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reaching from horizon to horizon, passing rapidly in groups, also many single 

 birds. The observer had no glass with him, and could not identify the birds, 

 but they were all large hawks. Some appeared quite dark in color, while 

 on the underparts of others the sunflight flashed with a glint like silver, 

 an inspiring sight! They were all headed a few degrees west of south. 

 Observers in that region are few and far between, and no one else has 

 reported this flight. Since that day many goshawks have been reported 

 in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, but their unmbers are not 

 yet nearly so great in this territory as they were in 1916 or 1917. The 

 first rough-legged hawks were reported at St. Lamberts, P. Q., Oct. 30. Since 

 then the species has reached southern New England in rather small numbers. 

 Single hawks now are seen mainly in this region. The flight of ospreys con- 

 tinued through October. 



October 21 one snowy owl appeared at St. Lamberts, and a few days later 

 several were reported in Massachusetts. There has been a slight movement 

 of horned owls, but nothing yet to compare with that of the autumn of 1917. 

 Barred owls have appeared in southern New England in some numbers within 

 the past two or three weeks, and a few short-eared owls have been reported. 

 These may be looked for now on lowery days towards night in meadows and 

 marshes, where they fly rather low. 



Early in November pine grosbeaks had become fairly common in 

 Toronto. They were reported in small numbers from Essex County, Mass., 

 Nov. 9. From Worcester and Franklin counties Nov. 10. An evening gros- 

 beak was reported from Guelph, Ontario, Canada Oct. 16, and another occur- 

 rence at Sarbia Nov. 11. The record of evening grosbeaks in Massachusetts 

 given in the last Bulletin is now corroborated by two more instances of 

 the occurrences of this species in Worcester County, since November came 

 in, and a pair was seen on Block Island Nov. 11. Many more may appear 

 this winter. 



Snow buntings usually reach the northernmost coasts of Massachusetts 

 about the last of October, and a few appear along the Connecticut Valley 

 in Connecticut a little later. This year they were seen on the beach in Ply- 

 mouth County, Mass., Oct. 25. They arrived at Block Island Oct. 31. Large 

 flocks were received from our coasts. A few were seen in the interior. In 

 eastern Franklin County one was seen Nov. 1 in the black and white plumage 

 of summer. Two were noted in the Connecticut Valley in Connecticut 

 Nov. 3. 



About twenty longspurs were observed on Cape Cod Oct. 28. Lapland 

 longspurs should be looked for now, particularly along the coast. Some- 

 times they feed with snow buntings or horned larks. They are more com- 

 mon in fall and early winter than late winter and spring. 



A veery was noted in the Connecticut River valley in Franklin County 

 Oct. 22 and five were seen Nov. 1 in Essex County. These are late records. 

 Olive-backed thrushes and hermits were more or less common in Massachu- 

 setts during October, and some were seen Nov. 1 and 2. Nov. 3 a large 

 number moved south. This movement was also noted in Rhode Island. 

 There were still a few hermit thrushes in the State at least as late as Nov. 7. 

 Three wood thrushes were seen in Essex County Oct. 16. There was a large 

 flight of robins on Nov. 3. Some were still at St. Lamberts Oct. 27. 



A great flight of bluebirds continued through October and into Novem- 

 ber. A few are still here. 



