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500 (estimated); AineriLan Scoter, 2: White-winged Scoter, 4; Surf Scuter, i; Rough- 

 legged (?) Hawk, i; Short-eared Owl, 2; Horned Lark, 16; Crow, ioo;Meadowlark,i5; 

 Snowflake, 45; Savanna Sparrow, 15; Sharp-tailed Sparrow, i (a genuine surprise; 

 satisfactorily observed at a distance of twelve feet with powerful binoculars for several 

 minutes); Tree Sparrow, 26; Song Sparrow, 5; Myrtle Warbler, 3. Total, 23 species, 

 2,261 individuals and Herring Gulls. Seven gales of last two days probably account for 

 abundance of water birds. The Herring Gulls were a very remarkable sight. The 

 marshes were white with them in every direction. They were sitting on the ice of the 

 estuaries, or floating in the open pools. One vast continuous flock lined the ocean front 

 on the beach for 6 miles. Large flocks floated on the ocean itself, and parties of a dozen 

 or more were flying u]) and down the beach far out at sea continuously. — LuDLOW 

 Griscom. 



Mastic, Long Island, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 8.45 a.m. to 5.05 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare, 

 in morning; heavy snow, changing to rain, in afternoon; wind east, light; temp., 32°. 

 Bob-white, 25; Ruffed Grouse, 2; Mourning Dove, i; Downy WoodpecTcer, i; Flicker, i; 

 Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 12; Rusty Blackbird, i; Goldfinch, 25; Tree Sparrow, 5; Song Spar- 

 row, 8; Swamp Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 30. Total, 17 species, 127 indi- 

 viduals. — Francis H.-^rper. 



New York City (Bronx Park, Hemlock Grove and beyond). — Dec. 24; 9.30 a.m. to 

 12.30 P.M. Clear; ground bare; light, northwest wind; temp., 35°. Downy Woodpecker, 

 2; Flicker, 7; Crow, 8; Starling, 15; Goldfinch, 6; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Spar- 

 row, 12; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, i. Total, 10 species, 

 60 individuals. — Ludlow Griscom and Stanley V. Ladow. 



New York City (Central Park). — Dec. 27; 10.40 to 11.50 a.m. Cloudy; ground with 

 about twelve inches of snow; wind southwest, light; temp., about 40°. Herring Gull, 

 25; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Starling, 25; Baltimore Oriole, i (male); White-throated 

 Sparrow, 3; Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 2. Total, 8 species, 65 individuals. — 

 George E. Hix. 



New York City (Central Park). — Dec. 25; 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. Cloudy; beginning to 

 snow at II. 15 a.m. Wind northeast; ground bare; temp., 32°. Herring Gull, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 6; Starling, 58; Baltimore Oriole, i; White-throated Sparrow, 5; Junco, 4; 

 Song Sparrow, i; Fox Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 5; Winter Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, i. 

 Total, II species, 86 individuals. On December 21, a Robin and a Brown Thrasher, 

 and on December 23, a Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Goldfinch, were seen. — Anne A. 

 Crolius. 



New York City (Central Park). — Dec. 27; 10 a.m. to 2.35 p.m. Mostly cloudy; 

 ten inches of snow; moderate, southwest wind; temp., 25° to 28°. Horned Grebe, i (the 

 first record, I believe, for the Park); Herring Gull, no; Woodcock, i (the first winter 

 record, I believe, for the Park); Downy Woodpecker, 6; Starling, 23; Baltimore Oriole, 

 I, male (which has been here for several weeks, — details in a future Bird-Lore); White- 

 throated Sparrow, 6; Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 5; Brown Thrasher, i; 

 Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Hermit Thrush, i. 

 Total, 15 species, about 165 individuals. — Charles H. Rogers. 



Niagara Falls, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 3 to 5 p.m. Wind west, light; snowing, ground covered; 

 temp., 28°. Red-breasted Merganser, i; Black Duck, i; American Scaup, about 67; 

 .\merican Golden-eye, over 200: Old Squaw, about 350. Total, 5 species, about 620 

 individuals.— James Savage. 



Orient, Long Island, N. Y, — 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, 

 fresh; temp., 20° to 28°. Horned Grebe, 15; Loon, 15; Red-throated Loon, i; Black- 

 backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 325; Bonaparte Gull, 2; Merganser, 2; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, 21; Black Duck, 3; Greater Scaup Duck, 345; Golden-eye, 3; Bufllehead, 112 



