Falco Qolumbarios. 
Middlesex County, Mass, 
1867. 
Octi 12, 
Saw one dash a number of times into a flock of Blue 
Jays but he failed to a|eh, or at least hold any of them. 
1868. 
Sept,29. 
One. 
1869. 
Oct. 
Shot one at Concord; it v/as sitting on a fence post 
in a meadow and was very tame. They have been abun¬ 
dant this autumn. 
1870. 
Jan, 7. 
Saw a small Hawk v/hich I took to be of theis spe¬ 
cies , 
1872. 
Apr. 3. 
Several migrating at Concord,Mass. 
“ 27. 
Shot an adult female on the Fresh Pond marshes. 
1876. • 
Oct. 8. 
A large individual apparently a female, sitting on 
the prong of a dead chestnut in Sandy Pond woods Lin¬ 
coln, * 
1877, 
Sept.13. 
the midst of 
At Concord one suddenly appeared from -ameag a large 
flock of Chimney Swifts hearing one of these birds in his 
claws, its long wings trailing conspicuously down. 
1879, 
May 7. 
In Waltham saw a Pigeon Hav/k and a Sharp-shinned 
Hav/k which, by a strange coincidence, passed vdthin a 
few rods of each other flying in opposite directions. 
The Pigeon Hawk sped along in a course direct and swift 
as an arrow, disappearing in the distance before the fact 
of Its presence was fairly realised. In general appear¬ 
ance and manner it bore a close resemblance to a Wild 
Pigeon as I have often observed before.. The movements 
of the ^p^ipitep, although easy and graceful, were eharac- 
tensed by a certain decision w&lch is always noticeable 
except when the bird’s energy is arroused by the excite¬ 
ment of pursuit. On this occasion it was in sight for 
a long time scaling aimlessly about over the open fields. 
1881. 
Sept.21. 
Sayf one near Fresh Pond, 
