Birds of Dead River Region, Me-. F. H. 0, 
88. JEsalon columbarius, (Pigeon Hawk). A 
specimen of this bird was taken at Kingfield in 
September. I am of the opinion they breed on 
Mt. Abraham and hope to substantiate the suppo- 
sition by investigations in the proper season. 
O.&o. XI. Dec. 1886. p. 177 
Fail Birds of Northern Mala©- 
F. H. Carpenter. 
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius). A single 
specimen seen, in pursuit of a Rusty Grackle. 
0.&0. XII.Nov. 1837 p.188 
Recent Winter Occurrences of Two Hawks in Maine. — Evidence 
accumulates to the effect that the Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius colum- 
barius) is to be found in Maine in winter more often than has generally 
been supposed. 1 I saw it twice during the season of 1910-1911 at Portland. 
On January 24, 1911, at 11 a. m., one flew across Temple Street, in the 
heart of the business section of the city, distant about a hundred yards 
from the window at which I was standing, rose gradually and disappeared 
towards the west. On February 7, at 3.30 p. m., during a snowstorm, 
one flew down Middle Street, passing the same window within about 
thirty feet and clearly indicating the plumage of immaturity. 
The chances are that the Sharp-shinned Hawk ( Accipiter velox ) is also 
a more frequent visitor in Maine in winter than it has been thought, for 
there has not been a great deal of systematic observation here at that season. 
1 believe that only three trustworthy records of its appearance have yet 
been made, 2 though it is stated in the Journal of the Maine Ornithological 
Society, Vol. XI, pages 15 and 16, by Miss Nellie F. Dunton, that she saw 
a Hawk, “ probably a Sharp-shinned,” in winter at Winnegance. I 
happened upon a fourth instance, February 11, 1911, when I saw one of 
these Hawks near the western end of Danforth Street, Portland, about 
2 p. m. It perched for a few moments in a tree overlooking the harbor, 
then flew away in the direction of Cape Elizabeth. — Nathan Clifford 
Brown, Portland, Maine. 
1 Norton, Auk, XXVII, p. 207; Brown, 1. c. 
2 Smith, Forest and Stream, XX, pp. 24-25; Brownson, Joum. Me. Om. Soc., 
VII, p. 21; Norton, ibid., IX, p. 9. 
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Another Pigeon Hawk in Maine in Winter. — I saw about noon, February 
26, 1910, a Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius ) flying in a southerly direction 
over Temple Street, Portland, not far above the tops of the buildings. 
At the same time I noted a large flock of English Sparrows high in the air. 
No doubt they had aided in attracting the hawk to this busy part of the 
city. — Nathan Clifford Brown, Portland, Maine. 
Auk 27. apt- 1910 p. %oy, 
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