The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-31

near them. and IL Is a rare thing 70 find
a nest. They are the shyest of birds il
| these places.
Years ago the fisher follI'on the coast
used to think that if a fish hawk built
/ its nest on ones land it was an omen of
| good luck, and that success would GER
tainly follow him in whatever pursuit
he should undertake, and although
, there is less of such feeling now, those
who own property on which the hawks
build welcome them in the spring as an
( old acquaintance. and look anxiousiy
for their coming as soon as the winter
breaks
Fish hawks get their entire food
supply from the water. Theireyes are
so constructed that even at great
heights they can see fish that swim
near the surface. and then dive with
lightning speed. The fish is caught
in the claws. and is taken to the nest
of the bird before being eaten. The
writer has seen a hawk make q mistake
and catch hard crab, and when the
crab got both mis- big claws fairly at
work on The tender part OF the bird )
legs there was somewhat Of stalking
and diving in the air 10 get raj of the
crab, but il Is not often they get fooled.
IL is generally all in their favor. \
hawk viii ly away with q big ell
wriggling in its claws that man
could not hold thirty seconds with both
hands. The hawks sometimes. how
ever. Will dive az things they do not
want, and thing occurred q few years
ago which i worth telling.
A steamer was passing Seabright. u
was big coaster from Savannah 20
New York, and lady on board lost
overheard handsome and valuable
lace shawl, which fosted away after
striking tine water. The passengers,
being interested, watched the shawl as
lar "a they could see il, and finally
saw fish hawk dive at 10. get
il fast in his claws, and hv inland with
IT, The lazy was very much put out Al
losing the article and advert sed re-
ward for the same. A linenan took
notion he could get the shawl after
hearing the circumstance, and with
his spurs he started 20 pay visit %
every fish hawks nest in the county
Immediately back Of Seabright. The
shawl was found hanging on the side
of nest on the Lewis White farm. near
Little Silver. What the hawk wanted
with the shawl is hard 10 tell for
hawks use no such thing 70 building
their nests.
The top OF fab hawks nest IS IS
rough as the sides. aud without any de- 4
preston; the eggs would roll of .
but that the top Of the nest s. TOO 7.
rough for them % move. The tame .
ness Of the hawks has IN many cases .
made them a nuisance. They build on 4
telephone poles. on chimReys and cupo- 4
las of houses. and IL il sometimes nee
essary 10 construct cupoiss % they can I.
not get any landing place, for the 4
hawks DO not mind in the least having
their nests torn Up. They build again
right away
A story is told Of a pair # hawks
that built nest one year in q snail
apple tree on the Hance property. "a
Rumson Neck. The neat was built co
= part Of the tree which could not stand
the weight and j. broke down TIE
hawks built n another part snd high
wind came and entirely upEooted tHs
tree. The birds then. fgr the third
time. built theis nest in - hoe where
the tree had bee8. and when thsy had
bstcbed cat their younR yeasel allied
them a.. and they had 70 gre Up r@-a-
ing family that ssssoo.
K - er-onsouslT stated that the frset
IN which Ssh hawks bald &c SOB
sf;ervard- The tEufh . the tree IEoTs
eff@n Improve. The laws =s4es- al
Old scraggr tree. Ead. being ao1ls
dead !. 9oes de, bah zso9r oitaD tie
trees Improve from th- fsrt-. -z2iiDa
yivea b. the Particle - Sen erapE~5
~ The hs7 ~ ztso1f tie t-sfs- y lszla
3 -.ld as q ave lz.4ss fF0zs4 Lons isrsaei.
uland there are 10 80 t1su hFe aH1
5rrd u fhesr sreaf- scragZT- AWKWARD.
sests. but ta@T form par' . tae pe
1-ese ness % 80 seeueEy AID are
part q -te I4Ee-gp
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