. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. y'ORTn AMr:niCAN nrnni--. 207. 33fi European Buzzard (From Brehni) Quadrupeds, red squirrels, gophers and ground moles, and the remains of these rodents may always be found in this bird's nest containfng young. The Hawk will always be found common where these small animals are most abundant. The nest is placed in high trees in deep woods; it is largo and bulky, though comparatively shallow; made of sticks and twigs, mixed tosclhcr with corn-husks, grans, moss, and on the inside may be found a few f
. Nests and eggs of North American birds [microform]. Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. y'ORTn AMr:niCAN nrnni--. 207. 33fi European Buzzard (From Brehni) Quadrupeds, red squirrels, gophers and ground moles, and the remains of these rodents may always be found in this bird's nest containfng young. The Hawk will always be found common where these small animals are most abundant. The nest is placed in high trees in deep woods; it is largo and bulky, though comparatively shallow; made of sticks and twigs, mixed tosclhcr with corn-husks, grans, moss, and on the inside may be found a few feathers. Sometimes the deserted nest of a (M-ow or that of another hawk is fitted up and used. Mr. J. Parker Norris records a nost occupied first by the Great Horned Owl and afterwards by the Red-tailed Hawk, each year; the young owls leave the nest before the hawk is ready to occupy it. The num- ber of eggs laid by this species is two or three, rarely four. Mr. Norris has a series of twenty-seven sets collected in Connecticut, Pennsylvania. Iowa. Mississippi, and Texas; nineteen of these sets are of two eggs, six of three, and two of four.* The time of depositing the eggs in the United States varies according to locality and circumstances, but they are generally laid in March or April. Eggs are found in different stages of incubation as late as the middle or latter part of May. A large series of eggs present amazing differences in size and markings; their ground color is white or bluish-white; some are entirely unmarked, while others are very heavily blotched and splashed with many shades of red and brown; some are faintly marked here and there with a light purplish tint, and again the colorings may form an • For a detailed description of this series see Ornithologist and Oologlst, Vol. XT, pp. 67-69. Since the above was written Mr. Norris has Increased his series to thlrty-sIx sets. lit y-1\. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have
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