- May 11- It rained and blew all day. In the afternoon we went over to the little island To see if we could get some sets of Crow. All that we found of the Crow colony was an old shy raven sneaking around the deserted Nests. The crows had all left and the lining was torn out of the nests. There were a number of bald eagles sitting on the top of the dead trees watching a flock of loons in the water. The loons were evidently clearing a school of herring. Suddenly one of the eagles swooped down and grabbed something from the water, let out a peculiar scream and flew back to his perch. Within 3 minutes there were 15 eagles swooping down catching fish in the water. Then the gulls began to come and there was a general "hub-bub". After a few minutes everything was as quiet and calm as before. I shot an eagle that weighed 13½ lbs. and spread 6'10". Length 37 inches. I saw a pair of Song Sparrows on the island but could not secure them although I shot at them several times.