. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . eching notes which formthe only love-song within the range of his lim-ited vocal powers. He is not only an ardent wooer but a devotedmate, carrying food to the brooding bird, who fliesout to meet him and dexterously seizes the morselwhich he drops in her talons. Osprey ; Fish Hawk. : Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. (Plate XVIII.) Geographic Distribution. — North x\meriea; breeds fromFlorida to Hudson Bay and Alaska ; winters from South Caro-lina to northern South America. This species lives in colonies, and also inpairs, along our coast
. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . eching notes which formthe only love-song within the range of his lim-ited vocal powers. He is not only an ardent wooer but a devotedmate, carrying food to the brooding bird, who fliesout to meet him and dexterously seizes the morselwhich he drops in her talons. Osprey ; Fish Hawk. : Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. (Plate XVIII.) Geographic Distribution. — North x\meriea; breeds fromFlorida to Hudson Bay and Alaska ; winters from South Caro-lina to northern South America. This species lives in colonies, and also inpairs, along our coasts, returning year after yearto the same nesting ground. Its food consistssolely of fish, which as a rule it captures its way slowly over the water, it keepsa keen watch for fish which may appear near thesurface. When one is observed it pauses, hoversa moment, and then closing its wings, descendswith a speed and directness of aim that generallyinsure success. It strikes the water with greatforce, making a loud sj^lash, and frequently dis-. Plate XVIII. — FISH HAWK Upper parts brown ; head. nape, and under parts white. Length,about 23 inches. OSPREY 281 appears for a moment before rising with its preygrasped in its powerful talons. As a rule, itcarries its food to some favorite perch, there todevour it. It is said that Fish Hawks have beenknown to strike fish so large that, unable to re-lease their hold, they were drawn under water anddrowned. When protected. Fish Hawks, like manyother birds, to a large degree lose their fear ofman. In the Auk, for October, 1892, will befound a valuable article by Dr. C. S. Allen, onthe habits of this species, as observed by him onPlum Island, N. Y., where for forty years thebirds had been protected by the owner of the is-land. (Chapman.) In the Adirondacks, on an inlet between two ofthe lakes of the FultonChain, a pair of FishHawks had a nest formany years, and thoughsportsmens boats passedunder their very tree onthe way up the
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