Mar., 1915 NESTING OF THE AMERICAN OSPREY AT EAGLE LAKE 
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and which we reached early in the afternoon, several other Fish-hawks ivere 
noted and during the afternoon’s ramble I caught sight of the nest of one at 
the top of a lofty dead pine in a grove of dead trees standing out in the deep 
water of the lake. Shortly afterward I saw the sitting bird fly off uttering the 
characteristic clear whistling cry. Being unable, however, to secure a satis- 
factory photograph of the nest from shore, Chase and I journeyed back to 
camp and later revisited the spot in a clumsy flat-bottomed boat. This, the 
Fig. 23. Nest of ti-ie American Osprey at Eagle Lake, situated 
112 FEET ABOVE THE WATER. It CONTAINED THREE EGGS ON MAY 
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only boat we were able to procure, had been used in spearing fish and had a 
huge iron basket for burning pine cones suspended from a tall pole at the bow. 
Although the distance was short our craft was so slow that by the time the 
nest-tree was reached it had grown too dark for picture taking. As we came 
up an Osprey flew off the nest, and, as the tree in which it was situated, except 
for its extreme height and deadness, presented no other unusual difficulties, I 
decided to attempt the climb in order if possible to definitely record its con- 
