. American ornithology for the home and school . BROAD-WINGED 2IO AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. unfortunate in being shot down indiscriminately with other kinds. It hasalways seemed strange that so many persons can see no difference amongthe hawks. They appear to recognize but one class, the fowl large hawks are to them hen hawks and all small ones chickenhawks. In their narrow mindedness they consider they are doing thecountry a favor in ridding it of these imagined pests, and they wonderwhy the insects are destroying their trees and the rodents their to return to the B
. American ornithology for the home and school . BROAD-WINGED 2IO AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. unfortunate in being shot down indiscriminately with other kinds. It hasalways seemed strange that so many persons can see no difference amongthe hawks. They appear to recognize but one class, the fowl large hawks are to them hen hawks and all small ones chickenhawks. In their narrow mindedness they consider they are doing thecountry a favor in ridding it of these imagined pests, and they wonderwhy the insects are destroying their trees and the rodents their to return to the Broad-wings. They feed chiefly on meadow mice,squirrels, grasshoppers, frogs, and beetles, and rarely destroy birds. Some localities seem to have a strong attraction for them, particularlyheavy pieces of woodland near some lake or pond, and they return to thesame place year after year. As long as I can remember a pair of themhave occupied a small piece of woods near here. Although they have fre-quently been molested they show no desire to leave. They build a newnes
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