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hawks about the ncstirijr jilaci's of wild pigeons, but 

 when tlie i)igeous left iiis localily (hese hawks also de 

 uarlcd. and are uow seen there ehielly as winter visit- 



BREEDS IN SULLIVAN COUNTY. 



Tlie Goshawk is a regular breeder on North mouu- 

 lain, Sullivan county. Pa. I have seen birds of this 

 species in Clinton and Centre counties of this State in 

 June and Jnlv. licuce am inclined lo think thev may 

 also breed in lliesc ciMiiities. Messrs. Otto and Her- 

 man Behr of Loi)ez, Pa., have found, during the last 

 five or six years, several nests of these hawks on North 

 mountain. Within a radius of four or tive miles of 

 their home at least three or four pairs of these birds 

 have bred regularly for many years. 



In the latter part of May, 1890, :Mr. Herman 

 Behr found the nest of a Goshawk about three miles 

 from his home; it contained three young birds. TIk; 

 nest was a very bulky structure, probably not less 

 than three feet high by three feet in diameter, and 

 made up almost entirely of sticks, ft was built on a 

 large beech tree. 



During the present year |18!)7) the Messrs. Behr in- 

 form me they have found the nest of a <}oshawk and 

 secured the eggs. 



GOSH.WVKS AND WILD PIGEONS. 



Mr. Behr informs me that some thirty-five years ago 

 there was a wild pigeon roost or breeding ground fully 

 seven miles square, on North mountain, which was an 

 uually resorted to by these birds every s]jring. On 

 one occasion Mr Behr counted forty-six pigeons' nests 

 on a single beech tree. \\'ild iiigeons, until within the 

 last three vears, bred leguhiilv in small numbers on 



