Scream of 
present bird regularly uttered three cries in succession* 
the 
the first rather low and subdued in tone, the second and 
Re^^bailed 
third rising and shrill with an indescribably wild, free 
Hawk 
ring. They were exceedingly like the beginning of the Duck 
Hawk* s scream, but there were never more than three. After 
we landed, the bird appeared and sailed over us in circles 
for several minutes, coming within gunshot at times. It 
was a Red-tailed Hawk, a male, I should say, and was in the 
"immature 11 plumage, having the entire tail, grayish 
crossed by numerous, narrow dark bars. It was undoubtedly 
breeding, for it showed great anxiety at our presence. I 
saw two other Red-tails to-day, one near the Clamshell Hill, 
Cooper* s 
the other this morning in the meadow beyond Mr. Burrill’s. 
f^While we were at Lee's Cliff, I also saw a male 
Cooper's Hawk. He came out of the pines behind the Cliff 
Hawk 
and scaling, on set wings, shot off over the bay and beyond, 
with almost the velocity of a meteor. 
Small birds were not singing at all freely to-day, 
Song of the 
but we heard representatives of most of the common species*/\ 
A Cat-bird at Lee's Cliff sang delightfully most of the 
Cat-bird. 
• 
that we 
time/were there, coming into a low pine directly over us. 
Its song was exceptionally good, being almost wholly free 
from the usual grating, snickering or choking sounds which 
mar it so sadly and composed chiefly of round, full liquid 
notes. Although it lacked the power and vigor of the song 
*These cries were wholly unlike the neighing cry which 
the Red-tail commonly utters. 
