Broad-winged Hawk in Hillsboro 
County, N.H. 
Before this spring I have always con- 
sidered the Broad-wing as one of our very 
irregular visitors. But this year they seem 
to be more plentiful than usual, as I know 
of at least four pair that have undoubtedly 
nested in this county the past season. 
To begin with, the first one noted this 
year was on April 8, on which day I was 
collecting Hawk’s eggs along Black Brook. 
While eating my lunch I discovered a pair 
of Broad-wings and soon found their nest, 
which they were just finishing up ready 
for eggs. 
The female was a handsome specimen, 
but I did not molest her, because they are 
so rare here that the destruction of a sin- 
gle pair would make quite a gap in their 
ranks. 
After this pair were noted I observed 
several scattered individuals, and later on 
another pair. They were flying about 
East Turn Hill and upon searching I found 
their nest, just completed. Seeing that I 
this species had appeared to be so plenty 
this year so far, I thought that I would Broa d-winged Hawk, 
be justified in collecting a set, inasmuch 
as I had never taken any before. I re- a ^ sstmus as a tolerably 
turned May 1 7 with Mr. Dinsmore, who kere , as I know of four 
desired to examine the nest. Just as we ^ ve miles of this 
stopped beneath the tree the bird left the time t0 ex P lo re suitable 
nest, which contained two nearly fresh s meeting season, doubt- 
eggs. <uld be found. 
1 he nest was placed fifteen feet from e bread-wing, calls up 
the foot of a small oak tree that grew out ,' nces of m y first acquain- 
over the edge of an out-cropping mass of ok this species, and 
rocks that formed a steep cliff. vk ’s e gg t0 enter my col- 
No. 1 is of a dark cream color heavily^ ^ was taken over ten 
blotched with umber and a few lines of nes an d incidents of the 
black. m y memory as though it 
It has several small feathers adhering to have no need to refer to 
the larger end on one of the black lines, l ve tke data, 
from which I infer that they are unnatural ^ as sea rching for nests in 
markings. This egg measures 2. 14X 1 .72. timber known as the 
No. 2 is dirty white in color and sparse- - om ing ou t on the brink 
ly lined about the larger end, with brown tore st slopes down to the 
and black. This egg is not so rounded Dk ’ tke object for which 
in form as No. 1 . Size 2.11x1 .58. g er ty tramped the woods 
As the set now reposes in my cabinet, fim^y on her nest, 
it does not look so beautiful in my eyes as w ^ saw a Hawk and I 
it did when I first examined it, but never- reluctantly left at my 
theless I am glad that I took it. about the nearest trees 
Arthur M. Farmer. u1 ’ Fading notes until 
Amoskeag, N.HD. ■'k O Vol.17, Nov. 1892 p- 1 £ was a rather 
scruDDy wmte oak, easy to climb. I was 
soon at the nest, twenty-five feet up in a 
crotch near the top. It was small in diam- 
eter, but deep and with a shallow nest cavity, 
lhere on a lining of bark strips, scales of 
hemlock bark and green sprigs of hemlock, 
lay a beautifully marked egg. The mark- 
ings are bright russet, on a ground color of 
greyish-white, with a slight tinge of green- 
ish. They are very heavy, and evenly dis- 
tributed over the entire egg ■ very little of 
the true ground color shows ; here and there 
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