. . • -~- •-- - ■• AMERICAN OSPREY »• tus carolinesis).. BIRDS OF PREY 201 claws than the eagle plunges downward, grasping the prizebefore it reaches the water. Along the shores of the Great Lakes this bird frequentlyspends the summer. The Indians regard it as a bird ofomen. As the waters gradually freeze, this bird moves south-ward, wintering along the Gulf, and sometimes in the WestIndies. The nest of the osprey is a huge structure. The birdsselect various nesting sites — trees, rocky cliffs, or the bareground. When the nests are p
. . • -~- •-- - ■• AMERICAN OSPREY »• tus carolinesis).. BIRDS OF PREY 201 claws than the eagle plunges downward, grasping the prizebefore it reaches the water. Along the shores of the Great Lakes this bird frequentlyspends the summer. The Indians regard it as a bird ofomen. As the waters gradually freeze, this bird moves south-ward, wintering along the Gulf, and sometimes in the WestIndies. The nest of the osprey is a huge structure. The birdsselect various nesting sites — trees, rocky cliffs, or the bareground. When the nests are placed in low situations, thebirds select an isolated island or a point of land jutting outinto the water. Sometimes an old shack or shanty looksinviting to the fish hawk, and he constructs his nest ofsticks, cornstalks, roots, and hay on the roof. The samenest is used year after year, and the birds accumulate freshmaterial each season until the nests are sometimes five feetdeep and as many feet in diameter. The two to four,usually three, eggs vary greatly in coloration. The back-ground may be light yellow, lig
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