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the chapel on the Highland engaged in pluming itself. On 

 August 18, 19 10, seven were seen in one tree-top near Riverton. 

 Dr. Allen in his " Birds of New Hampshire " states that two 

 were noted by Dr. A.P.Chadbourne flying low over the summit of 

 Mt. Clay, of the Presidential Range, on September 2, 1884, and 

 that " the next day another came sailing down from above and 

 disappeared in Tuckerman's Ravine ; " also that " Mr. Bradford 

 Torrey saw one fly close by the summit of Mt. Washington (6290 

 feet) about the 28th of August, 1901." 



59. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. 



An uncommon spring and fall migrant. One, two, or three 

 records have been obtained each season, except one, 1906. Sev- 

 eral birds have been seen in June, namely, one on June 7, 1904, 

 at Randolph ; one on June 7, 1905, in the Cherry Pond region ; 

 and one on June 4, 1907, at Lancaster. The fall occurrences, 

 all in September, except one, and of a single bird each, have 

 been between the ninth day, on which there are three records, 

 namely, in 1904, 1907, and 19 10, and the twenty-eighth day, in 

 1907. The latest record is one seen in 1907 over Cherry Pond 

 on October 5. 



Mr. Spaulding informs me that he observes the Osprey in 

 its migration every spring, while the water is over the Connecti- 

 cut meadows. 



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

 "Dr. A. P. Chadbourne has recorded one which flew a few 

 yards over his head on Mt. Jefferson, September 2, 1884 ; eleva- 

 tion about 5500 feet." 



60. Asio wilsonianus. Long-eared Owl. 



A rare resident. I have but one record, that of a bird 

 becoming disabled and being picked up water-soaked from the 

 lily-pads on the surface of Cherry Pond, August 8, 1907. The 

 circumstances were these. While we paddled about the pond, 

 two men in another boat, who were engaged in fishing and from 



