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forests and in the spruce-balsam forests. On the sand ridges and burnings 

 it seemed to be feeding on the blueberr3^ On June 14, 1914, a nest with 

 eleven eggs was found, and the latter were all hatched the next day. An- 

 other nest with ten eggs was found, June 7, at the edge of the road east of 

 Vermilion. These eggs did not hatch. Several broods of well-grown young 

 were observed during the first week in August, 1912. 



45. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — This was the most common hawk 

 observed on the point. It was usually seen near marshes at the edges of 

 ponds and lakes. It was noted about the postoffice at Little Lake, and was 

 very common about Vermilion, where it was observed in the wet marshes 

 near the beaver pond, or flying about over the cranberry marshes. Most of 

 the birds seen were young in the reddish brown plumage. 



46. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — The sharp-shinned hawk is 

 not common in the region except during migration, but apparently a few breed 

 on the point as birds were seen at various times during July and August. In 

 the spring the birds pass up the point and across the lake in large numbers. 

 In 1912, the remains of very manj^ were found along the shore near the end 

 of the point, where hunters had left them. In 1914, hundreds of birds were 

 seen between May 13 and June 3. 



47. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — This hawk is also common during 

 the spring migration. In 1914 a resident described a flight of hawks which 

 took place on the first, second and third of May, and among the remains of 

 the birds shot during this flight were many of this species. In fact, both 

 in 1912 and 1914, many dead Cooper's Hawks were noted along the beaches. 

 Only a few individuals were seen after May 12. 



48. Astur atricapillus atricapillus. Goshawk. — On July 31, 1912, an im- 

 mature goshawk in fine striped and spotted plumage was shot as it fiew over 

 the beaver pond just back of the lake beach at Vermilion, and immature 

 birds were recorded on July 9 and August 5 and 12, 1914. Among the re- 

 mains of hawks shot during the flight of May 1-3, 1914, the writer found 

 those of several goshawks. 



49. Buteo borealis borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — Only one living bird of this 

 species was seen, on August 9, 1912, but many were found dead among 

 those shot by residents during the flight of hawks on May 1-3, 1914. 



50. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. Rough-legged Hawk.. — During 

 May, 1914, this hawk was common all over the point, and numbers were 

 seen about the postoffice as late as June 3. Sing e birds were observed near 

 Shelldrake Lake on June 13, 18, 30 and on July 6. 



51. Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk. — This hawk was only ob- 

 served in 1914. On May 15, the writer secured a specimen near the end of 

 the point, and single birds were seen in the forest southwest of Vermilion 

 on July 4 and August 7. 



52. Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle.— The eagle is 

 not common and was usually noted along the beach. It was said to nest 

 near the Shelldrake River. 



53. Falco columbarius columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. — The only birds of 

 this species seen were the remains of two found in 1912 on the beach and 

 sand dunes with those of other hawks. 



54. Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — The sparrow hawk is 

 not rare on the point. It was generally seen about the burnings and clear- 

 ings. All of those seen were evidently local birds, no migrants being noted 

 during the field work. One adult male, shot in 1912, contained a red-bellied 

 snake, Storeria occipitomaculata, which it had swallowed entire. A nest 



