Show NATURE NATUREs s WI By Dy P CIC merican Nature AMI s II This Thia magnificent bird found In somo favor or throughout the north orth northera northern era ern hemisphere was WD one OIK on ot of t the lava favorites rites In the sport of at falconry which has bren ben been much practiced be- be before be before In n the eastern countries fore tore the tho beginning of 01 the Christ Christ- ChristIan Christian Christian ian era to the tho present time Gos Gos- Gos- Gos Goshawks Goshawks hawks ha were flown at game as largo large as hares and It Is la note note- noteworthy noteworthy noteworthy worthy that with our will vili Ameri Ameri- American Amen American can goshawks these heso i animals form torm the favorite prey In out our continent th tho osha k nests mainly north of ot the United States i In the tho vast ast t that HI stretches retches front from Eastern Canada to Alaska Within our boundaries It occupies the mount mount- mountains mountains ains nine both cast and west It Is a abird abird i bIrd of at the woods there In som orn lofty tree It raises Its brood i In the tho far north for tor It Its range to tho the tree limit It preys much on the ptarmigan es- es esI es especially I near the upper limit of I Its range and also farther south when both oth these birds and the I fr goshawks are arc louth To capture a chase however i Is no trifling task 1 and otter the tho quarry will mount Into the air all so rapidly that the pursuing goshawk k cannot over over- overtake tike over take It It and Is forced to give Ivo uP the chase Over most of the country It Is la In Inthe inthe Inthe the winter that we I como come mainly Into contact with the goshawk When the northern hare hares are abundant wo wo se see few of 01 the tho birds but In the tho years of ot scarcity the are likely to come down downIn downIn downIn In numbers Then our grouse and domestic rowl tow suffer from the raids raids of the blue darter Such Incursions bring down on his head bead the wrath of sportsman and farmer larmer alike and war Is waged Is the Still so swift and keen that comparatively few tew of 01 them are killed while our bene bene- beneficial bene- bene beneficial tIdal species bear the brunt of the tho Then the tho sun goshawks repair to the tho wilderness s where they are arC seldom molested |