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Pandion haliaetus carolinensis.
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1888 Pandion carolinensis
Robbery of its fish by Eagles.
Sept 10 Almost daily someone sees an Eagle rob an Osprey.
Thus far the spectacle has escaped my observation.
Everyone of a dozen or more witnesses have described
the act to me in the same way. The Eagle & Osprey
do not mount upward until nearly lost to sight as
the books relate but on the contrary the chase is
invariably level and direct the Osprey merely trying
to outfly his pursuer. Then the Eagle is within
twenty to forty yards the Osprey drops his fish. The
Eagle swoops after it at once. If it reaches the
ground or water he invariably leaves it untouched, &