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ground. Altogether he was in sight but a few minutes and flew 

 away to the westward without quarry, I believe." 



Mr. Marble states that on September 15, 1910, in company 

 with Mr. C. A. Merrill, he saw a Duck Hawk on Mt. Clinton 

 and another on Mt. Franklin, and that he has several times noted 

 a bird of this species in previous years in the latter half of 

 September, when following the old bridle-path on the Presiden- 

 tial Range. 



57. Falco colutnbarius columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. 



Mr. Marble furnishes two records. The first is taken from 

 his " Ivist of Birds found within a radius of one mile from the 

 Crawford House," published in 1907, namely, " During the sea- 

 son of 1901 several were shot by my father; but in the last few 

 years this hawk has rarely been seen." The other record is of 

 a Pigeon Hawk seen by him on August 29, 1908, on Mt. Willey. 



Dr. Allen in his " Birds of New Hampshire " states, " Dr. 

 A. P. Chadbourne records that one was 'seen' in the Great 

 Gulf, Mt. Washington, at about 3000 feet, on July 8, 1886. The 

 bird was not secured, however, so that the record does not cer- 

 tainly establish the bird's presence in New Hampshire during 

 the breeding season." 



58. Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. 



A not uncommon summer resident and fall migrant. It is 

 somewhat regularly seen throughout the summer in the valle}^ 

 at the Meadows, and along the turnpike at several points, and 

 occasionally at higher elevations. It is more frequently seen 

 in August and in September up to the end of the month. In 

 1903 one was observed on Jefferson Hill on October 2. On 

 August 6, 1901, one flew about the summit of Owl's Head, the 

 northern peak of Cherry Mountain, having an elevation of 3200 

 feet, reappearing several times successively, while we remained. 

 On August 25, 1902, one was noted perching on the vane of 



