Large Flight of Great Horned Owls and Goshawks at Hadlyme, 
Connecticut. — Under date of December 29, Mr. Edward H. Forbush 
of Massachusetts wrote me that early in November, he had learned from 
Canada that probably because of the great dearth of rabbits in the north 
a great flight of Horned Owls and Goshawks was coming south. 
In November and December many Goshawks appeared at Hadlyme, also 
many Great Horned Owls; the latter being very commonly heard and 
seen until into February. The game keeper of a pheasant farm at Hadlyme 
trapped and killed during the fall and winter up to March 10: 91 Great- 
Horned Owls; 25 Barred Owls; 15 Screech Owls; 9 Long-eared Owls; 
and 84 Goshawks, and from September 1916, to March 10, 1918, 74 Red 
Shouldered Hawks; 60 Cooper’s and Pigeon Hawks; and 35 Sharp-shinned 
and Sparrow Hawks. 
The keeper placed eight Horned Owls in a wired enclosure and kept them 
for some time during the month of January until they began killing and 
eating each other. This was kept up until only two remained. They 
were well fed all of the time they were in captivity on dead pheasants 
killed by other hawks and owls, and Starlings were also shot for them 
The Great Horned Owl has been fast nearing extermination in Connecti- 
cut as a permanent resident.— Arthur W. Brockway , Hadlyme, Com. 
