. Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature . io, tolerably common P. R. SE. Minn.,P. R., becoming rare. Nest, generally in tall trees, somietimeson chffs. Eggs, 2-3, dull white, 2*85 x2*20. Date, Brevard Co., Fla., Nov. 25;Tampa, Fla., Dec. 3; coast S. C, Nov. 27,large embryos; Lancaster Co., Pa., ; Stone Is., Maine, Apl. 21. Bald Eagles are seldom found farfrom the water. Here they may beseen soaring overhead, winging theirway to and from their feeding-ground,or occupying some favorite perch, gen-erally in an exposed position
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature . io, tolerably common P. R. SE. Minn.,P. R., becoming rare. Nest, generally in tall trees, somietimeson chffs. Eggs, 2-3, dull white, 2*85 x2*20. Date, Brevard Co., Fla., Nov. 25;Tampa, Fla., Dec. 3; coast S. C, Nov. 27,large embryos; Lancaster Co., Pa., ; Stone Is., Maine, Apl. 21. Bald Eagles are seldom found farfrom the water. Here they may beseen soaring overhead, winging theirway to and from their feeding-ground,or occupying some favorite perch, gen-erally in an exposed position. They subsist principally upon fish. Asa last resort they sometimes capture these themselves, but dead fishcast up on the shore are eagerly taken, and their habit of robbingthe Fish Hawk of his well-earned booty is too well known to be com-mented upon. In some localities, particularly in the South during thewinter, they live largely upon waterfowl which they capture voice of the Bald Eagle has a weird, human quality. says: At a distance the note of the Bald Eagle is not alto-. FiG. 90. Foot of Bald Eagle. FALCONS, CARACARAS, ETC. 303 gether unpleasant, resembling somewhat that of Sea Gulls, but near-by it is grating and suggests a maniacal laugh. Dr. William L. Ralphwrites in Bendires Xife Histories: The cry of the male is a loud andclear cac-cac-cac, quite different from that of the female—so much sothat I could always recognize the sex of the bird by it; the call of thelatter is more harsh and often broken. The conspicuous white head and tail of adults of this species renderit easy of identification even at a considerable distance. Young birdstoo closely resemble Golden Eagles to be distinguished with certainty,but the rarity of that species in the east makes it probable that anyEagle observed is a Bald Eagle. 36. Family Falconid^. The Falcons, Caracaras, Etc. It is resemblance in structure rather than in habit which places themembers of the genera
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