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in the afternoon; ground mostly bare; wind, almost none; temp., at start 22°. Herring 

 Gull, 576; American Scaup, 12; Golden-eye, 9; Old Squaw, 102; American Scoter, 7; 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; 

 American Crow, 72; European Starling, 105; Meadowlark, 6; Pine Siskin, 15; Seaside 

 Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 80; Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, 3; Swamp Sparrow, i; Fox 

 Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 2; White- breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 8; Robin, 7. Total. 

 23 species; 1,042 individuals. One of the Meadowlarks was with a flock of fifteen Star- 

 lings. — Clinton G. Abbott and How.a.rd H. Cleaves. 



The Battery, New York City (To and at The Farms, off Seabright, N. J. and back). 

 Dec. 18; 8.20 A.M. to 4.20 P.M. Mostly clear; hazy; rather warm; wind light, variable. 

 Grebe, 2; Loon, 2; Kittiwake, 20; Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 5,000; Bona- 

 parte's Gull, 600; Red-breasted Merganser, 13; Black Duck, 2; Old Squaw, 28; Crow, 

 35. Total, 10 species, about 5,700 individuals. — -Noemi Pernessin and C. H. Rogers. 



The Battery, New York City (To Atlantic Ocean ten miles off Seabright, N. J. 

 and return), — Dec. 23; 8.20 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; wind south, very light; sea, calm 

 and smooth; temp., 28°. Holboell's Grebe, i; Loon, 4; Briinnich's Murre, i; Kittiwake, 

 60; Glaucous Gull, i; Great Black-backed Gull, 4; Herring Gull, 5,000; Ring-billed 

 Gull, 7; Bonaparte's Gull, 100; Gannet, i; Red-breasted Merganser, 4; American Scaup 

 Duck 300; Old Squaw, 26; White- winged Scoter, 100; Crow, 5. Total, 15 species, about 

 5,600 individuals. — Stanley V. LaDow and Ludlow Griscom. 



Orient, Long Island, N.Y.^Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear; wind, a.m. calm, p.m. light 

 south to southeast; ground (woods) covered four to six inches with snow; (open) partly 

 covered with two to four inches of crusty snow. Smaller bays; salt drains and all fresh 

 water ponds and streams ice-bounded. Temp. 16° to 40°. Horned Grebe, 25 (note 

 heard); Loon, 25; Red-throated Loon, i; Great Black-backed Gull, 7; Herring Gull, 136; 

 Bonaparte Gull, i; Red-breasted Merganser-, 32; Black Duck, 16; Scaup Duck, 1,005; 

 Golden-eye, 379. (notes heard); Buffle-head, 57; Old Squaw, 942; Harlequin Duck, i; 

 Scoter, I ; White-winged Scoter, 141; Surf Scoter, 3209; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Cooper's 

 Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Long-eared Owl, i; Short-eared Owl, i; Screech Owl, 

 2; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 16; Horned 

 Lark, 617; Crow, 239; Starling, 515 (rapidly becoming the most abundant land bird 

 in winter); Cowbird, 2; Meadowlark, 831, (six singing); Goldfinch, 32; Pine Siskin, 31; 

 Snow Bunting, 132; Lapland Longspur, 2; Savannah Sparrow, i; White-throated Spar- 

 row, i; Tree Sparrow, 155; Junco, 8; Song Sparrow, 135 (one singing; one albino); 

 Northern Shrike, i; Myrtle Warbler, 310; Chickadee, 30; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 29; 

 Hermit Thrush, i; Robia, 69. Total, 46 species, 9,103 individuals. Bob-whites, Red 

 Crossbills and Cedar-birds have occurred regularly this winter although missed in the 

 census. On December 9 and 10 a Palm Warbler was recorded. The snow was deep at 

 the time and the temperature low in the teens. A Red-breasted Nuthatch was observed 

 on December 16 in the barn, where it had been continuously for five days and nights. — 

 Roy, Harry and Frank Latham. 



Port Dickinson, N. Y. — Dec. 25; i to 4 p.m. Cloudy; cold north wind; snowing; 

 temp., 15°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 20; Snow Bunting, 50; 

 Tree Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 9. Total, 7 species, 86 indi- 

 viduals. — John M. Rogers. 



Rhinebeck, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy to clear; ground bare; wind 

 west to north, light to strong; temp., 31°. Marsh Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 8; Blue Jay, 25; Crow, 16; Pine Grosbeak, i; Purple Finch, i; Redpoll, 5; 

 Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 27; Junco, 8; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 6; Chickadee, 22; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 19 species, 136 individuals. De- 

 cember 22, Northern Shrike, December 24, Starling. — Maunsell S. Crosby. 



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