April 28, 1944 - Mtn. Home, Ida. South of Town Brkn Cb and Cu. 239-4 p.m. Marsh hawk nest now has 3 eggs (took picture). Crow nest 2 still has 4 eggs. Nest 1 was torn up. Evidently Magpie work as there are several magpie nests in the same thicket. Egg shells on the ground. Crow nest # 3 had 5 eggs in it (took picture). Also took shot of nest full of baby magpies, all blind and naked. Also took individual shot from another nest. The skin over eyes was developing slits for eyelids. Pygostyle anus, and intestines well-developed. Open mouth readily. Chukar partridges - one pair. Found Pheasant egg shell, broken Also pointed end of chalky white egg (quail size) that had black markings on it, might be the Chukar egg. April 29, 1944 - Sc. Cu. - W 18 3 p.m. Marsh hawks nest has 4 eggs. Flushed female from nest twice in a half hour. (took a picture). It seems that an egg is laid every other day. Up to today it has been laid on the day between the days we have visited the nest: Apr. 17 Apr. 21 Apr. 24 Apr. 26 Apr. 28 Apr. 29 May 1 May 2 May 4 A building Nest maybe 1 egg 2 eggs 3 eggs 4 eggs 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 eggs Nest complete May 6 May 8 May 10 May 12 May 14 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 6 eggs 6 eggs 6 eggs 6 eggs 6 eggs 6 eggs 6 eggs 6 eggs 6 eggs May 1, 1944 - 5 p.m. W 25 Cu scattered 650F. Marsh hawk nest has 5 eggs in it (took picture). May 2, 1944 - Clear E2 , 0930 to 11 a.m., Mtn. Home Reservoir, Idaho. Flushed brilliantly colored Chukar partridge. W. Meadowlark, Violet-green Swallows (6) Mallards Pipit, large flock Nevada Redwings Baldpate Horned Larks Brewer Blackbirds Pintail Short-eared Robin W. Crows Coot Owl House Finch Ravens Marsh Hawks Black-billed Magpies: Nest 1: 6 hatched, skin turning blackish. Have doubled in size since last time. Heads and bills more developed. Eye slits prominent. Nest 2: 7 hatched, 1 egg, female stayed on nest till we looked in it. It seems that egg shells are carried away from nest, because there is never any sign of them around the nest or on the ground below it. Nest A: 6 eggs (may be nest is deserted)??? Nest B: 0 eggs (evidently permanently deserted). Nest C: 4 eggs and 3 young hatched (same condition that #1 young were last time. Nest D: 4 eggs, eggs seem small and quite pale. Nest E: 5 eggs, exceedingly large eggs. Nest F: 1 egg, seemed quite small and pale. May 2, 1944 - 145 p.m. scattered Cu and Cb, W5, Mtn. Home, Idaho 5 eggs in Marsh Hawk Nest. The male was on the nest and stayed longer than the female would, as I approached. He made a lot of scolding notes as he took off and as long as I was near the nest or within 50 feet of it. All this time the female was observed to be perched on a fence post 200' away, while the male was taking over incubation duties. Robin: Our robin's nest with 4 eggs had the female sitting on the nest, continuously while carpenters worked on a house within 10 feet of her. Nest is 6 1/2 feet high in a lilac bush.