Aerie
Aerie (?; 277) , noun
[Old English aire, eire, air, nest, also origin, descent, Old French aire, Late Latin area, aera, nest of a bird of prey, perh. from Latin area an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Compare Area.]
The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.