Jan'y 22
(No 2)
the park policeman, told me that three
Ducks first appeared at the fountain about
eight days ago and have been there constantly
since only leaving when driven out and then
returning very soon. No one has molested them
as yet. This opening is doubtless the only one
in any body of fresh water in this region.
  Faxon has repeatedly seen a Hawk which he
could not identify, in Fresh Pond Grove this winter.
Happening to think of it I walked over towards
the Grove, after leaving the fountain, and soon
discovered the bird sitting on the top of a tall
pine. The moment I put my glass on it I saw
that it was a male Duck Hawk in full plumage
the first that I have ever seen or heard of in
this vicinity in winter. It was perched on a 
dead branch and the sun light striking fairly
on its breast brought out the color & markings
with perfect distinctiveness. The blackish mustache was
very conspicuous and I could see that there was
a good deal of buffy on the breast & under parts.
The bird's attitude was curt, its pose firm yet
easy, its outlines clear-cut. When I was perhaps
100 yards from the tree it started and after
sailing in circles for a moment, once dashing
down among the trees and then forwarding upwards
again, it crossed the pond, flying steadily and
not very rapidly, flapping its wings quickly a 
few times and then gliding on set wings much
in the manner of a Buteo. As it went off I
[margin]Duck Hawk
wintering 
in Fresh P.
Grove[/margin]