the "^ope on th r: 1 tab put verv little stra in on 

 Pad, /v^sr^/ 6ee s*fy &f-fae,t*<zc£) 



The tree in which this nest wps loca i:r ^ wa s-^ 

 one of the largest pines I have ever seen. It 

 was fxilly #§ or 5 feet in diameter at the base 

 and about 85 1 high; it was by far, the largest 

 tree in that wooded area and the birds could not 

 have chosen a more inaccessible place to nest 

 under the existing circumstances ♦ fr<M the nest 

 I could see far out into the Bay which was about 

 h mile away - had it been a clear dav I would 

 have undoubtedly been able to see for many miles 

 This huge pine was located on the efge off 1 a. a- 

 small marsh and at its end # ^he marsh was con- 

 nected at the other end with an am of Little 

 Creek* 



We explored ^the rest of the area and found 

 &m other large "nests - one wbi®ii was occupied 

 by a pair of full grown birds and the other un- 

 occupied # However, I did not climb either of 

 the trees - the first, because it would contain 

 young and not eggs and the second , for obvious 

 reasons. 



It was getting rather late in the afternoon 

 at this point and we were both tired so we de- 

 cided to start back. " r e made our way straight 

 for the beach because it would be easier to walk 

 there than through the woods. Our water supply 

 in the canteen had been exhausted about an hour 

 before we started back so we were very glad to 

 get to our ^fug in the sand dunes. After a huge 

 sunner we left the beach at 6:00 P # M' # for Char*- 

 lottesville and arrived about .11, havinp had 

 rain all the way from Yorktown. 



(JFBC - a/4-/'57) 

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