

 ed by Great Horned Owls and it contained two 

 young birds - one, about two or two weeks and a 



