12 Bird -Lore 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 27; 6.40 a.m. to 12.37 p.m. Cloudy, heavy drizzle; 

 strong east wind; ground partly snow- and ice-covered; temp. 30°. Observers together. 

 Black-backed Gull, ioo-|-; Herring Gull, 3,000 -(-; Red-breasted Merganser, 30; Scaup, 5; 

 Bufflehead, i; Old Squaw, i; White-winged Scoter, 4; Marsh Hawk, i; Horned Lark, 3; 

 Crow, 2; Starling, 75 + ; Meadowlark, 8; Rusty Blackbird, 2; Snowflake, loo-H; Song 

 Sparrow, 6. Total, 15 species, 3,338-f individuals. — ^H. and R. Friedman'n. 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 northeast; temp. 30° to 40°; surf calm. Holbcell's Grebe, 4; Horned Grebe, 11; Loon, 2; 

 Red-throated Loon, i; Black-backed Gull, 25 -f- (several in large flock of Herring Gulls); 

 Herring Gull, 1,500; Ring-billed Gull, i (size, color of legs, and wing pattern clearly 

 noted, by good light, in comparison with Herring Gulls); Red-breasted Merganser, 22; 

 Black Duck, 30; Scaup, 6; Golden-eye, 3; Old Squaw, 60; American Scoter, 27; White- 

 winged, Scoter, 3; Sanderling, 13; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Short-eared Owl, i; Horned Lark, 

 19; Crow, 25; Starling, no; Meadowlark, 7; Ipswich Sparrow, 11; Song Sparrow, i; 

 Myrtle Warbler, 2. Total, 24 species, i,9oo-|- individuals. — Maurice C. Blake. 

 John U. Harris, Walden Pell 2ND, and Stuyvesant M. Pell. 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 24. Partly cloudy; no snow or ice; fresh to strong 

 northwest wind, rough sea; temp, at daylight 37°, at sunset 34°; many dandelions in 

 bloom. Horned Grebe, 5; Loon, i; Kittiwake, i (adult), on shore pond; Black-backed 

 Gull, many; Herring Gull, innumerable thousands; Bonaparte's Gull, i (immature), on 

 ocean shore; Black Duck, many hundreds off shore; Greater Scaup, i; Old Squaw, 

 fairly common; White- winged Scoter, i (two Scoters far out appeared to be Surf Scoters) ; 

 Bittern, i, inward meadows nearer East Rockaway than Long Beach; Sanderling, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 3; Horned Lark, 5; Crow, common; Starling, only in the town; Meadow- 

 lark, 10; Ipswich Sparrow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 5; Song Sparrow, 2; Myrtle Warblers, 2. 

 Total, 21 species. — E. P. Bicknell. 



Amityville, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to sunset. Clear, becoming overcast; 

 ground bare; wind light northerly, changing to moderate easterly; temp, about 20°, 

 rising to 30°. Observers together until 2 p.m. Herring Gull, 20; Sparrow Hawk, 3; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; American Crow, 50; Starling, 150; White-throated Sparrow, 25; 

 Tree Sparrow, 60; Field Sparrow, 3; Junco, 8; Song Sparrow, 15; Fox Sparrow, 2; 

 Myrtle Warbler, 200; Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 12. Total, 14 species, 552 individuals. 

 — Walter Granger, Ludlow Griscom and J. T. Nichols. 



Orient, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 25; all day. Clear; ground bare; fresh to strong northwest 

 wind; temp. 22° at start, 20° at return. Horned Grebe, i; Loon, 2; Herring Gull, 150; 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 50; Mallard, i; Black Duck, 10; Green- winged Teal, i; 

 Greater Scaup Duck, 200; Bufflehead, 20; Old Squaw, 100; White- winged Scoter, 75; 

 Surf Scoter, 10; Great Blue Heron, 4; Black-crowned Night Heron, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; 

 Screech Owl, i; Mourning Dove, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Horned Lark, 32; 

 Crow, 40; Starling, 6; Meadowlark, 35; Goldfinch, i; Snow Bunting, 28; Tree Sparrow, 

 8; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 8; Myrtle Warbler, 40; Catbird, i; Brown Creeper, 5; Chick- 

 adee, 11; Robin, 2. Total, 23 species, 867 individuals. Although a mild and open season, 

 both water- and land-birds, with few exceptions, were rarer than in any census the writer 

 has taken. — Roy Latham. 



Southold and Peconic, N. Y. — Dec. 28; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind, 

 strong northwest; temp. 3^° at start, 30° at return. Herring Gull, 20; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, i; Black Duck, 3; Old Squaw, i; White- winged Scoter, 5; Surf Scoter, 3; 

 Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 

 4S; Tree Sparrow, 25; Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 3; Towhee, i; Cedarbird, 2; 

 Myrtle Warbler, 6; Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Ruby-crowned King- 

 let, i; Robin, 6. Total, 21 species, 132 individuals. — Mrs. Frank D. Smith and Roy 

 Latham. 



