A Family of Barn Owls 



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marked, for they fought desperately with beak and talons in their pro- 

 test against being photographed. 



It would be a matter of great satisfaction to see the Barn Owl be- 

 come an abundant resident here, independent of its great usefulness to 

 the community; but, as long as nearly every owner of a gun looks upon 

 any wild bird as legitimate game, there is little hope of any increase 

 among our feathered friends. 







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Questions for Bird Students 

 III 



12. What Sparrows may be expected to reach Portland, Conn., from 

 April I - lO ? 



13. What Warblers are due at Oberlin, Ohio, from May i-io? 



14. What migrants should visit Central Park, New York City, in April ? 



15. How many species of birds have been noted by a single observer 

 in one May day in southern New Jersey ? 



16. How many birds have been recorded from within a radius of eight 

 miles of Wellesley College, Mass ? 



Correct answers to the first series of questions have been received from 

 Ruth Galpin, A. A. Saunders and Frederick J. Stupp; and to the second 

 series of questions from Ruth Galpin. 



