
          860.

and thus reach a large eagle's nest.  We did not succeed in this so 
easily, however, and finally were obliged to take the road again,
go southward again to another road and then get around the swamp.
We soon found the tree and an immense one it was.  Far above the 
ground is the first branch and the nest, an immense affair.  Here within
a few feet of the tree we ate our dinner.  After dinner we started on
an exploring trip.  Every dead tree that we passed was rapped upon
but with the exception of our first tree, we failed to scare out a single
creature.  The first tree, however, well paid all the trouble.  When this
tree was rapped upon, out came first a beautiful grey squirrel
and then several flying squirrels.  Mr. D. thought that he might make
them fly, buy did not succeed.  We now decided to go to Holly
Neck, where Mr. D. thought he might find owls nesting.  As we did
not know the way very well we stopped to inquire at a farm-house.
We found Mr. Shafer very nice and he readily gave us the information.
Hanging from a tree in his garden, was a pretty sharp-shinned hawk, which
he had shot.  He told us that the eagles never do any harm, that
they live mainly on fish.  They however come into the field for cornstalks
to build their nests.  We had little trouble in finding the
road and after a bit reached the nest, Mr. D. was searching for.
        