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Montana — Columbia Falls, October 21; and Fortine, October 22. 

 Manitoba — Margaret, September 20; and Treesbank, October 16. 

 Minnesota — Hutchinson, October 7 ; and Minneapolis, October 9. 



At Mackinac Island, Mich., and Point Pelee, Ontario, the autumn 

 migration usually starts during the latter part of August. At the 

 latter point the movement reaches its height by the last of September 

 but continues through October, occasionally to the early part of 

 November. Migrating birds also have been observed at Ithaca, N. Y., 

 as late as November 1. 



At New Haven, Conn., the fall flight extends from about Sep- 

 tember 5 to October 15. On Fishers Island, east of Long Island, 

 N. Y., Cooper's hawks are not common in fall, but occasionally a 

 small flight is noted during the latter part of September, which also 

 is the time that the largest flights of this species are observed in the 

 vicinity of Stag Lake, N. J. 



Egg dates. — New England and New York: 119 records, April 25 

 to June 26 ; 60 records. May 10 to 20. 



New Jersey to Virginia : 48 records, April 7 to May 23 ; 24 records, 

 April 29 to May 11. 



Ohio to Minnesota and Canada : 52 records, April 26 to June 21 ; 

 26 records. May 8 to 21. 



Missouri to Colorado : 7 records, April 23 to May 30. 



Washington to California: 58 records, March 31 to June 13; 29 

 records, April 19 to May 17. 



Lower California to Florida : 21 records, February 22 to June 16 ; 

 10 records, April 15 to May 17. 



ASTUR ATRICAPILLUS ATRICAPILLUS Wilson 

 EASTERN GOSHAWK 



HABITS 



From the heavily forested regions of Canada, the main summer 

 home of the goshawk, this bold brigand of the north woods, the 

 largest, the handsomest, and the most dreaded of the Accipiter tribe, 

 swoops down, in winter, upon our poultry yards and game covers 

 with deadly effect. He is cordially hated, and justly so, by the farmer 

 and sportsman; and for his many sins he often pays the extreme 

 penalty. But, as Herbert Ravenel Sass (1930) says — 



We do not live by bread alone. Beauty and courage, swiftness and strength 

 mean something to us ; and we shall find these qualities in high degree in the 

 hawks of the Accipiter clan. Especially is this true of the largest and strongest 

 of them, the goshawk, one of the deadliest, handsomest, bravest birds of prey 

 in the world. 



None will dispute the goshawk's title to a place among the Kings of Winter. 

 A big hawk, longer but less bulky than the red-tail ; broad-shouldered, compact, 

 yet clean of build ; blue-gray above, with a coal-black crown, and white or 



