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15; Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 20; Robin, i; Bluebird, 3. Total, 12 species, 1 14 individuals. 

 — Chas. W. Merritt and Wm. Matthews. 



New York City (Simpson Street subway station to Clason Point, Castle Hill, and 

 West Farms). — Dec. 25; 2 to 4.45 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, brisk; 

 temp. 35° at start, 29° at return. Unidentified diving bird, i; Herring Gull, 3,000 

 (estimated) ; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 ; Starling, 83 ; Tree Sparrow, 6 (flock) ; Song Sparrow, 

 I. Total, 6 species, (about) 3,092 individuals. — George E. Hix. 



New York City (Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx Park, and Clason Point). — Dec. 24; 

 8.45 A.M. to 5 P.M. Partly cloudy; ground bare; wind west, brisk; temp. 36°. About 14 

 miles on foot. Herring Gull, 1,200; Scaup Duck (sp, ?), 200; Black-crowned Night 

 Heron, 75 (in the L. Agassiz colony); Red- tailed Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 6; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 21; Starling, 456; Red-winged 

 Blackbird, i (male); White-throated Sparrow, 48; Tree Sparrow, 114; Field Sparrow, i; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 88; Song Sparrow, 25; Fox Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 6; Black- 

 capped Chickadee, 2 ; Golden-crowned Kinglfet, flock of 5 in Bronx Park. Total, 19 species, 

 2,255 individuals. — L. Nelson Nichols, Edward G. Nichols and Philip H. Nelson. 



New York City (Van Cortlandt Park). — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy; light 

 breeze; temp. 15° to 20°. Herring Gull. 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 5; Starling, 16; Grackle, i; White-throated Sparrow, 23; 

 Tree Sparrow, 35; Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 22; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2. Total, 

 12 species, 112 individuals. On the 20th both Wilson's Snipe and Fox Sparrow were 

 seen by Mr. Eisenmann. This year there seems to be an extreme rarity of Chickadees.— 

 Alvah C. Bessie and Eugene Eisenmann. 



New York City (Van Cortlandt Park). — Dec. 24; 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy; ex- 

 tremely cold; temp. 35° to 20°. Herring Gull, 3; Hawks (unidentified), 4; Sparrow Hawk, 

 i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, i; Starling, 2; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 10; Tree Sparrow, 25; Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2. Total, 13 species, 47 individuals. Parts of the lake were covered 

 with Kinch of ice. — Biological Field Club of DeWitt Clinton High School, 

 Alvah C. Bessie, President. 



Douglaston, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 12 m and 2.30 to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy; 

 ground bare; wind north, light; temp. 19° at start, 28° at return. Seven miles on foot. 

 Observers together. Herring Gull, 125; about 800 wild Ducks on Little Neck Bay, at 

 least 200 of which were Scaups, and at least the same number of which were Golden-eyes; 

 Black-crowned Night Heron, 10 (a small wintering colony); Sparrow Hawk, 2; Belted 

 Kingfisher, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Crow, 30; Fish Crow, 30 (the voices of both 

 species of Crows were heard many times, but the relative numbers of each seen were 

 estimated); Starling, 210; White-throated Sparrow, 22; Tree Sparrow, 15; Slate-colored 

 Junco, 80; Song Sparrow, 34; Swamp Sparrow, 4; Chickadee, 6. Total, 16 species, 

 (about) 1,375 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. G. Clyde Fisher and Farida A. Wiley. 



Hempstead, N. Y. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Undecided; temp, about 40°. 

 Herring Gull, 11; Sharp-shinned "Hawk, i; Horned Lark, 40 + ; Crow, 62; Starling, 28; 

 White- throated Sparrow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 30; Slate-colored Junco, 76 + ; Song Sparrow, 

 12, Brown Creeper, 9; Chickadee, 5; Robin, 2. Total, 12 species, 300-}- individuals. — 

 Theodore G. Roehner. 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; 7 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Clear to cloudy; wind north- 

 east, moderate; temp. 18° to 25°. Horned Grebe, 9; Great Black-backed Gull, 22 

 Herring Gull, i,5oo-|-; Ring-billed Gull, 2; Red-breasted Merganser, 2 (4-flock of 12?) 

 Scaup Duck (sp.), 18; Old Squaw, 30; American Scoter, 6; Horned Lark, 24; Crow, 70 

 Starling, 10; Meadowlark, 3; Snow Bunting, 4; Ipswich Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, i 

 Song Sparrow, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 3. Total, 17 species, 1,750-]- individuals. — Edward 

 Fleisher. 



