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This was the latter part of March. In a day or two I went with her 
to see the nest. We parked the car some distance away and followed a 
faint trail winding through scattered clumps of haws and wild crabs. One 
large tree, a few hundred feet away, served as a landmark for the nest, 
which was easily visible about fifteen feet up in the red haw. At first 
we saw only the pair of ears, then the end of the tail protruding beyond 
the nest. As the owl’s curiosity increased, she raised her head and we 
could see in full her round face. When we circled about the tree she 
turned her head to watch us. We didn’t want to disturb her and so had 
to be satisfied with this uneventful interview. 
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During the following weeks Mrs. Bonney made almost daily visits, 
sometimes late in the evening, sometimes at four o’clock in the morning. 
Sometimes she found the husband sitting in a nearby tree or flying softly 
overhead. On April 15 she first got a glimpse of the young and knew 
that some, at least, of the eggs were hatched. 
Just before dusk on April 22 I went along for an evening’s vigil. We 
made out the faces of three of the young, peeping from under the mother’s 
wing. We sat down in the shelter of some nearby shrubbery from where 
we could dimly see the nest in the gathering dusk, to await anything that 
might happen. There was no moon. The sky was overcast and at times 
there were spits of rain. As the evening’ was warm I hadn’t worn a coat, 
and I began to find my attention wandering a bit from the owls, and I 
wondered just what we’d do in case of a downpour. It was almost dark, 
we had no flash light and the car was a quarter of a mile away. It didn’t 
seem to occur to Mrs.Bonney, though, that we should be concerned about 
anything except what the owls would do once it became completely night. 
So I relaxed and began to enjoy the soft air and the enchanting sounds 
