. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . THE PRAIRIE FALCON. 525 until they are anchored, as it were, to land by the strong chains of the repro-ductive instinct. The Prairie Falcon is likewise a dweller of the blue level i>rairies and the rolling hills are his ocean, and he is a bold corsair,snatching his prey at will from the crested billow (of soil i and caring nothingfor the clumsy men-of-war sa\-e to spurn them. But when spring comes onthen he nuist seek some frowning clitf wliich fronts the prairi
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . THE PRAIRIE FALCON. 525 until they are anchored, as it were, to land by the strong chains of the repro-ductive instinct. The Prairie Falcon is likewise a dweller of the blue level i>rairies and the rolling hills are his ocean, and he is a bold corsair,snatching his prey at will from the crested billow (of soil i and caring nothingfor the clumsy men-of-war sa\-e to spurn them. But when spring comes onthen he nuist seek some frowning clitf wliich fronts the prairie wave: andthen he must place himself and those dearer tlian self at the mercy of thecurious public, whether friendly or hostile. The Prairie Falcon is, after the Sparrow Hawk, the commonest l:>ird of. Tiihcn at Brook Lake. Photo bv till Author. A\ .WCIENT SITES OF THE PRAIRIE FALCON. NEW AND OLD. ABOUND ALONG THE FACE OF THIS WALL. prey in eastern Washington. All undisturbed rock-walls and cliffs are likelyto harbor one or more pairs of them, but the course of the Columbia Riverand its tributaries marks the center of their abundance. The Grand Couleeis full of them: the Okanogan A^alley has its share; while the canon of theSnake and the Columbia River gorge below Wallula are not forgotten. All the traditions of chi\alr}-, sa\e gentleness, and all the associations ofromance gather about this bird. In speed, in grace, in prowess, and in skill,he is the peer of an}-: and in the choice of nesting sites he is excelled by , if you please, a granite cleft in Okanogan County. The road at the 526 THE IRAIRIE FATTON. hdUniii winds (lc\iiiusly nvt-r intersecting tains l)e(ls, fock slides, while thesun-kissed l)attlciiieiits of ri\en n>ck tower on either ha
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