. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . - are the Marsh Hawks wedded for life, but the male is verymuch devoted to his family. He assists in nest-building, shares the duty ofincubation, and is assiduous in proxiding for his brooding mate. A nestingsite is selected about the middle of April, custontarily in the tall grass adjoin-. Pholo by the in Douglas C ount\. XKST .WD EGCS OF THE n.\WK. ing a swamp, altho latterl}- alfalfa fields have come to be great favorites. Hthe ground is wet, sticks ar
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . - are the Marsh Hawks wedded for life, but the male is verymuch devoted to his family. He assists in nest-building, shares the duty ofincubation, and is assiduous in proxiding for his brooding mate. A nestingsite is selected about the middle of April, custontarily in the tall grass adjoin-. Pholo by the in Douglas C ount\. XKST .WD EGCS OF THE n.\WK. ing a swamp, altho latterl}- alfalfa fields have come to be great favorites. Hthe ground is wet, sticks are first laid d(iwn: but otherwise onlv grass, deadleaves, and weed-stems, with a little hair and moss or feathers, are used tobuild up a low platform, broatl and slightly hollowed on top. Here four orfive eggs, pale blue and commonh- unmarked, are laid: but six is not unusual,and two sets of eight are on record, of which one is from this State. InYakima Cciunty I C)nce found a nest on the ground in a little opening of anaspen grove, the birds having probably retired to the woods to avoid the windspre\-alent at that season. 496 THE SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Jiuul>ali(>n is acciniiplislud in almut \h\w weeks, or if it lias conmiencctlwith the hiving of tlie first egg, as is often the case, then the last egg may nothatch for a week longer. \\hile the female is brooding the young, she isfrequently fed by
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