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Turdus miistclimis, Wood Thrush. Summer resident. 



Turdus fuscescens, Wilson's Thrush. Summer resident. 



Turdus aliciae bichielli, Bicknell's Thrush. Summer resident above 

 3,000 feet elevation. 



Turdus ustulatus sivainsonii, Olive-backed Thrush. Summer resi- 

 dent, chiefly above i,8oo feet elevation. 



Turdus aonalaschkae pallasii. Hermit Thrush. Summer resident. 



Mcnila migratoria, American Robin. Summer resident. 



Sialia sialis, Bluebird. Summer resident. 



NESTING OF THE DUCK HAWK. 



(Falco peregrinus anatuin) 



By W. a. Kent, Proctor. 

 (Read at 1905 meeting, an abstract.) 



About the tirst of May, 1896, the writer with his brother visited 

 the nesting site of a pair of Duck Hawks, situated on a steep cliff 

 which has been occupied by these birds for many years. The cliff 

 was on a north slope of a mountain range which has an altitude 

 of 2,662 feet, the cliff itself being about 2,500 feet in altitude. With noisy 

 crackle the hawks were soon dashing near them, flying back and forth 

 and uttering their shrill cries. Indications pointed toward the nest being 

 on one of the shelves which could be reached only by being lowered 

 from above, the side being vertical and made uneven by projecting points 

 of rocks. It was necessary to abandon the attempt to reach the nest. 



On May 9, 1897, the nesting site was again visited. The writer was 

 lowered by a rope 40 feet over the side of the cliff to the shelf from 

 which the hawk had been seen flying. On rounding a projection he be- 

 held four eggs. They were in a slight nest or hollow made of a few 

 bones and a little dirt, solid rock beneath. The eggs were spotted and 

 blotched so heavily as to be nearly a brick red all over. The shelf was 

 5 feet by 2V2 feet, the eggs being placed under a projecting rock so as 

 to be protected from above. Meanwhile both birds had been dashing back 

 and forth, continually giving their crackling cry, coming so near the 

 writer at times that it made it uncomfortable for him in his position. Tlie 

 eggs were about one fourth advanced in incubation, all being in the same 

 stage. 



The flight of the birds was very rapid. They were not seen to sail 

 while they were being molested, the wing strokes being always fast. 



