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Buteo borealis.
L. Umbagog, Maine.
Borealium
Buteo borealis.. June 13-28 1873.
Buteo bor Aug 24 1/2 1874
" born Sept. 12 1 1/2 mnt. 16 1/2 ad olot
Buteo borealis Oct. 13 1 ad. 16 1/2 jun 1884
Buteo bor Sept 2 1/2 6 1/2 23 1/2 Sept. 1887.
Sept.
Buteo bor 5 1/2 Oct. 3 1/2 10 2 ad 1 1893
Buteo bor. Sept 7 1/2 22 1/2 26 1/2 Oct. 8 1/2
1889
60 Buteo bor. Sept. 23 1/2 ad Oct. 16 1/2 jun Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1890.
Lake Umbagog, Me.
Sept. & Oct. 1893.
Buteo borealis
Sept 2 1 ad Grafton, Me.
Oct. 16 " "
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
Buteo borealis
1894
September 6 5 ad. newry.
" 18 2 @ Rapid River
October 1 1 in Leonard's Pond
" 3 1/2 ad Newry.
Sept. 6 An adult bird perched on
motionless wings for several seconds
without drifting, facing a strong
N. W. wind, repeating this twice,
I did not before know that any
of our large Hawks except architectus
could perform this feat. The Red Tail
was one an open pasture in Newry.
1895.
September 19 (?) (Distant Mission) This bird looked like an
immature Red-Tail & failed to
flight well on but it had the
whole rump nearly pure white,
" 24 Same bird at Bird Hill Pond. Dirty white rump
very conspicuous.
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