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BY II. R. TAYLOR, ALAJ, 
While out on a ramble near 
in May, 1887, I had the good! 
a nest of the White-tailed Kite (j 
It was in the very topmost biv 
oak, thirty feel, above groinu. 
four beautiful eggs which u 
incubated. Several writers h;J 
this kite always builds a new 
but in this instance the nest 
ably an old one which the ,bii 
by the addition of a few fea 
The Kite had risen from th 
proaclied, and flown majestical 
trees and out of sight, but nc 
„„ „„ Krr „ tV 
part of Oswego County, but l 
time I have ever observed the 
there. The latter are to be seen 
of the year and probably breed 
bers. 
In the spring of 18S5, I was ag 
up the Oneida and passing the 
< row Blackbird had taken possi 
had built her nest in the top. 
the bird before she flew oft' an 
mistaken in such a common bin 
of four eggs from the nest. 
This nest was very light and 
pared witii other nests of the sa 
appeared to lie only lining, a 
lacking the coarser outside m 
usually found in their nests, 
parts of the wood of the stub w< 
hie through the nest. 
Remarkable Nesting Si 
Black Snowbir 
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My theory (slight proof), that how the S hrike 
obtains wliat few insects and worms they may 
get in winter (not in October, for in this month 
they might get plenty of insect food in freshly 
plowed fields), is this: During the winter 
months farmers are engaged, more or less, 
cutting wood and chopping down useless fruit- 
trees. The woods are thinned out so much 
that dying or dead trees are used mostly. In 
cutting and splitting such timber, tlie grubs 
and beetles are exposed. 
I agree witii Mr. Gaboon that Tern draw up 
their feet when flying. I have noticed it in two 
species of Tern, and more particularly with the 
Herring Gull. During cold snaps they hover 
over the river, oftentimes clearing the bridges 
by less than thirty feet. 
If Mr. Arthur H. Howell will refer to the 
Daws of State of New York, 18S0, page 669, 
chapter 427, lie will gain the desired informa- 
tion regarding a permit. Most respectfully, 
D. T). Stone. 
Oswego, N v fa #7 XI V. > 4 - /Hrf. *.<?/ 
.Birds Tioga Oo, N.Y, Aidaa Coring , 
~ L4S. Great Northern Shrike or Butcher Bird. 
Common, but only as a winter visitor. Their 
food at this time consists of Sparrows and 
other small birds. I once shot one which had 
. "v .d_bad its head nearly 
Food of the Great Northern Shrike. 
» 1890, p-sa 
While cutting wood December 17, 1888, I 
noticed a half-eaten robin placed in the crotch j 
of an elm, about six feet from the ground. On 
reflecting, I concluded it might be the work of 
a shrike, and placed a steel tragi on the re- 
maining part of the bird. I did not visit the 
place until the I Otli, when I found the robin torn 
to pieces, and a Great Northern Sli rike dangling 
by the neck from the tragi. This is conclusive 
evidence that the robin was killed and eaten 
piecemeal by tlie shrike, as giarts of the bird 
were found in tlie stomach of the shrike. Tlie 
weather was warm and no snow on the ground, 
showing that insect food might have been ob- 
tainable. 
On January 14, 1889, while passing over a 
field of stubble my attention was attracted to 
a Shrike gioised in the air about 20 feet from 
the ground ; it soon darted down within a foot 
of tlie ground, and again poised itself, then 1 
noticed a meadow mouse (Armenia riparous) 
trying to jump up and combat tlie shrike, but 
the bird taking and having all the advantage 
soon overcame and killed the mouse, and then 
seizing its prey it flew away a short distance 
and began to devour the mouse, when I inter- 
fered, and the bird taking Hie remaining por- 
tion of tlie animal flew out of my reach. The 
facts that I have written in previous numbers 
of this magazine were the result of close ob- 
servation in tlie field relative to the food of tlie 
Shrike in this part of New York, and I am 
willing to furnish any further evidence that is 
needed to carry out my assertions in previous 
articles, and until 1 have further proof from 
Mr. Calioon or other gentlemen interested in 
this matter I shall consider that the greater 
element of food during winter in our section 
is small birds and animals. lienj. F. He.es. 
