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1907 1906 1905 



Phoebe Mar. 26 Apr. 9 Apr. 8 



Herring Gull Mar. 30 Apr. 3 Apr. 10 



Sparrow Hawk Mar. 30 Apr. 7 Apr. 18 



Savanna Sparrow Mar. 31 Apr. 15 Apr. 11 



Vesper Sparrow Apr. 1 Apr. 15 Apr. 12 



Brown Creeper Apr. 2 Apr. 15 Mar. 30 



Chipping Sparrow Apr. 3 (/) Apr. 15 Apr. 12 



Kingfisher Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 8 



(a) This is an approximate date from the rifle range. The keeper 

 is positive that they were there the first week in Febrtiary. 1800 sheep 

 had been pastured there all winter. " 



(b) In more favorable places it probably would have been seen 

 earlier. 



(c) There have been unusually many great swing bands of these 

 around the city in March and April. 



(d) A few crows remain here all winter, in the neighborhood of 

 slaughter houses, so it is hard to say, whether any seen before March are 

 migrants or residents. 



(e) Recorded at Germanicus, Renfrew Co. 



(f) Recorded at Germanicus, Renfrew Co., which is more northerly 

 than Ottawa. 



Ottawa, April 22nd, 1907 



COYOTE AND BADGER. 



During the progress of my survey in southern Alberta, I 

 noticed on two occasions a badger and a coyote travelling in 

 company. The same thing was observed and reported by the 

 men who did my mounding on three different occasions, all of 

 which were in different localities. 



The men reported having seen the animals travelling in 

 company in Tp. 1, R. 13, W. 4th Mer. The first time that I saw 

 them together was in Tp. 6, R. 17, and the second time in Tp. 7, 

 R. 17, W. 4th. This last time I had the best view. Seated one 

 day eating our noon lunch, I noticed two animals coming towards 

 us and drew the attention of my men to the fact. We remained 

 perfectly quiet so that they came within 20 to 30 feet of us before 

 seeing that we were so near. The coyote travelled ahead, and 

 the badger followed along as fast as he could, right at the heels 

 of the coyote. 



I could see no reason nor could I explain it in any way satis- 

 X factory to myself, and although I asked several people in the 

 .^' West about it, the occurrence is still a mystery to me. 



^L #* Listowel, Ont., March 20, 1907. 



\^ A. H. Hawkins. 



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