. Falconry, the sport of kings . ith ease. The nests are placed on cliffs, on slopinghillsides, or in trees, sometimes in locali-ties difficult of access, sometimes wherethey can be approached without are often occupied for years, andoccasionally grow to large size, Tavernerrecording one about ten feet high. Theyare composed of sticks, those in the basebeing often of large size, with a lining ofgrass and other soft materials. The eggs are two to five and are green-ish or creamy white, blotched and spottedhandsomely with brown and brood is reared each season. On their
. Falconry, the sport of kings . ith ease. The nests are placed on cliffs, on slopinghillsides, or in trees, sometimes in locali-ties difficult of access, sometimes wherethey can be approached without are often occupied for years, andoccasionally grow to large size, Tavernerrecording one about ten feet high. Theyare composed of sticks, those in the basebeing often of large size, with a lining ofgrass and other soft materials. The eggs are two to five and are green-ish or creamy white, blotched and spottedhandsomely with brown and brood is reared each season. On their nesting grounds these hawksutter screaming calls that have been lik-ened to those of eagles, and the youngare said to be quite vociferous. The ferruginous rough-leg breeds fromsouthern Alberta and Manitoba to north-eastern California, New Mexico, and Kan-sas. It is found in winter from Californiaand Montana to Baja California andnorthern Mexico, and has been observedcasually in Wisconsin and Illinois. EAGLES, HAWKS, AND VULTURES. ) NatioTial (/eoi^Taphic Society ^Mfii«eiW<j ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK Upper; ordinary light phase; adult perched, immature flying u V^ ^ YieV??Vax- as posStVAc Vc<-A^J^r^J■(v^a^^^fl,. ( \WeVn , tV% \\tV> CO V)raa«- ^ okOj^^e -b<y < ntss IX THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE
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