AVES. 107 



RAPTORES. FALCONES. 



FALCONIDAE. 



resident in southern part (Portland, 1907-08; Yarmouth, Jan. 10, 

 1904). Mar. 19-Oct. 15 (winter). Eggs, May 30. 



N. H. — Uncommon migrant and rare summer resident north 

 to White Mt. valleys. Mar. 15-Oct. Eggs, May 16. 



Vt. — Uncommon migrant and summer resident. Mar. 21-fall. 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant and summer resident; uncommon 

 winter resident near coast. Eggs, April 27-May 26. 



R. I. — Uncommon migrant, rare winter and summer resident. 

 Eggs, May 10. 



Conn. — Uncommon resident. Eggs, April 26-May 7. 



204. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmelin) Ridgway. 

 American osprey; Fish hawk. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. Amer., 1895, p. 212; A. K. 

 Fisher, Hawks and owls of U. S., 1893, pi. 18. Egg, Bendire, 

 1892, vol. 1, pi. 10, fig. 17; pi. 11, fig. 5-9. 



Falco haliaetos y. carolinensis Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 

 1, p. 263. "America." 



Seacoasts and vicinity of large streams and lakes; nests in high 

 or low trees, on rocks or artificial sites. 



Me. — Common summer resident. (Mar. 28) April 5-Oct. 15. 

 Eggs, May 8-June 19. 



N. H. — Uncommon migrant; formerly bred at Lake Umbagog. 

 April; Aug.-Nov. 1. 



Vt. — Uncommon migrant. 



Mass. — Common migrant, and in Bristol Co. a summer resi- 

 dent. (Mar. 16) April 2-May 29; summer; Aug. 26-Nov. 11. 

 Eggs, May 8-July. 



R. I. — Common migrant and summer resident coastwise. Mar. 

 24-Oct. 21. Eggs, May 2-24. 



Conn. — Common migrant and uncommon summer resident 

 coastwise. Mar. 20-Nov. 13 (Dec. 1). Eggs, May 5-July 4. 



