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Sept., 1911 AN EARI. SPRING TRIP T) ANACAI'A ISLAND 165 the top of the cliff a pinnacle twenty-five feet high had been formed by the years of crumbliug away of the rocks, and it was ou the very top of this that the mass of sticks had been shaped into a nest. And there reaching from the base to about half way to the top of the pinnacle was another great pile of sticks which had no doubt been used for years as a home by the eagles, but had been deserted for the 11e?A r site. The rope, which was in two pieces, was tied together and one end dropped over the edge of the cliff, but it lacked about ten feet of reaching to the base of the piunade. Luckily for us though, there was a ledge on the face of the cliff down about 100 feet, which was wide enough to give a safe footing, and also giving the opportunity to get some photos of the nest at dose range, as the top of the piti- nacle stood out within thirty-five feet of the 1edge. Peyton went down first ou the rope, taking the collecting pail and the shot-gun iu case things got too warm for us. I followed next with the camera, and was soon on the ledge beside him. A photo was taken of the nest and the two eggs, which could be plainly seen in the cup-shaped place in the center of the nest. A section of the rope was next lowered down to us by Mr. Harrison, and with the assistance Fig. 47. ARCH ROCK, AT THE EAST END OF ANACAPA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA of this, Peyton got on down to the base of the pinnacle. By climbing up over the old tiest lie was soon on top of the pinnacle and readling over after the two dirty white treasures, which were carefully packed away in the collecting pail. The tiest, which was about five feet across, was built up of sticks and limbs of all sizes up to the size of a inan's wrist, the top being a soft bed of dead fox-tail grass. As there are very few trees ou Anacapa, the sticks used in making the two nests must have been carried over from Santa Cruz Island. which lies about five miles to the west. From the size and amount of material used it must have been the aecumulation of years, mid required a great deal of labor and perseverance on the part of the old birds. It was some relief when we got back on solid ground again with the set all safe. I have followed Mr. Peyton and his brother ou some of their trips after White-throated Swifts and Ravens on the mainland, and though that's usually l)retty rough work, I believe the Bald Eagles have them beateli for choosing rough nesting sites, this pair especially. The experience was worth the risks, though. It was a great sight from the top of the cliff. Looking across the channel one could plainly see mountains rising tip on the mainland, the higher ranges, capped with