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Connecticut. 
Mr. James H. Hill, New London, Ct., writes the following most 
interesting letter, under date of March 18, 1902: “Munnatawket 
or Fisher’s Island, Suffolk Co., New York, lying at the east end 
Of Long Island Sound, near the Connecticut shore, has had during 
the past months of December, January and February, one of the 
most noteworthy flights of Snowy Owls, no less than eighteen of 
these arctic visitors having been seen and fifteen captured, three 
alive and unhurt. Two of these lend an added interest to the 
Bronx Park collection of Raptores, the third cut with his sharp 
bill the ‘gordian knot’ and the twine that held him captive, and 
regained his liberty. The writer has been secretary of the Fisher’s 
Island Sportsman’s Club for over fifteen years, and during that 
period a few have been seen and captured, but never before have 
they been so numerous and in such fine plumage. The island 
seems to be particularly attractive to these snowy visitors, due no 
doubt to the fact that the Fisher’s Island preserves are well stocked 
with game — pheasants, quail, English and Belgian hares, the hares. 
especially the Belgians, being very numerous and easily captured ; 
and the owls seem to take very kindly to this bill of fare, as a full 
grown Nyctea, when hungry, makes short work of the best portion 
of his hareship. In fact, so surfeited do the owls get at times, 
that I have three records of their having been run down and cap- 
tured alive. Other Raptores have suffered a similar fate, notably 
a fine Bald Eagle and a Golden Eagle, both captured on the island. 
The owls seldom annoy the feathered game.” 
Mr. John N. Clark of Saybrook, Conn., writes me under date of 
March 2, 1902, that there had evidently been a large flight of 
Snowy Owls again in New England. He states that two were 
brought to him one day, and a third specimen was shot the same 
day, all within a distance of ten miles on the Sound shore. 
Auk, XIX, July, 1902, pp.^, 
The Snowy Owl (Ny cte a nyctea ) not generally a~ 
bundant in the winter of' 1906-1907. 
Ruthven Deane, Chicago, 111. 
Auh, XXIV, 1907, 21 7-219. 
Dor Conn, records see under Massachusetts. 
