Falco v . anaturn . 
Lake Umbagog, Maine. 
1896. On the 20th a pair of Duck Hawks appeared high in air 
Aug.20-21.over the Lake House settlement. The female visited the marsh¬ 
es and flew about over them at great speed evidently hunting. 
She stooped several times in quick succession but got nothing. 
Then she joined her mate and both birds began soaring, the 
female screaming a few times. They finally drifted off in 
the direction of B.Meadow. 
Next day I saw a female beating the marshes at the Out¬ 
let. She hovered for a moment over the middle of the river 
opposite Leonard's Pond and then stooped with the speed of 
lightning striking the water with such force as to half bury 
herself and making as loud a splash as an Osprey. I could 
see nothing on the water and believe that she must have struck 
at a fish but whatever it was she missed her aim and rising 
again flew off over the woods and out of sight. 
