52 The Ornithology of Chester County 
is May 8. I have not found this species present in 
January. 
77. Astur atricapillus atricapillus Goshawk, “hen 
hawk.” Rather rare winter visitant, usually soli- 
tary. Listed by Barnard and Michener. Warren 
states that he has seen five individuals in ten years; 
one was shot at Kennett, Jan. 1, 1872 (Phillips, 
F. and S., vi, 84) ; there is a specimen in the Sharp 
collection, taken many years ago in Easttown Twp. ; 
and Dr. Hughes reported one killed near Downing- 
town (Abst. Del. Val. Orn. Club, 11, 1898, 21). 
There are also three sight records from West 
Chester: Dec. 25, 1907, by Ehinger (Bd. Lore, x, 
31); Feb. 7, 1909, by Jackson (Cass., xiii, 23) ; 
and Dec. 25, 1916, by Schmucker and Ehinger (Bd. 
Lore, xix,.23). 
78. Buteo borealis borealis Red-tailed Hawk, 
“big chicken hawk,” “hen hawk,” “redtail.” ‘Tol- 
erable common resident, formerly rather abundant 
for a member of the Raptores. It is worthy of 
remark that Dr. Fisher gave food records of no less 
than 178 individuals taken in Chester county, mostly 
in the winter months between 1876 and 1886, and 
nearly all from the vicinity of West Chester (Hawks 
and Owls of the U. S., 53-58). Large flights of 
transients occurred near Berwyn on Sept. 24, 1905 
and Nov. 1-3, 1913. It is rather curious that I 
have not found this species nesting anywhere on 
the Valley hills. Numerous nests have been found 
in the vicinity of Kennett Square and West Ches- 
ter especially, by Warren, Pennock, Jackson, Sharp- 
les and others. However, this large, handsome 
