Food of Hawks and Owls N Maine

had spawned completely and two had spawned partly. Complete recovery of all spawned-out salmon in a stream such as Deer Creek is impossible; many slip into deep holes and sink; others are caught under brush and debris in the stream, and some are eaten or carried away by animals. Despite the fact that only 13 of the marked and transferred salmon were recovered during the spawning season, there doubtless were others, both marked and unmarked, that spawned naturally in Deer Creek.