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53. Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. — Only one 

 seen, on June 28, 1909. 



54. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk.— Quite common in the more 

 open districts, especially in localities where the land is low and marshy. 



55. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Not very common. 



56. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — Seen but once, — in May, 

 1907, near Edmonton. 



57. Astur atricapillus. Goshawk. — Quite common; makes its home 

 mostly in the deeply wooded portions of the countiy. 



58. Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tail. — Quite common in 

 the more open portions; very few in this immediate wooded locality. 



59. Buteo swainsoni. Swainson's Hawk. — Very rare in this imme- 

 diate locality, but nests some twelve miles to the westward. 



60. Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk. — Fairly common, 

 where they nest preferably in birch trees at a low elevation. 



61. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. Rough-legged Hawk. — 

 Quite common. 



62. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. — Fairly common in the 

 wooded portions where they nest in the tallest spruces, or more commonly 

 in poplars. 



63. Haliseetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. Not as common as 

 A. chrysaetos. A nest was located in top of large poplar tree, up sixty 

 feet, which contained nearly full-fledged young June 29, 1909. This nest 

 was near a very large lake. 



64. Falco rusticolus. Gray Gyrfalcon. — Rare. Seen but once, 

 which was during the severe winter of 1906-07. 



65. Falco columbarius richardsoni. Richardson's Pigeon Hawk. — 

 Seen here each year, but quite rare. 



66. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — Quite common; more 

 numerous in the semi-wooded portions and where the country is partially 

 settled than in the uninhabited deep woodlands. 



67. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. — Seen but once, June 7, 

 1909, in the edge of a large swamp. 



68. Cryptoglaux acadica. Saw- Whet Owl. — Only one seen. I was 

 attracted to it one day in the winter of 1907-08 by the chatter of about 

 fifty Canada Jays. I immediately saw it was a Saw-whet and added the 

 skin to my collection. 



69. Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Horned Owl. — Fairly 

 common in the deep woods where it appropriates an old hawk's nest as a 

 suitable place to rear its young. 



70. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. — Somewhat rare in this locality 

 although a nest was found with six eggs, which two days later became six 

 little fluffy balls of down. This was June 10, 1909. 



71. Surnia ulula caparoch. Hawk Owl. — These birds were very 

 common during the severe winter of 1906-07, but have been quite rare since. 

 One nest was found in 1909 with six eggs, in a dead stub in a spruce swamp. 



