. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. THE RKD-TAILRI) HAWK. 211 Mni'tlnTii |H)iMts uiililiciitioii somi'tiini's Itc^iiis ('(|ii;illy ciii'ly. .Mr. .1. W. Viv>i- tiiM illl'nriM> IIH' tllilt lie tniik ii set of (â L;';i's of this species on .Mlli'cll '», I SIM), iiiNir r>iiNtcr in cciitriil lowii, wliicli were, even nt lliiit cfirly date, slightly iiiciil)!it<'il. Heavy snow fell wiiile tlu3 v'^'^a were Wein^' depositeil, and this |Mir of liirds were seen rejiairin;;' the old nes
. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. THE RKD-TAILRI) HAWK. 211 Mni'tlnTii |H)iMts uiililiciitioii somi'tiini's Itc^iiis ('(|ii;illy ciii'ly. .Mr. .1. W. Viv>i- tiiM illl'nriM> IIH' tllilt lie tniik ii set of (â L;';i's of this species on .Mlli'cll '», I SIM), iiiNir r>iiNtcr in cciitriil lowii, wliicli were, even nt lliiit cfirly date, slightly iiiciil)!it<'il. Heavy snow fell wiiile tlu3 v'^'^a were Wein^' depositeil, and this |Mir of liirds were seen rejiairin;;' the old nest some time in the latter part lit' January. He found a pair ol" these l)irds nestinji' in a nidst innisnal sit- uation, their domicile heiiij;' placeil in a Cottonwood tree, not over 12 feet I'rom the ground and clos(^ to a pul)Ii the western parts of its ran^c it nests frcMpu-ntly in lar^i'c cottoiiwood and sycamore trei-s. In the Xew Kn;^laiid and Northern States, the lied-tailed Hawk nests usually in .\pril, ap|)ai'ently as often din'inji- the lirst as the last half ot' this month, and correspondini;ly later nortliw ai'(i. I'sually hut a single lu'ood is raised in a season, l»nt in the hill c(umtry of South ('arolina, the I'ieihnont region, where this species is not uncom- uion, Dr. I.,everett .M. Loiunis, well known as an e.\cee(liu;^ly accurate olisei'vcr, informs me that two liroods are not infrecpient. If the first SI t of ('MM-s is lost, a secoinl and sometimes a third is laid, and on very rare ocy -hrill screams from a safe distance, l)Ut as in e\cr\ thini;' (Tse, tlu'Ve are fVe- i|Uent exceptions to this rule, and man\' pairs show much dexotion in the del'ense of their homes, dartinj;' down dose to the intruder, and screaming:- fierct'ly at him. The uround color of tllese e;^;;s is usualK' a dull Ol' pale cream\' white. Occasionally,! faint l)luish white tint is perceptilile, which fades more or less with ai;'e. In the series liet'oi'e me aliout one-lif'th
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