A4i. 
• ^4.MJl^raI.J<^^ - ''^““•‘= shooting from a blind this fall, a Wood Duck stopped and flut- 
Jj Q%a^ decoys, and while in that position, like a flash, a Shjirp- 
7^' J,^ZZ fastened itself upon the back of the Duck, wh'en 
/■¥■. both were shot. 1 I'^ite this incident to show the ferocity and boldness 
of tills little Hawk, ^0. yuS , ^ ^ ^ ^ 
"Winter Birds in South-eastern Mass. 
Harry Q. White 
5. Sharp- shinned Hawk. This Hawk is con- 
sidered by many as a rare winter resident in 
this State and I therefore append the following 
notes relating to its occurrence: 
A single bird was seen on four occasions in 
Taunton by Mr. Scudder, viz., on December 3d, 
4th and 12th and on January 4th. At Naushon, 
it was taken in a steel trap, by Mr. Chisliolm, 
on January 13th, 10th and 28th, and he informs 
me that one or two arc usually taken every 
winter. I remember of one or two instances 
where a Hawk of this species took up his win- 
ter quarters in a church-yard in Taunton, and 
from which he conducted frequent raids on the 
English Sparrows of the principal streets. 
O.&O.V 0 I.I 7 , June, 1892 p.83 
Q-eneral Notes. 
Summer Birds of Central Berkahire 
Country, M ass . F r annio TT. A ' Wn M .Eal^.h Hof f maun 
10. Accipiter velox. Sharf-sitinned Hawk. — Two seen in June in 
North Adams by Mr. Faxon. 
Auk XII. Jan. 1806 p. 88 
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