. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . Taken near Youngstown. Photo L. Fordyce. NEST AND EGGS OF THE RED-SHOUtDEREDHAWK 4o8 THE RED-SHOUIvDERED ten t i o u sstructure oftheir ownwherespr e adingbranches ofbeech or oakor elm offersecure lodg- ment,to theor awaymoved,c a sCrows close trunk little r e- In e a nest is used itsundesirableconcavity isfilled up withaddi t i onalbark strips,corn husks,or deadleaves, sothat the eggsof the Hawkoccupy onlya slight de-p r e, s s i o eggsmay be look-ed for about the
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . Taken near Youngstown. Photo L. Fordyce. NEST AND EGGS OF THE RED-SHOUtDEREDHAWK 4o8 THE RED-SHOUIvDERED ten t i o u sstructure oftheir ownwherespr e adingbranches ofbeech or oakor elm offersecure lodg- ment,to theor awaymoved,c a sCrows close trunk little r e- In e a nest is used itsundesirableconcavity isfilled up withaddi t i onalbark strips,corn husks,or deadleaves, sothat the eggsof the Hawkoccupy onlya slight de-p r e, s s i o eggsmay be look-ed for about the middle of April. Only one brood is regularly raised in a season, but incase the first eggs are destroyed the birds will make one or two more lasts about four weeks and is attended to by both birds. As theoperation progresses feathers drop out increasingly from the birds breasts,so that a well feathered nest means eggs nearly ready to hatch. When dis-turbed the parent birds keep up a pitiful complaining, but usually from a safedistance. The eggs, varying in number from two to six, are among the best knownof Hawks eggs and present interesting variations both in size, in shape, and Photo by R. F. Grigg
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