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at the bottom of the cliff. They
were losing their summer plumage
and new white spin feathers were
coming in all over their under parts.
One had no tail and the other had
only 2 spin feathers in his tail. Their
crops were full of heather buds.
337 b. Western Red tail.
Two adults and one immature
were secured near a meadow that
abounded with mycrotus upon
which the hawks were living as
testified by their presence in the
stomachs of the hawks.
352 a Northern Bald Eagle.
A & was shot on July 29 that had
a spread of 7 ft. 9 in; length 37 inches
and weight 15 lbs. The stomach and
throat were stuffed with rotten
salmon.
Some species of owl proved a
source of aggravation to me for several
nights. On a calm evening it would
begin tohoot from the summit of a
densely wooded rocky ridge back [illegible]