. Birds and nature . stead of build-ing one; we retouch it a littleand put in a soft lining offeathers which my mate plucksfrom her breast. When webuild a new nest, it is made ofhusks, moss, and strips of bark,lined as the building progresseswith my mates feathers. Younglady Red-shouldered Hawks laythree and sometimes four eggs,but the old lady birds lay onlytwo. Somehow Mr. Blue Jay neversees a Hawk without giving thealarm, and on he rushes to at-tack us, backed up by other Jayswho never fail to go to hisassistance. They often assem-ble in great numbers and act-ually succeed in driving us out
. Birds and nature . stead of build-ing one; we retouch it a littleand put in a soft lining offeathers which my mate plucksfrom her breast. When webuild a new nest, it is made ofhusks, moss, and strips of bark,lined as the building progresseswith my mates feathers. Younglady Red-shouldered Hawks laythree and sometimes four eggs,but the old lady birds lay onlytwo. Somehow Mr. Blue Jay neversees a Hawk without giving thealarm, and on he rushes to at-tack us, backed up by other Jayswho never fail to go to hisassistance. They often assem-ble in great numbers and act-ually succeed in driving us outof the neighborhood. Not thatwe are afraid of them, oh no!We know them to be greatcowards, as well as the crows,who harass us also, and onlyhave to turn on our foes to putthem to rout. Sometimes we doturn, and seizing a Blue Jay,sail off with him to the nearestcovert; or in mid air strike aCrow who persistently followsus. But as a general thing wesimply ignore our little assail-ants, and just fly off to avoidthem. 04. 188 RED-SH( )U LDKKKI) 11A W , Life-sizr. COPVBIGMT 1902, BV *. w. MUMFOHD, CHICAOO THE RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. (^ HE Hawk family is an inter-esting one and many of themare beautiful. The Red-shouldered Hawk is one ofthe finest specimens of these birds, aswell as one of the most useful. Oflate years the farmer has come to knowit as his friend rathei than his enemy,as formerly. It inhabits the wood-lands where it feeds chiefly uponSquirrels, Rabbits, Mice, Moles, andLizards. It occasionally drops downon an unlucky Duck or Bob White,though it is not quick enough to catchthe smaller birds. It is said to bedestructive to domestic fowls raised inor near the timber, but does not appearto search for food far away from itsnatural haunts. As it is a very noisybird, the birds which it might destroyare warned of its approach, and thusprotect themselves. During the early nesting season itsloud, harsh kcc-oo is heard from theperch and while in the air, often keep-ing up the cr
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