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Introduction of the Ruffed Grouse on Washington Island, Wis. — 

 While visiting Washington Island, Wisconsin, in July, 1913, 1 Learned that 

 Ruff oil Grouse had boon introduced and had apparently become successfully 



established. As cases of the successful introduction of this bird are rare 

 it may be of interest to plaee on record such facts as I was able to obtain. 

 Washington Island, situated in Door County at the entrance of Green Hay, 

 has an area of about 15.000 acres and is largely covered with deciduous trees 

 and some spruce, hemlock and arborvita. Its present population is about 

 1200. A strait known as Death's Door, some five miles in width, separates 

 the island from the peninsula on the east side of Green Bay. So far as 

 known, the Untied Grouse was not formerly found on the island. In 1900 

 Mr. Wm, Bamhart of Sturgeon Hay, deputy warden of Door and Kewaunee 

 counties, having undertaken to introduce the species front the main land, 

 advertised for live ' partridges ' and secured several specimens. In Sep- 

 tember a female which had been captured in a house was brought to him, 

 and a month later a male caught in a granary and a female caught in an 

 enclosure of chicken wire, were secured. These birds were all liberated on 

 the south side of the island near the post office at Detroit Harbor. During 

 the following year similar efforts resulted in the acquisition of two more 

 birds, a male and a female, which were liberated at the same place. These 

 birds were kept in captivity only two or three days and were fed on moun- 

 tain ash berries or thorn apples. Recently Ruffed Grouse have been re- 

 ported at various points on the island even on the north shore, and last year 

 fifteen were seen at one place, indicating that the species had bred and 

 was increasing in numbers. — T. S. Pai.mku. Washington, D. C. 



Actions of Nesting Red-shouldered Hawks. — The Red-shoulder has 

 endured persecution here in Wells County, Indiana, better than the Red- 

 tail which has almost disappeared, and every year 1 am able to locate a few 

 nests. To take the eggs and cause the birds to nest a second time when 

 leaves are on the trees and nests less readily discovered gives the birds and 

 their offspring a better chance of escaping the constant warfare waged on 

 them, birds once robbed of their eggs are more wary and have a better 

 chance of escaping the guns of irate chicken owners. 



On April 6 1 climbed to a nest forty-six feet high in a beech. One of the 

 parents remained in the top of the tree calling fiercely but not moving. No 

 attention was paid to it or to the other parent which was not noticed at the 

 time. Just as I stood up on tiptoes to look in the nest this other parent 

 gave me a hard blow on the side of my head, fortunately striking the heavy 

 felt hat 1 wore in which three sharp cuts about half an inch long were made. 

 My scalp was slightly cut by the unexpected attack, which resulted in a 

 decided headache. Being thus put on my guard, 1 watched this parent, 

 which soon returned to the attack, flying from the top of a tall tree about 

 one hundred and fifty feet from me, straight at my head. 1 struck at it, 

 but missed and the bird swerved, missing my face by about a foot. A third 

 similar attack was made, but in this case the bin! missed me by about three 



