i;,.' Bifii lore 



hiiilsoptii'us nif^riiiiHs) siii'inisscd in lumi tluouf'.li (miIn in llic scastm. Tlir W'liilc- 



IxTS CWW lilt" li-miukiihlr llif;,lit of lo i ; wiiiKi'tl ( inssliill-. Iiil on swccl gnni seeds 



iSee W'i'iglU , ' riie Auk ,' n)i|,|>|>. .'U' I'. .ind lariicd willi us, lliiee males six-nl 



and 'ri\e Auk,' loi,, l'|' "'I .^'. ""d several weekr. on Slalen h.kind, lea\ in^ in 



low II'. end, 'The Ank,' h) i ; , pp. i(>o ,^1 Mai i li, and I Ini e wei e ol her it-i oitis, l''ive 



I >ni iiiK t l<e ,iul nnin ,ind IheiMiK pail ol w in! er si ill inns lui I he Urown cap ( "iiii'kii 



(he winlei, ked I i os'.ImII'. weie l.mlv deiM /'(■«///f,\7f.v /«;((/.V(i«/( /(,v /j(\"r»V(IW,v) Wn'f 



loinnion ,iini While \\in^\ed (lossliil!-. lound: one ione liird* al I'.n^lewDoil, N, 



Ol ( ui led ii\ ■ni.dl nundieis In spile ollhe j., ihrei' 0"ni hinlsl in ihe VValeiuinn 



piesem <• ol in,m\ not I hern Mids, .1 niai ked Monnlains, N, J , ,ind one ilonr birds), 



siaii'il\ ol liiown I'leepers was imled Ihe soul hei ninosi leiiud Itu Ihe species, 



Ihe liee.inniii)'. ol ihe spiiii)', niii'.i ,1 1 ion on Sl,ilen lsl,iiid, none wasset'ii .illei I h<' 



w ,is ih'la \ ed .ii>oul lend.ivsliN iinlemeiil liisl wcekm l''eiuu.ii\ l!l,u k i ,1 p ( 'i\ii L .1 



we.illiei rill' III'. I ,iiii\al'. weie Soiii', Ai-V'~ weie e\l 1 ,101 dni.i 1 il \ loniinon, ImiI 



Sparrows and i:|uel>iid'. on M.mli 'i iiiosi ol llieui Icll dtiiiiiL'. liie l.illei h.ill 



Molh soon I'll .line loinnioii ked wiiUM'd ol M.iiili 



Uhukliinis, iJiaikles, Uohiiis, l''i)\ Sp.u I'lieie i'. lilllc lo he said ol the spiiiiK 



rows, and I 'owhinls came a lew days lalei , iiUK.ialion, wlmh, on ihe whole, has pro 



al'M> len d,i\ '. l.ile I noledone rinehc on uiessed .0 1, 11 ,d>oiil noimally. There 



M.iiili -,..{ 1101 111, d .urival date h,i\e liecii i.ilhei iinusnal nnmlieis of the 



Heme, on \piil 1, in spile ol the dcl.n lommonei Uivei l>iiik'. .ind .1 iiol.iiile 



al Ihe '.I. Ill, .ill Ihe spei ies due .il ihe. .ilniml.ini e ol llolluiU''. .iml Horned 



dale have aiiived, hill ,i'. some specie'., (liehes ( >iie p,i 1 1 \ , on M.iich .'5, conirted 



notably riuehe .ind I'ox Sparrv>w, are nearlv 1 ^o (irelies aloi»,n live or six miles ol 



r<>piesenled h\ lew individuals, tlie season Long Meach. I,. I.; of those over one 



mil. I he icL'.aided as '.till '.oiiiewhal hack third were o\ the larger species. Kustv 



vvaid \\ iN;.i>K M I'viiu lUackhirds h,ive lu-en, perhaps, mori' 



ill, 111 oidiiKiiilv common, ("ii.VKli'S II. 



Ni'iw \i>i;u I'liv UrcidN. I'liis n-gioii Kin;i k;.. 

 rei'oived its lull quota ol the irregular 



visitors lioni the North whose ahniidaiui' I'mi .\i>ki niiv Uri:ii>\. hnring Jami 



m.ide llii'. the mo-.l inteiTsling winter arv the conimoii vviiilei residents were 



ornithologically in at least the last two present in their usual nnndiers. The 



(K'cades. The alimniance was in species Carolina Wren, howi-ver, was almost 



rather than in individuals, as only the riiu' entirely absent at dilTt-renl stations in 



Siskin aiul the UedpoU were abundant. New Jersev; in IN-nnsylvania it was 



I'hc Siskin vv.i'. Iciullv moie tli.in .111 .ipp.ii eiillv ,i-. n iiiuei oils .is ever, 

 .lutumn ti.insient, .is lew, il ,inv , weie J.iiiu.iiv pioved lobe.i month ol great 



seen alter hecembei. the Uedpolls .ip interest to local bird si udent.s bocftusc of 



peared .is the Si.kiii'. lell .iiul sl.ived till Ihe .ibnndance of boreal birds which had 



iwidM.inli but liw I'veninv. (iiosbe.ik'. 111. ule their appi-ar. nice early in the winter, 

 wore »>bser\ed about the I it v, I hough large I'liese were Tine Siskins. Horned I. arks, 



llocks were reported ne.ii or bevimd our Uedpolls, \\.vA and W liite winged Cross 



tiftynrih" ratlins. Uemarkable numbers of bills ami, n»<»st irotable of all, Evening 



(loshawks were seen and taken in north t Irosbeaks, a species never before reci>rih'd 



western New Jersev and. ihiellv bevoiul so 1. 11 south Most reports have come 



our bonndaries, in l oumi liciit .iml Irom Ihe pine barrens region of .southern 



vieiivity. Several Tine (dosbeaks and one New jersey. Mr. Sni^uiel Scoville. Jr., 



Northern Shrike were recortled nearby. discovered a llock of seventy four al New 



lh\fortunately. our conifers raised a ver\ Lisbon, N. J., on Januarv .-o Sm.dlci 



poor crop of loires last year, and the half llocks have been noted at dilleieul poini.. 



do/.on or so Rod Crossbills not oil hurried some very near I'hiladelphi.i. 



