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in the snow. Following the trail hack, we discovered that 
it had walked through the brush — which was dense and 
overrun with greenbriar in places -- nes.rly the entire 
length of the island — a distance of upwards of 100 
yards; nor was this all, for the back trail led out into 
the open meadow an uncertain distance to where the water 
was several inches deep and beyond. We could see the huge 
tracks in snowy places and beyond where we could go with¬ 
out wetting our feet a broad furrow through the uncut 
grass as if a large dog had passed. Evidently the bird 
had fitst alighted on the meadow and then walked to and 
across the wooded island. Strange behavior, this, for a 
3alD Eagle! 
