11 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 50. 



"The place where this occurred was on a great reservoir in 

 Mercer Count)-, Ohio, midway between St. Mary's and Cclina. 

 This body of water feeds the Miami Canal, is ten miles long, 

 and from three to five miles in width. During the summer 

 season there arc always some of these hawks — a smaller spe- 

 cies — and also a few of a much larger kind — are always about 

 there. Owing to the facility of procuring their food, as there 

 are a great many young ducks, squirrels, etc., they also do 

 great damage to the farmers' chickens. One friend had up- 

 wards of one hundred young chickens and only fortv-five are 

 now remaining. 



"lie shot thirteen of the species in controversy, which ac- 

 cording to his description must have been the Goshawk (As- 

 tur palumbarius) and also shot many of the other two kinds 

 during this summer, but never saw more than from two to ten 

 i the highest number) in one flock together before. 



"Such migration of hawks I believe was never heard of be- 

 fore, and. the question is will they do so annually? and in day 

 or night time. If the first, I should think they would have 

 been seen before. 



"I was on the prairies in August, grouse were scarce, owing 

 to the first brood being nearly all destroyed by the heavy rains 

 in May and June,, when these level prairies were all under 

 water. The young ducks, however, were very plenty. When 

 will Agassiz be out with his fish ? 



Truly yours, 



J. S. Unzicker. 1 

 "Messrs. J. W. and V. G. Audubon. N. Y." 



1 Dr. J. S. Unzicker, Cincinnati, Ohio. Born August 11, 1812, 

 died April 18. 1876. A prominent physician, an ardent sportsman, 

 and lover of birds, and had been personally acquainted with Au- 

 dubon and his sons. 



A TRIP TO GARDINER'S ISLAND, 

 that my wish was realized. 



BY FRANK BRUEN. 



It would be presumptuous for me to try to write up the 

 birds of Gardiner's Island after the admirable article contrib- 

 uted by Mr. Frank M. Chapman to the Nov.-Dec. (190;}) 

 number of Bird-Lore; but it would be nearly impossible to 

 visit Gardiner's Island and write nothing at all. Ever since 

 reading the above-mentioned article, I have had a consuming 

 desire to visit the island; but it was not until June 17, 1904, 



