The sun., 1910-09-12
PROTECTING THE GROtsE.
4 BeaRi, sooeiy Nee'ir'i sn It's En.m,, ,
the Hawk and Owl

To THE tplT"H ~ lHF So So u
3 constantly hear IA" huu'sr- A.. ".
the reason pa ridges are 80 scare. -.
n"rks'ar- nov seen only Iu rh. -ara.. D.
R.ons sell hack from rh, farms rr ,b. a..
ondark 'ounirv For some rnr-.f mo-. .
. the binds Iai-rd near The oprtI .Y.r.r. 4
appear - the season proVr.- arl ..
August there vii be uuiv two orr .t.-.. ..
lrft iu a 'u,eN that contained 'rur. ....
to nfrean ouns birds IA Nav and lone
friend Who owns q snug farm .r ...
head ~ Iagle Lake. noted r.'" -ru, ,,.i
the EluSt sucreszfil a ser hume. rr o..
section sad to mo .hs other tr.
IN tell ynu why rsrirldzr, ,r. M o7,.- -...
anu The bE hawks AMI owls A.. r,.h.u. r-.-
Inc owls gct them a. night sni lrr gt... la.
~u'k - plars- NneTr 'hc gave ma. b.. ......
and from their rprnfrr able rpo. f. trrr ..s.rst
>man ranbit aad chIrsrp grouse 'ra. move, A. ...
IN the de, time en- ia, ah,,ut y rr.t- '...r So.
lake heard n oHrnfu' sort ut ... fr.-r..-,
up found big rruraWh tearing t.r -s...-,,.
uATtridCr hat ~ had Iust p.Er..r r- .r.
NnungSter va- elunW h,r al Iru,-..,-t ...
pd mother hpi >"crrcd hoTnd ipdr..rr.r rs,.
from N~r rrirN Sr~ vouid r' frur. 'r- ,r1.-,
righ, up tntn the tree where ~" .r.s' vi, .-t
charge aim fuTluGsN tCrptnr 4p A. fA.. .s...'
go And d'Vn droal~d ~" nav, anH .'. .a'1.n.
GA'e N'' um. nnv uulir dead
" bounty v~rr pat on hlrka md a,..
'here would soon D." hfg '0N"'~ 40 sror. a.
again N the fall W. fqrrrer friend 10.
me that he has taken N. matte mp pIfh IN.
Forrest Fish and ,'aIn" toTmr - ON A.
hblny and thai be vR~ told 80 500 h.s Men.
her ri N--rmhly about tho matter and rasa
a hounty put pu nv IA" Board nf ~urar.
Ni-ors ~ ES~aN county
Mot hunters rav no attention 'o tav,a
g,sdI, rtst 'vo or 'Lre. h,sh posr- 49,
ridges costing 4buut n,s Ccuts each On ur.
of th"-~ gam" desir"y"rs lhi- 0ugId
mean 10" death ~ hundreds "f them IN
single -sason
~ome people NAV 80 Interested - snor
about tho nesting hatit- 81 hawks and os..
- thai the, rould reduce tho numbers =
these birds IN IN" spring hN 'akInE tho
eggs. which always command high pTtcssr
Tho red tailed havk. which grows - Erss,
szs, having wing spread of from - IN =
inches. builds early m March. ahon, ~
same time az The great horned owl Thsrs
are, ~ Cour-' no leaves on ihe trees fhsn.
and hts big Awkward looking nest larzA'
than a hushel basket aNaN ~ m he for
forks ~ y large tree IN some @eclrded noun.
tain gisde, can he seen for half UIlN y
- composed entirely OF large aui sna'l
marked contrast 20 thai of tho Grow or Erav
squirrel Sometimes. however. rou vr|
hanging over Tho edge and then you can
he sure that there are haNk eggs 10 mat
nest
The female hawk rarely leaves hsr nee,
during incubation Instinct bids her 10
ware of the frosty nigh's and mo'ninEs n
tlNs latitude H"r mate - ~ ''nst7n' A..
from an ad oining tree or @oar ring ana utter
ing hIs var cries hundreds ~ fee' abo'",
a. a. ne s"ln1I m sreS, c,I',HI N 'nS ~. ~.
nest he"arr lest the great bird drop nn0n
hls defencele-- head IRON ~ srca' he's.'
and Csuse hun 10 fall. Clrnhing irons h"dT
strap and all 'n the hard ground
The red "a l-d hRsk's ne. - a'm0s'
NartarlN nri' u lsrg" beech ttee. Nh,e
the owl ami crow -seiD - prefer the TOP ~
tail pine have often wondered whH 'hs-s
Ntrts should -'l"'' hes" ',"HA q" h~ eNcl-
t,Ils me tha' hsnrr nE rar"l' u ever s'r..ss
~. beech aud pine Isanuo' recall any trees
"i 'he-" ~urcls- marked WITH lightning
rrnH-~- down The trunk
IN saar,h ~ Information "n ths suh.~''
OF Erous' raruug hHsFs 3 visited a 'arE~
cd 'ashiIr,d farm yp n M m@tP1's'n,, o., an,
heavily laden Mi crap" Vtn"- N" TIf'"
- wow ,ultI, sfed mos " Tor IN" c1rd~N
and tst 'rpu- and ihsr' = an o.d appL.
orchard nui uuir' - ni Smtl,. s"'-'
t'g'u- ari sr","- ~ ,lw e. Zee n''- n. ,I
s.ra Tuu uf rirI. yellow hammers. ronins
sul blu" f,N- Nul" FROM 'lump - 'r~@'
.u-' r-htul ~" old log house came the ~hr.I
prom priv fell ip IN" aim H' Drighi eyed lll
OF % '"l'- Th'- -ur r.i""u. raught 1lm"-'
so. sII..i lp.tIl' both from tt- app-arsn."
aud .Ihi'- - plUmage r"~emhle,i iha.
I"g-, y lth - NhI'c breast lightly dotted VIII
small bl1'k 4u"Dk- III" legs NeTe me -
Of man thumb and b" Erea, Gle N- s"N,
easily b.. driven into ih" tender baCk- "'
gr"u-r or rabbit, aud r'ud"v hem help~s-
\ ~"lu-h over tr,- and 81 fointng farm
H. nrrr, ga. IT, Ore. ana ,'Inr M. H'o 'c.-
q single grouse although quantities ~ % rd'
have aiWar- t-.en found thsr" hnd ~
Nrag~ Jgu uu" uff.n ~.N hfte'u p" i"''J
vruu~. during q single d.v N ihs voods
Ia M, ,af.rHl -"4r,h toT. .n0ne-f e' deh'H
aRIiu-r ~" naN, Eud ttar 'h" only lsrsc
.u,"H~ uf gruu-" ar. dWsr n.'k on r"no-"
uuuu' ,.u taul" llnls. whrr" h1wN@ ~-~u
TO p" 500 %. ON 1C'n'lu' "I 'h" hN-~h,~ =.
robins. .rN- AMI yeiiuNnanW"r-. no' 10
mention the rrn"r- "ht'N' NohhA
rur,".- aul other puultr,
on 'h.- old iarm the Nri"r one ssN
Iarg" htNk BuHnDe Upou hon fgf' N "
mildI" ~ ~" rood in front u' IN" hol.e
uhil" l" family Wa a. dinner ih" r,nu-i
los .ifT" a., ~" ,m "'' TN ,nI ,"" ne .rrrs
s1NagclV ~ her head -"N"rai 'in"- Nh'e
on ~" gro uIud
iaNs aud chickens viii rur-rl. and hlll a."
grou-s. bsCHu-s fnev are rT- "l-." 81 prev ~
can folloN ~" old hon grouse and h"r ''nns
A. hey f.''d along ths ouvU places ana ""l@er
Of he " OOd- ana ,ap'uUr them 20 MI
u NAV frutIfullv 30 H--"fi"t mo. '"'
country tN" hav - - each Er'Is', ~"
yOu could UuUr IU-n from 'oTN 2" N"'
gruu~" and hawks N"r" rarriN -r"n a.,
of hawks NAV n" acCoun'"' l'I
bv r.niaub-rIu. that v nav" lately nal
an INVASION "f ~" deadly f." ot N" rtg9-
here probably hN q scarcity OF 1000 -
n = .rrnas,1N hoped hV an Who havs
looked .urp 'he Wa'f"I 'hH' = houn'' ~ ~
lea ~ - cents be placed On each ha"H -no
or ptutHr.d THIS VII 'U' down 'N"~
yora,IpI.~ enemies ut DIr Rr"I-" ana ena'-
them 80 rr,uNer from lo-s"s ~ uImfe'-
" het her bu iisrHs". cold -'a-0n- ana -'''
CrI-tIug hawks. owls or IN" glr
We -h0Uld study the met pt- cWpi0'1'
on tho IurlI-N aud S'o''N estates 'N-'"
grouza pn.aSan'- ppu.fTE aut 'n~a .'.N
0rpr- -pugbIrd- are r1gfiIN IInf"f ''i on.
thor enemies rIthlrs@lN dos' r"F sd. % '''..
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