6a. Birds of Massachusetts * 



resident." Wellesley : " Common summer resident ; rather common in 

 winter." 



1 68. Buteo platypterus (Vieill.) . Broad-winged Hawk. 

 A rare summer resident and not uncommon spring and autumn 



migrant. 



April 12 to September. , 



Amherst: Recorded. Berkshire: "Rare sumcner resident." Bristol 

 County: "Uncommon summer resident." Brookline : "A rare or 

 uncommon migrant." Cambridge : Transient visitant, sometimes com- 

 mon in September ; rare in spring. Dedham : "Two taken and nest 

 found." Essex County :" Winter. Rare." [.']. Springfield: "Breeds 

 regularly and commonly in the mountains west of Westfield ; rare in the 

 river towns during the spring and autumn." Templeton : " Summer 

 resident." \Arellesley : " Scarce visitant in spring and fall, and occa- 

 sional summer resident." 



169. Aquila chrysaetos CLinn.). Golden Eagle. 



A very rare permanent resident in the western part of tlie 

 State, but a very rare visitor in the eastern portions. It has been 

 taken at the following localities : Brighton, Fairhaven, Lanes- 

 boro, Lexington, Lynn, Lynnfield, Monson, Paxton, Salem, Wey- 

 mouth, Westfield, and Williamstown. 



Berkshire : " A very rare permanent resident." Essex County : "Resi- 

 dent. Rare." [.'] 



170. Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis (Gmel.). Amer- 

 ican Rough-legged Hawk. 



A local, but not uncommon winter visitant along the coast and 

 in the Connecticut valley. 



(October) November 2 to April 13. 

 Amherst : " Abundant .... winter resident." Berkshire : " A rare 

 spring and autumn migrant and probably winter resident." Bristol 

 County: "Winter visitant, one instance, March." Brookline: "Rare 

 spring migrant." Cambridge: Not uncommon transient visitant ; a few 

 winter. Dedham: "Two instances.'' Essex County: "Winter. Com- 

 mon." Ipswich: One instance. Springfield: "Common winter visi- 

 tant." \A/'ellesley: " Rare migrant and winter visitant." 



171. Haliseetus leucocephalus (Linn.). Bald Eagle. 



A rare resident in the western portions of the State, and an 

 occasional visitant at all seasons to the eastern portions and along 

 the coast. 



