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Unusual Lining of a Red Bellied Hawk's Nest and Sonoma County Notes

Authors
Henry W. Carriger
Journal
Condor
Volume
1
Issue
3 (May-June)
Year
1899
Pages
51-52
Section
Echoes from the Field
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Unusual Lining of a Red Bellied Hawk's Nest and Sonoma County Notes.

On April 14, 1899 I secured a set _V3 Red-bellied Hawk and was surprised to notice a nest of the Californian Bush Tit used as part of the lining of the hawk's nest. It was torn open about four inches from the bottom and as the shells of several eggs were stuck to the feathers inside, the Bush Tit's nest must have been taken from the tree by the hawks and torn open afterward. On April 7 the hawk's nest held two eggs but the Bush Tit's nest was not then a part of the lining.

During the winter of 1896 I saw what I supposed was a Mountain Bluebird, but not until last winter was I positive that S. arctica could be placed on my list of Sonoma Co. birds. On December 8 I saw two and they were common in January and February, and several were seen on March 9. They remained in large open fields and seemed to find plenty of food as a male shot on Jan. 18 was in fine condition. In the March-April BULLETIN Mr. Slevin speaks of seeing some Swallows at Point Reyes on Dec. 31 which he took to be the Violet-green. I think the birds were Tree Swallows as I have never seen the Violet-green until late in February, while the Tree Swallow has been noted every month in the year. In winter they can often be seen flying about some warm springs along the foothills at the edge of the marsh off San Pablo Bay.

HENRY W. CARRIGER

Sonoma, Cal., April 16, 1899.

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