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Circus hudsonius, Marsh Hawk. 

 Quite common in the more open lands 

 and especially where the land is low 

 and marshy. 



Accipiter velox, Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 I have not seen but one of these birds 

 in Central Alberta in Ave years; the 

 one specimen seen was in Edmonton 

 in May, 1907. 



Astur atricapillus atricapillus, Gos- 

 hawk. This bird is quite common, es- 

 pecially in the deeply wooded portions 

 of the country. In the spring of 1907, 

 while traveling about forty miles 

 northwest of Edmonton I found where 

 one of these birds and the Hawk Owl 

 (Surnia ulula caparoch) had engaged 

 in deadly combat. On getting out of 

 the sleigh and examining more close- 

 ly, I found the snow trodden down ailft 

 bloody, while feathers were lying in 

 every direction. The Hawk Owl was 

 dead in the claws of the Goshawk and 

 the completely severed head of the 

 Goshawk lay a few inches away from 

 its body. Examination showed that 

 the claws of the Goshawk had reached 

 and penetrated the heart of the Hawk 

 Owl. 



Buteo borealis calurus, Western Red- 

 tail. Quite common in the more open 

 portions, where they nest the same as 

 the Eastern form. 



Buteo swainsoni, Swainson's Hawk. 

 Numerous in certain parts only where 

 they nest the same as in all parts of 

 the country. 



Buteo platypterus, Broad - winged 

 Hawk. Quite common, usually nesting 

 at a low elevation. The most of the 

 nests I have located were in birch 

 trees and would average about 25 feet. 



Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis, 

 Rough-legged Hawk. Very common. It 

 can generally be seen slowly flying 

 over the fields in quest of gophers and 

 other small rodents. 



Aquila chrysaetos, Golden Eagle. 

 More common formerly than now. 

 Great numbers of them suffer, because 

 tney are of the hawk tribe, and need 

 killing because they are a hawk; at 



least that is what the average unin- 

 formed person thinks. 



Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Bald 

 Eagle. Not so common as the above; 

 great numbers of them are killed for 

 the same reason as stated above. 



Falco rusticolus rusticolus, Gray 

 Gryfalcon. These birds may be con- 

 sidered as casual visitors, as but one 

 has been seen in five years. 



Falco columbarius richardsoni, Rich- 

 ardson's Pigeon Hawk. I see a pair 

 each year but they are not at all com- 

 mon. I have authentic reports of 

 them being quite numerous in the 

 southern part of the province. 

 Falco sparverius sparverius, Sparrow 

 Hawk. Quite common, especially in 

 the more open country; not so numer- 

 ous in the deep woodlands. 



Asio flammeus, Short-eared Owl. 

 fairly common now, more so than in 

 1909. 



Scotiaptex neubulosa neubulosa, 

 Great Gray Owl. Fairly common in 

 certain localities. I once saw a King- 

 bird (Tyrannus tyrannus) ride three 

 or four hundred yards on the back of 

 one of these hawks. 



Cryptoglaux funerea richardsoni, 

 Richardson's Owl. Fairly common on- 

 ly. I picked one up in a dazed condi- 

 tion in front of my house this winter. 

 I took him into the house and he died 

 shortly, from the intense cold, I pre- 

 sume; as it was 40 below zero. 



Cryptoglaux acadica acadica, Saw- 

 whet Owl. I have seen but very lew 

 of these birds in this country. 



Bubo virginianus pallescens, West- 

 ern Horned Owl. Fairly common, es- 

 pecially in the deep woods where it 

 lives largely on rabbits, game birds, 

 etc. 



Nyctea nycteam Snowy Owl. Very 

 common during the winter and occa- 

 sionally a pair nests with us. 



Surnia ulula caparoch, Hawk Owl. 

 These birds are quite numerous dur- 

 ing the very cold winters, and occa- 

 sionally one nests with us. 



Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea, Bur- 

 rowing Owl. I saw a single specimen 

 of this species about 200 miles south 

 of here, but have never recorded them 

 in this locality. 



S. S. S. Stansell. 

 Alberta, Canada. 



