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Bittern, Barn Swallow, Chimney Swift, Phoebe, Crossbill (Amer- 

 ican), Goldfinch, Junco, Indigo Bunting, Northern Water Thrush, 

 White and Red-breasted Nuthatches, Purple Martin, Winter Wren, 

 Hairy and Downy Woodpecker, American Merganser with eight 

 young, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Chickadee, Flicker, Robin, Myrtle, 

 Canadian, Wilson's, Magnolia Warblers, Redstart, Northern Yel- 

 lowthroat. 



A Fish Hawk alighted in a pine tree about twelve feet from the 

 ground at Highland Lake in September and seemed to pay little 

 heed to the half-dozen people that were sitting beneath the shade of 

 the pine. After remaining there several minutes, one of the men 

 secured a rifle and fired, but missed the bird, which simply flew to a 

 higher branch twenty-five feet from the ground. A second shot 

 was fired and the bird was killed, which proved to be the above 

 species. The spread of the wings from tip to tip measured exactly 



five feet. 



Louis E. Legge. 

 Portland, Oct. 19, 1906. 



Notes from Gardiner. — Barred Owls have been unusually 

 abundant this fall. Mr. Homer R. Dill, the state taxidermist, has 

 received as many during September, October and November, for 

 mounting, as he has received for the last twelve years. In all his 

 experience he does not recollect mounting more than four or five of 

 this particular species in a whole year, and in some years not more 

 than two have been received. But this fall thirty-five have been 

 sent him up to date. 



Wood Ducks are more abundant than usual, and the gunners 

 have made some good bags. 



A Snowy Owl was received by Mr. Dill in the month of Sep- 

 tember. It was taken in Waterville. Two more were received in 

 October, and another in November. In view of the fact that the 

 usual flight of these birds and the time of greatest abundance is 

 December and January, the occurrence of these early stragglers 

 seems deserving of more than a passing note. It is sincerely hoped 



