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and probably standing seventy to eight}' feet high. The nest 

 was placed about fift}- feet up, was made of sticks, and rested in 

 the main crotch where a half-dozen branches separated in as 

 many directions. The undergrowth below was much fouled 

 with the droppings from the nest. On the 30th a young bird 

 appearing hardly half grown was perceived perching on a bough 

 about two feet from the nest and there remained for the time 

 motionless and silent. Again on Jul}' i one of the young birds 

 was seen perching about six feet from the nest. On July 3 one 

 of the old birds was still heard cackling, as I made my morning 

 rounds, but was heard for the last time. The nest was appar- 

 ently empty, and no more was seen or heard of the family. 



50. Astur atricapillus atricapillus. Goshawk. 



Mr. Spaulding states that " this is not a rare winter bird ; " 

 that he has " known of a number that have been shot or caught 

 in traps," and further says, " On a day in February, 1908, I saw 

 one kill a dove in the street in front of my store. ' ' In Dr. Allen's 

 " Birds of New Hampshire " Mr. Spaulding testifies " that he 

 has found its nest and eggs on the banks of the Connecticut 

 River on the Vermont side opposite Lancaster." 



51. Buteo borealis borealis. Red-taii.ed Hawk. 

 Resident and breeding in the wooded districts. Seen singly 



or in pairs early in the season. More in evidence in August, 

 September, and early October. On the northern slope of Boy 

 Mountain I have several seasons noted a pair in June; also 

 far up the Jefferson Notch road, as well as on the road to the 

 Glen over the shoulder of Mt. Madison, and along the turnpike 

 in the region of Bray Hill. 



On August 30, 1910, at one view seven were seen passing 

 in scattered flight southwestward over the Meadows, indicating 

 a migratory movement; and on September 12 three were also 

 seen at one time over Cherry Pond. 



52. Buteo lineatus lineatus. Red-shouldered Haw^k. 

 An uncommon resident. Thoughout the summer hawks of 



this species are occasionally recorded. Sometimes their cry i§ 



