. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . \ihc>! near Vouyigsto-un. Photo by Geo. L. FordyccNEST AND EGGS OF THE RED-SHOULDERED THE RED-SHOULDERED ten t i o u sstructure oft li e i r o \v nw li e r es p r e a d i n gbranches ofbeech or oakor elm ofifersecure lodg-ment, closeto the trunkor a little A\ a V r e- moved. Incase aCrows nestis used itsundesirableconcavity isfilled up witha<ldi t i onalbark - stri| husks,or deadleaves, sothat the eggsof the Hawkoccupy onlya slight de-p r e s s i o egg
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state . \ihc>! near Vouyigsto-un. Photo by Geo. L. FordyccNEST AND EGGS OF THE RED-SHOULDERED THE RED-SHOULDERED ten t i o u sstructure oft li e i r o \v nw li e r es p r e a d i n gbranches ofbeech or oakor elm ofifersecure lodg-ment, closeto the trunkor a little A\ a V r e- moved. Incase aCrows nestis used itsundesirableconcavity isfilled up witha<ldi t i onalbark - stri| 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, varving in number from two to six, are among the best kmiwnof Hawks eggs and present interesting variations both in size, in shape
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