9G Till-: \\iLS().\ Uri.LKTix — Xo. (iO. 



yaundors says. "On tlie occasion of the hawk ( Sliarp-shiii) Hi,i;ht of 

 1882 oue of these was taken and a very fe\A- others seen." Keays re- 

 ports one Sept. 21, 1901. In 1005 we usually saw one a clay, but dur- 

 ing: our September visits of 1906 we saw but ono single bird. Gard- 

 ner sent us one bird Nov. IG the same year. From August 24 to Sept. 

 6. 1907. we generally saw from one to throe birds daily. We do not 

 tliink that any Ked-tails breed on the Point. 



73. * But CO li neat us, — Red-shouldered Hawk. 



The Red-shouldered Hawk, coutrary to what we should expect from 

 our experience here at Detroit, is the rarest of the liutcos on the 

 Point. Keays reports one Sept. 19, 1901, and two Butcos seen by us 

 Sept. 8, 1905, were probably of this species. Single individuals were 

 noted Sept. 1 and Oct. 14, 190G, and again May 31, 1907. Three or 

 more were seen Sept. 21, 190G, and an immature was presented to 

 us taken about Feb. 28, 1907. 



74. ^Butco plutyijtcjiis. — Broad-winged Hawk. 



This siiecles seems to arrive in the fall, about the last of August, 

 our earliest date being August 26, 1907, but it does not appear in any 

 numbers until the main bod.v comes down with the Sharp-shins. 

 Even then not more than a dozen have been seen at any one time 

 (Sept. 18. 190G). Keays listed but throe in September, 1901. Oct. 14, 

 1906, is our latest date. Wo have no spring records. 



75. Arcltihutco lagoijuft suiicti-jotiainiis. — American Rough-legged 



Hawk. 

 Saunders saw one August 25. 1907, near the end of tlio Point as it 

 flew by at short range. This is an unusually early record for this 

 section and likely gives no indication as to its migrational dates at 

 the Point. Saunders is very positive as to his identification and it 

 forms our only record. It nuist, however, undoubtedly occur in late 

 fall and early spring in some munbors. We lack ]iersonal ex]ierience 

 on the I'oint at such times. 



70. Halia'ctus Icucocephalus (al(isca)ius.^), — (Northren?) Bald Eagle. 

 As no specimens of this species have been taken the exact sub-sjio- 

 cific name of the breeding form must remain hypothetical, but in all 

 probability it will pi-ove to be the Northern form. A pair breed an- 

 nually on the mainland near the base of the Point. May 13, 1905. 

 we noted the nest in a tall tree in a small patch of woods about a 

 mile inland. A magnificent adult with Avhite head and tail was beat- 

 ing about, and with oiu- glasses we could make out the eaglets 

 perched on the rim of the nest. During all our visits we have noted 

 from one to four eagles almost daily. Usually those seen are imiua- 

 tures, but occasionally a fully adult bird flies over. Likely all those 

 noted in early and middle fall are of the same family before men- 



