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Mar., 1915 NESTING OF THE AMERICAN OSPREY AT EAGLE LAKE 71 and which we reached early in the afternoon, several other Fish-hawks were noted and during the afternoon 's ramble I caught sight of the nest of one at the top of a lofty dead pine in a grove of dead trees standing out in the deep water of the lake. Shortly afterward I saw the sitting bird fly off uttering the characteristic clear xvhistling cry. Being unable, however, to secure a satis- factory photograph of the nest from shore, Chase and I journeyed back to camp and later revisited the spot in a clumsy flat-bottomed boat. This, the Fig. 23. 112 FEET ABOVE THE ?VATER, 17, 1914 NEST OF THE AMERICAN OSPREY AT EAGLE LAKE, SITUATED IT CONTAINED THREE EGGS ON MAY only boat we were able to procure, had been used in spearing fish and had a huge iron basket for burning pine cones suspended from a tall pole at the bow. Although the distance was short our craft was so slow that by the time the nest-tree was reached it had gro?vn too dark for picture taking. As ?ve came up an Osprey flew off the nest, and, as the tree in which it was situated, except for its extreme height and deadness, presented no other unusual difficulties, I decided to attempt the climb in order if possible to definitely record its con-