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prey, which, however, could not have been much larger than a field 

 mouse. The incident was of especial interest because three or four 

 chickens were scratching in the grass within a few rods of where 

 the Hawk struck for the mouse. The field was far enough from 

 the house that it is not probable the Hawk left the chickens undis- 

 turbed out of fear, and the story lends strength to the argument 

 that the Red-tailed Hawk, as a rule, attacks chickens only when 

 other prey is not to be found. Alice Edgerton. 



Columbiana, Ohio. 



THE SUMMER TANAGER AT HILLSBORO, OHIO. 



A pair of Simimer Tanagers was first observed on May 4, 1913, 

 flitting through the dazzling noonday sunlight and alighting on a 

 nearby wire fence. The favorite places of these birds are the boi"- 

 ders of the forest, where they may be seen flying about among the 

 trees or perching on the telephone poles. The latter part of June 

 the frequent visits of a pair to a particular spot revealed their 

 secret. The nest was in a catalpa tree about twenty feet from 

 the ground and two feet from the end of a limb, carefully con- 

 cealed. The young left the nest July 1st. 



Katie M. Roads. 



FIELD NOTES FROM CAMBRIDGE, OHIO. 



The list is unusual, only because the birds have all been found 

 within a radius of less than a mile. Others seen, but not within 

 this radius, are omitted. The selected area contains a little of 

 almost every attraction for bird life : woodland, meadow, hedge, 

 orchard, evergreen, thicket, stream and pond. Being unable to 

 hunt the birds every day during the migratory season, I have not 

 seen the entire list in one year. But, with the few exceptions, 

 which I have marked rare, no doubt they might all be recorded the 

 same year. 



The Bobolinks, Stilt Sandpiper and Bonaparte Gull made their 

 first appearance within this radius this last May. The Bachman 

 Sparrow is very rare. Another bird student and I together saw 

 the bird and heard the clear sweet song. 



The Mockingbird, Evening Grosbeak, Pileated Woodpecker and 

 Black-crowned Night Heron are accidentals ; no other record be- 

 ing had from this locality, that I know of. 



A decrease in the number of Hairy Woodpeckers has been noticeable 

 for two or three years ; while this season a decided increase in Blue 

 Jays, Robins, Brown Thrashers, Wood Thrush, Cedar Waxwings, 

 and Shrikes is marked, and never have we had such flocks of Juncos 



