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Bird- Lore 



i^ inches; i8 (about) x 5, entrance I5 

 inches. — Edmund J. Sawyer, Black River, 



N. Y. 



A New Bird Club 



The "Bird Lovers' Club of Brooklyn" 

 has recently been organized. It meets 

 monthly at the homes of the several mem- 

 bers. For the ensuing year, the following 

 otiticers have been elected: President, 

 Edward Fleischer; Vice-president, Mrs. 

 Charles S. Hartwell; Secretary-Treasurer, 

 Dr. E. W. Viator. Those interested may 

 communicate with the secretary at 166 St. 

 James Place. 



Starlings at Amherst, Mass. 



On December 27, 1909, I saw a flock 

 of seven Starlings {Sturnus vulgaris) at 

 Long Lea Farm, Amherst, Massachusetts. 

 So far as I, or my bird-loving friends at 

 Long Lea know, that is the first record 

 in that locality. Until my return to New- 

 York on January 19, I saw the birds 

 frequently. On one occasion there must 

 have been three or four dozen in the flock; 

 but, as they were flying, it was impossible 

 to be accurate as to the number. On Janu- 

 ary 18, there were seventeen of them near 

 the house, feeding on a bare patch in a 

 held which was, on other occasions, the 

 happy hunting-ground of flocks of Snow 

 Buntings and of Tree Sparrows. — Lili.'^n 

 Gillette Cook, Xew York City. 



Prospect Park Notes 



A No\'EMBER Oriole. — I wish to report 

 the occurrence of an adult male Baltimore 

 Oriole in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 on November 25, 1909. The bird was 

 apparently uninjured, but seemed much 

 distressed by the cold, ruffling its feathers 

 until it was almost as round as a ball. A 

 light snow was falling at the time, and the 

 temperature was several degrees below the 

 freezing point. 



Northern Shrike. — A Shrike spent 

 all of February, 1909, and the greater part 

 f)f March in the park, and wrought great 

 havoc among the birds wintering there. 



Pine Siskin. — Siskins were very com- 

 mon in Prospect Park last winter. They 

 were first observed by Dr. Victor on No- 

 vember I, 1908, and the last one was seen 

 on May 11, 1909. On January 9, I counted 

 over a hundred in a single flock. 



European Chaffinch. — A bird of this 

 species was observed by Mrs. Victor on 

 January 8, 1909. I saw it on the loth and 

 nth of that month. On both occasions it 

 was feeding with English Sparrows, but 

 kept on unconcernedly after its companions 

 had been frightened away at my approach. 

 It was probably one of the Central Park 

 Chaffinches that had gotten the 'wander- 

 lust.' 



Besides the above - mentioned birds, a 

 Hermit Thrush and two Fox Sparrows 

 spent all of last winter (1908-9) in the 

 park. A Carolina Wren was observed 

 until February i and again in March. I 

 saw .\merican Crossbills from March 5 to 

 14, forty individuals being the largest 

 number observed in one day. On No- 

 vember 25, I saw a flock of thirjy-four 

 Canada Geese flying over the park. On 

 the same date I saw the Oriole, a Carolina 

 Wren, a Woodcock and twelve other 

 species were noted. This and May 1 5, when 

 I counted forty-seven species, were my two 

 'best days' for the year. On Nov. 26 and 

 27, a Long-eared Owl sat moping in a 

 spruce tree, but he has apparently gone 

 to pastures new. 



During the year, I made ninety-six 

 visits to the park, and observed ninety- 

 seven species. — Edward Fleischer, 

 Brooklyn, X. Y. 



Brewster's Warbler at Waterbury, Conn. 



On May 9, lyog, 1 saw a l)ird in a 

 bramble thicket answering the descrip- 

 tion of Brewster's Warbler. The de- 

 scription, taken down at the time, is: Fore- 

 head and crown yellow, approaching 

 orange; black line from bill passing 

 through eye; rest of upper parts slaty or 

 bluish gray; tail about same color as back; 

 under parts grayish white, with slight 

 tinge of yellow on breast; greater and 

 middle wing coverts vellow. 



