Recollections of "Old Timers" 139 



mountain range south of the Beaverkill in the lower part 

 of Ulster County. There were two flights about this 

 time, one small one, and in the course of two or three 

 years this was followed by a flight where the pigeons 

 appeared in great numbers. 



This flock had nested in Missouri in the month of 

 April, and the most of the squabs were killed by those 

 who were in the business of furnishing squabs for the 

 market. 



When the nesting was over the entire flock went to 

 Michigan, where they nested again, and they were fol- 

 lowed there by the same persons who again destroyed 

 most of the squabs. When they left Michigan they 

 took their flight eastward, and telegrams were sent all 

 over that part of the country where the pigeons would 

 be likely to nest a third time, and as soon as they settled 

 in the Catskills these persons were apprised of the loca- 

 tion and very soon appeared on the scene. 



The party, about thirty strong, stopped at Monson's, 

 whose house was located on the upper Beaverkill, about 

 three miles from the nest. 



This nest was a mile from the Willewemoc Lodge, 

 where I happened to be during the whole time that the 

 pigeons were in their roost. It was claimed at the 

 time that the squabs were sent down to New York by 

 the ton, but as to this I have no personal knowledge, 

 though I do know that during the nesting all, or nearly 

 all, of the squabs were destroyed, and this was done by 



