542 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



69. FISH HAWK 



PANDION HALIAETUS CAROLINENSIS (Gmelin) 



The Osprey or Fish Hawk is seen only rarely at this lake. We 

 have noted it as follows: September 21, 1899, one seen on Long 

 Point. A few days later an Osprey, probably this one, was found 

 dead at the south end of the lake. It had been shot. August 30, 

 Mr. A. Radcliffe Dugmore (now Major Dugmore of the British 

 Army) saw one, and October 4, 1900, one was shot. November 4, 

 one seen. April 23, 1901, one seen searching for fish in Lost Lake. 

 December 12, one seen on Long Point. September 25, 1907, one 

 seen flying over Long Point, then hovering over Outlet Bay into 

 which it dropped, evidently for fish, but failed to get any; then 

 it flew high over the water toward Long Point where, after hover- 

 ing and swooping some, it returned to near the Outlet where it 

 skimmed low over the water, and finally disappeared down Lost 

 Lake. October 11, 1907, one seen flying low over the lake. Oc- 

 tober 19, 1913, one seen flying east across Outlet Bay. 



The Fish Hawk has the same habit as the marsh hawk of 

 searching the shores and marshes for wounded birds. 



70. LONG-EARED OWL 



ASIO WILSONIANUS (Lesson) 



A male in fine plumage taken by Mr. E. E. Slick and the senior 

 writer December 30, 1890, in the large tamarack swamp near 

 Kewanna, a few miles south of Lake Maxinkuckee. We never 

 saw the species in the immediate vicinity of the lake. 



71. SHORT-EARED OWL 



ASIO FLAMMEUS (Pontoppidan) 



Apparently rare. One seen December 27, 1902, two miles 

 southwest of the lake near a tamarack swamp. 



72. BARRED OWL 



STRIX VARIA Barton 



Not common. One shot on Long Point November 29, 1899, 

 another December 10, 1901, and another heard on Long Point Oc- 

 tober 17 and 18, 1902. 



73. SCREECH OWL 



OTUS ASIO (Linnseus) 



The most common owl about the lake. One or more pairs make 

 their home among the old oaks on Long Point ; others are constant 



