. Trails and tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland . Crows Nest and Young nest {Corvus americanus) under a ledge ofrocks. In the nest were several young crowswaiting for the mother bird to return toappease their hunger. The bald eagles {Hali-cBtus leucocephalus) were very plentiful andthere were several nests built in the vicinity.Never having had any experience with eaglesrearing their young, I suggested to my guide Observations on Kodiak Island 83 that I would climb one of the trees to thenest and see what effect it would have uponthe birds. He insisted that it was dangerousto climb the tree, bu
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. Trails and tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland . Crows Nest and Young nest {Corvus americanus) under a ledge ofrocks. In the nest were several young crowswaiting for the mother bird to return toappease their hunger. The bald eagles {Hali-cBtus leucocephalus) were very plentiful andthere were several nests built in the vicinity.Never having had any experience with eaglesrearing their young, I suggested to my guide Observations on Kodiak Island 83 that I would climb one of the trees to thenest and see what effect it would have uponthe birds. He insisted that it was dangerousto climb the tree, but could not persuade meto forego the experience. At my request. Nests of Eagle and Magpie he stood guard near the foot of the cotton-wood, with instructions to shoot the birds ifthey came too close. Taking off my shoes, coat, and hat, I started to climb the tree asthe old birds were soaring quite a distanceabove. As I climbed higher and higher thebirds came nearer and nearer, and when Iwas about half way up the guide tried to 84 Observations on Kodiak Island persuade me to come down, for the birdswere getting dangerously close. When I hadcovered about two-thirds of the climb, oneof the birds came so near that I could feelthe wind from his wing, when crack wentthe gun and down went the bird. I remon-strated with him for shooting the bird, for itwas not close enough to do any harm. Heagain insisted that I come down, saying thatthe other bird would strike me and knockme off the tree, but I still persisted in goinghigher, with the male coming nearer andnearer. On one of its circlings it struck melightly on the head with the tip of its wing.The guide sa