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hawks about the ncslinj; phiccs o-f wild |)igeons, but 

 wheu the pigeous left his localil^' these hawks also de- 

 parted, and are uuw seeu there chietly as winter visit- 

 ors. 



BREEDS IN SULLIVAN COUNTY. 



Tlie Goshawk is a regular breeder on North moun- 

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

 species in Clintc-n and Centre counties of this State in 

 June and July, hence am inclined to think they may 

 also breed in these counties. ]\ressrs. Otto and Her- 

 man Behr of Lopez. I'a.. liave found, during the last 

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

 mountain. ^^Mthin a radius of four or five 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, 189G, Mr. Herman 

 Behr found the nest of a Goshawk about three miles 

 from his home; it contained three young birds. The 

 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. It was built on a 

 large beech tree. 



During the present year (1897) the Messrs. Behr in- 

 form me they have found the nest of a Goshawk and 

 secured the eggs. 



GOSHAWKS 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 mo-untain, which was an 

 nually resorted to by these birds every spring. On 

 one occasion Mr Behr counted forty-six pigeons' nests 

 on a single beech tree. ^\\\^\ pigeons, until within the 

 last three years, bred regularly in small numbers on 



