Nature Notes From Crater Lake - Volume 20, 1954
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![]() 1. Lodgepole pine area where the "nest" was found. |
![]() 2. The adult would sit on the eggs until approached within three or four feet. |
![]() 3. Then it would flap away, hissing and moaning, to lead them from the nest. |
![]() 4. Finally, it would fly to a limb, sitting lengthwise, well-camouflaged. |
![]() 5. Apparently, no preparation is made for the "nest". Nighthawks often lay eggs on roofs of city buildings. |
![]() 6. Eleven days later, July 30th, only egg shells occupied the original site. |
![]() 7. A few feet away, the parent bird hovered her small brood. |
![]() 8. Two tiny balls of fluff. |
![]() 9. This time, the grotesque efforts to lure the intruders away extended even into the trees. |
![]() 10. Four days later the babies had grown but were still unafraid. If a hand was placed on the ground near them they would climb into it. |
![]() 11. August 7th. Pin feathers were beginning to show. |
![]() 12. August 21st; Three and one-half weeks old. Other young bird was fully fledged and gone. |