. Diseases and enemies of poultry . nests of these hawks on Northmountain. NAithin a ladius of foair or five miles oftheir home at least three or four pairs of these birdshave bred regularly for many years. In the latter part of May, 1896, Mr. HermanBehr found the nest of a Goshawk about three milesfrom his home; it contained three young birds. Tlienest was a very bulky structure, probably not lessthan tliree feet high by three feet in diameter, andmade up almost entirely of sticks. It was built on alarge beech tree. During the ])resent year (1897) the Messrs. Behr in-form me they have found t
. Diseases and enemies of poultry . nests of these hawks on Northmountain. NAithin a ladius of foair or five miles oftheir home at least three or four pairs of these birdshave bred regularly for many years. In the latter part of May, 1896, Mr. HermanBehr found the nest of a Goshawk about three milesfrom his home; it contained three young birds. Tlienest was a very bulky structure, probably not lessthan tliree feet high by three feet in diameter, andmade up almost entirely of sticks. It was built on alarge beech tree. During the ])resent year (1897) the Messrs. Behr in-form me they have found the nest of a Goshawk andsecured the eggs. GOSHAWKS AND WILD PIGEONS. Mr. Behr informs me that some thirty-five years agothere was a wild pigeon roost or bi-eeding ground fullyseven miles square, on North mountain, which was an-nually resorted to by these birds every spring. Onone occasion Mr Behr counted forty-six pigeons nestson a single beech tree. WUd pigeons, until within thelast three vears, bred regularly in small numbers on. AMERICAN GOSHAWK (YOUNG 173 North mountain. The last wild pigeon observedin that region by Messrs. Oito and Herman Behr waslaken in the spring of 1893. The Goshawk, also theCoopers and Sharp shinned sj)ecies, in common withthe Great Horned and Barred owls, destroyed greatnumbers of pigeons. Of all (hese raptorial birds thecruel, daring and blood-thirsty Goshawk was by farthe most persistent and destructive enemy to thepigeons. The o\\ls, like otlier noclinnal niaraudeiS, such asthe wild cat or bay lynx, the red fox, the mink andagile weasel, all preyed upon the pigeons. The wea-sels would frequently climb the tree to get the pigeonseggs and young, or often to capture the old birds whenat rest. The other mammals previously mentioneddepended mostly on catching squabs which fell fromthe nests. WHAT GOSHAWKS PREY UPON. The Goshawk feeds upon chickens, turkeys, ducks,grouse, quail, robins, hares and squirrels and othersmall rodents. Although at times this
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