Bulletin of the Michigan Ornithological Club. 



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before. I have read some literature on 

 this species, but liave never seen this habit 

 described except in tlie above mentioned 

 paper by Mr. Stuart. 



Agricultural College, Mich. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) 

 In Bowne County, IlL 



On the Monday after Thanksgiving, 1897, a boy 

 brought to me for identification a strange Hawk. 

 Ridgway's Manual identified it beyond a doubt as 

 Accipiter atricapillus, and dissection' proved it to be a 

 male. It was in fine condition, although its stomach 

 was practically empty. 



The young man informed me that he had shot the 

 hawk from a large tree standing on the edge of a piece 

 of woods. He said that from the quantity of droppings 

 beneath the tree, it appeared as though the hawk had 

 made the tree his headquarters for several days. 



This adds a new bird to the Bowne Co. list, and I 

 find on reading up that this bird is of unusual occurrence 

 in Illinois. Ridgway, in his Natural History Survey of 

 Illinois, gives Mr. Nelson as authority for stating that 

 the Goshawk is a very rare winter visitor in Northern 

 Illinois. Geo. H. Walker. 



Belvidere, 111. 



Albino Crackle. 



On April 13, one of the students came around early in 

 the morning and informed me that there was a "White 

 Blackbird" in the trees about the campus. The bird was 

 rather wild, and soon leaving its companions, flew with 

 another down to the river, where I succeeded in getting 

 both at one shot. The normal bird was a young (last 

 year's) male Qiiiscuhis quiscula ceneiis, the other a nearly 

 perfect albino female of the same species. The eyes 

 were the regular color, i. e. Avith lemon iris ; back and 

 wmgs nearly white; head and under parts a little dusky; 

 plumage considerably worn. 



Leon J. Cole. 



Agricultural College, Mich., Apr. 29, 1898. 



Some Notes on Colorado Birds. 



Urinator imber. LooN. One of these birds was 

 shot on Sweetwater Lake in July, 1897. It was mounted, 

 and is now in the possession of Mr. John Root, who 

 owns a ranch near the lake. The older residents tell 

 me that a Loon is seen on the lake nearly every summer. 



Pelecanus erythro7'hyj2chus. American White Pel- 

 ican. A flock of six visited the lake in September, 

 1897. All were shot on Sweetwater creek, about two 

 miles below the lake. The skins were all saved, one of 

 which I now possess. These are the only Pelicans ever 

 seen in this section, and were evidently a parent and 

 young. 



Glaucioiietta islandica. Barrow's Golden eye. 

 Several of this species were shot here during the present 

 winter. They were usually in company with Mallards, 

 a large flock of which were here during most of the 

 winter. 



Nycticorax nycticorax ncevius. Black-CROWNED 

 Night Heron. A single specimen of this species was 



shot at the lake about the last of April, 1897. The 

 mounted bird is owned by Mr. Root. 



Bonasa uuibellus uinbelloides. Gray Ruffed Grou.se. 

 I have seen eight of these birds during the present winter 

 at an elevation of 8,500 feet, in spruce timber above the 

 lake. Prof. W. W. Cooke, in the Birds of Colorado, 

 gives this Grouse as rare. 



Lagopus leucuruw White-tailed Ptarmigan. Some 

 five or six years ago this Ptarmigan came down to the 

 vicinity of the lake during the winter. They are not 

 common here, as this Flat Top country is below timber 

 line, and the home of this bird is above that elevation. 



Cenirocercus tirophasiajiiis. Sage Grouse. A friend 

 who has spent several years in this locality, tells me he 

 once saw a Sage Grouse at about 10 000 feet on one of 

 the Flat Tops. There was only the one, and it is the 

 only one he ever saw at that height. A flock of about 

 twenty of these birds were seen near here in January last. 



Agelaitis phccniceiis. Red winged Blackbird. P'lrst 

 of this species for the season was noted on February 27, 

 1898. Another was seen on March 17. Both were 

 males. 



Sturnella magna neglecta. Western Meadowlark. 

 A pair were seen at Dotsero, Eagle County, at the con- 

 fluence of the Grand and Eagle rivers, at an elevation of 

 6,100 feet, on March 17, 1898. They have not yet 

 made their appearance in this locality, which is fifteen 

 miles from Dotsero, and about 2,')00 feet higher. 



Piitiiola enucleator. PiNE (^rosbeak. Present in 

 large flocks all winter. Have seen them from 8,000 

 feet up. 



Spizella monticola ochracea. Western TreF Spar- 

 row. Twelve or fifteen of this species are spending the 

 winter near our cabin, feeding around a stack of hay. 

 Have seen them nearly every day since December last. 

 Though not a sweet songster, their little songs are quite 

 cheering during the dreary winter months. 



Melospiza fasciata montana MOUNTAIN SoNG 



Sparrow. This sweet songster first made its appear- 

 ance this season on March 8 . 



Auipelis garruliis. BOHEMIAN Waxwing. Have 

 seen several flocks of this species numbering from four 

 to thirty birds. Shot one on January 30, 1898. 



Laniiis ludoviciatms exaibitorides. White rumped 

 Shrike. First of this season noted on March 21. 



Cinclus uiexicanus. American Dipper. 'J'his bird 

 has been here in considerable jmmbers all winter. It is 

 a very interesting bird, and sings very svyeetly. On 

 October 3, 1897, I saw two at a small lake at timber 

 line (about 11,500 feet) on the Continental Divide in 

 Clear Creek County. 



Merula viigratoria propiitqua. WESTERN RoBiN, 

 This bird wintered here during the present winter, else 

 those noted are very early migrants. Dates on which 

 they were noted are as follows: one on January 21, 

 1898; one on February 10, 1898, and one on March 21, 

 Six or eight were seen at Dotsero, Eagle County, on 

 March 17, 1898. 



Sialia arctica. Mountain Bluebird. March 6, 

 1898, saw first arrival of this species. 



Lynn B. Gilmore. 



Dotsero, Eagle Co., Colorado. 



Notes from Ann Arbor. 



A fine male Cardinal Grosbeak (Cardinalis cardinalis) 

 was shot near this city in November, '97, and I shot a 

 female in this county ten miles south of Ann Arbor on 

 New Years Day. I also shot a Tufted Titmouse (Par us 

 bicolorj on this same day. 



