Red-wings 
Marsh. Hawk 
and 
Pigeons 
Juncos and 
Tree Sparrows 
in 
oak woods 
j^The Meadow Larks were accompanied by two Red-winged 
Blackbirds, a male and a female, the male in the rusty autumn 
plumage but with conspicuous, although rather pale and 
yellowish, epaulets. These Blackbirds fed on the green turf 
with the Larks but they were very shy and restless, fre¬ 
quently rising and flying off to the nearest tree tops, then 
returning again. They kept with the Larks when the latter 
moved to the next fieldT] 
As we passed these fields on our way back at noon, 
a flock of fully fifty tame Pigeons rose from one of them 
and began circling low over the spot. Suddenly a female Marsh 
Hawk appeared directly in front of them and actually passed 
directly through the middle of the flock, skimming along in 
the usual easy, listless way on set wings, not making the 
least attempt to molest the Pigeons nor causing them any per¬ 
ceptible ala,rm. After it had crossed the road, the Pigeons 
again -wheeled directly in its path and again it glided through 
their dense ranks and for an instant was lost to sight amid 
the dusky crowd. 
jjC was somewhat surprised to meet a large flock of 
Juncos and Tree Sparrows in the very heart of the oak woods 
near Goose Pond half a mile or more from my field. They 
flitted restlessly and rather quickly from tree to tree, 
alighting often on the ground.i 
