. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. BARN OWL 191 Chamberlain; identified by E. H. F.; now in possession of Mr. Chamberlain at Westborough. Rhode Island: Warwick, November 1886, bird taken at Sand Pond by John Ryder; i Cumberland, (date not given); one shot by J. Baxter; male taken in December, 1891, went to collection at Brown University; Charlestown, January 23, 1896, bird taken by J. H. Tower.^ Messrs. Angell and Cash, taxidermists, received the following specimens in 1924: Woonsocket, October 14, and Block Island, October 28; Bristol, November 3, 1924, bird
. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. BARN OWL 191 Chamberlain; identified by E. H. F.; now in possession of Mr. Chamberlain at Westborough. Rhode Island: Warwick, November 1886, bird taken at Sand Pond by John Ryder; i Cumberland, (date not given); one shot by J. Baxter; male taken in December, 1891, went to collection at Brown University; Charlestown, January 23, 1896, bird taken by J. H. Tower.^ Messrs. Angell and Cash, taxidermists, received the following specimens in 1924: Woonsocket, October 14, and Block Island, October 28; Bristol, November 3, 1924, bird taken (Harry Hathaway). Fred Jencks received one at Bristol the same day (probably the same bird). Breeding in Connecticut. â The Barn Owl is a rare breeder in Connecticut. In addition to a number of records of the occurrence of the bird, given by Sage, Bishop and Bliss in their Birds of Connec- ticut and others received independently by me, there are the following breeding records, the first two also being given in the Birds of Connecticut: â Winsted, 1892, nest with six young found in an old factory by H. Kinney; ^ in 1893 a pair nested in same nest, seven eggs being taken by a Mr. Williams; ^ Crom- well, 1920, nest with four young found by Phil Sutton. South Windsor, 1921-1922-1923, pair nested in Walnut tree, broken off about twenty feet from ground and hollow down about nine feet; this nest had five young, June 6, 1924; ^ nest with young first found June 6, 1921, by Mr. C. W. Vibert, (prior to 1921 the pair had nested in a near-by barn). Season in Massachusetts. â May to December. BARN OWL. MIDDLESEX WORCESTER >â *- f^--,-SUFFOLK. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929; Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture. [Norwood, Ma. : Printed by Berwick and Smith Compa
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