Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1900 — A Golden Eagle Killed. [ARTICLE]

A Golden Eagle Killed.

A very large specimen es those rare birds, the golden eagles, hug been on exhibition in B. E. Fen., dig’s drug store window, today. It was shot Thursday by Roll Grant, sou of W. S. Grant, at the the latter’s place a mile or two west of town. It is a very large specimen and measures six feet li inches from, tip to tip *>f its outspread wings. It is said that several of these birds have been seen in that vicinity, lately The scientific name of this bird is Aquila Chrysaelos. According to Prof. Amos Butler, of Indianapolis, in his “Birds of Indiana,’’ this eagle is of rare occurence in this state, and when seen at all seen only in the winter or tarly 6pring : They breed in the mountainous parts of America. Prof. Butler says of their eating propensities: ’’While the Golden Eagle will occasionally carry off lambs, young pigs, and even attack animals as large as a calf, their natural food is rabbits ground-hogs, grouse water-fowl and other game birds. They are very destructive to the noxious rodents that damage the farmer*.’ -orops.” — ——— — -

We think Prof. Butler is right in this, and that they as well as nearly all kinds of hawks and owls do much more good than harm, and it % a pity to kill any of them, and especially these rare birds, the eagles. O:’ course when the person killing them kuows that they will be mounted and kept here as specimens, there is more excuse for shooting them.