Circus 'Hudson ius. 
Concord, 
llass . 
1897. 
it v/ithin short gun range although I was well bach from the 
Nov. 3. 
(No. 2 }, 
meadow among some dense young oahs. 
1899. 
Two adult males seen during the month one about two miles 
June. 
N.E. of Bedford on the 11th, the other beating the fields near 
the Concord Poor Parra on the 25th. 
Peterborough, Hew Hainpsliiro, 
1899. 
record for the svunraer is as follows;- July 4th, female; 
July 
& 
Augus t . 
6th, feraale; 7th, male adult; August 6th, female; 27th, female. 
The bird noted July 6th was flying over the brook meado'w near 
our house arid was in sight continuously for fifteen minutes. 
During part of this time she soared in circles like a Buteo 
rising to a height of 700 or 800 feet. She also repeatedly 
poised for minutes at a time at a height of about 200 feet, 
breasting a strong south-west wind and hanging suspended on 
set wings without drifting perceptibly but changing the incli- 
nation of both wings and tail continually and occasionally 
beating her wings. She looked for all the world like a stuff- 
ed bird supported by a ;vire and was evidently eiigaged in 
scanning the meadow beneaBh for prey. I have seen a Harsh 
Kawk soar before but never poise lilce a Roughleg or a Kestrel 
as this bird was doing. 
