iS Bird - Lore 



9 a.m. to s p.m. Clear; ground bare, frozen; wind northwest, brisk; temp. 27 to 31°. Ten 

 and a half miles on foot. Trolley used between West Farms and Unionport to save time trav- 

 ersing city streets. Observers together. Herring Gull, about 100; Black Duck, 2; Scaup sp., 

 i (male); Ruddy Duck, 2 (males), 4 (females). (Ducks in Jerome Reservoir); Black-crowned 

 Night Heron, 42 (Bronx Park colony); Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 1; Crow, 32; 

 Starling, 8; Tree Sparrow, 20 (flock); Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 3; Northern Shrike, 2 (1 in 

 Bronx Park, 1 in Castle Hill); Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 25. Total 20 species, about 260 individuals. George E. Hix, Carl Calstrom, 

 William McGinley, and Bernard Nathan. (The last three are Boy Scouts.) 



Staten Island, N. Y. (Moravian Cemetery, Great Kills, and Princess Bay.) — Dec. 25; 

 S.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Remains of snow on ground; temp, about 28 . Observers together. 

 Loon, 1; Horned Grebe, 1; Herring Gull, 300; Red-breasted Merganser, 1; Black Duck, 6; 

 Scaup Duck, 3; Golden-eye, 100; Ruddy Duck, 1; Canada Goose, 8; Cooper's Hawk, 1; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 50; Starling, 100; Goldfinch, 25; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 1; Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, 1; Brown Creeper, 1; Chicka- 

 dee, 15; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6. Total, 22 species, about 650 individuals. — Lester L. 

 Walsh and George B. Wilmott (Brooklyn Birdlovers' Club). 



Douglaston, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Generally fair; a little snow but not 

 enough to cover the ground; wind negligible; temp. 20 °at start, 32 at return. Observers 

 together. Herring Gull, 25; Black-crowned Night Heron, 20 (a small wintering colony); 

 Sparrow Hawk, 2 ; Large Owl, not identified, 1 ; Downy Woodpecker, 1 ; Flicker, 2 ; Horned 

 Lark, 20; Crow, 150; Fish Crow, 30 (the relative numbers of the two species of Crows probably 

 not accurate) ; Starling, 6; Vesper Sparrow, 5 (studied with 6X glasses at 25 ft., habit of run- 

 ning on ground and white outer tail feathers observed); Tree Sparrow, 60; Song Sparrow, 5; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. 

 Total, 17 species, 340 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. G. Clyde Fisher. 



East Marion, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 27; 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Clear after snow- 

 flurry in early a.m.; wind northwest, light; temp. 28 at start, 31 at return. At least 4 

 miles on foot along bay shore, fields, and woods roads. Horned Grebe, 9; Common Loon, 1; 

 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 ; Herring Gull, 1 75 + ; Ring-billed Gull, 1; Scaup, 100 + ; American 

 Golden-eye, 20; Old Squaw, n; White-winged Scoter, 6; Horned Lark, 16; Crow, 25 + ; 

 Starling, 60+; Meadowlark, 8; Goldfinch, 1; Tree Sparrow, 18; Song Sparrow, 22; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 15; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Black-capped Chickadee, 7; Robin, 1. Total, 20 

 species, about 498 individuals. — Mabel R. Wiggins. 



Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 25; 8 to 11 a.m., 2 to 4.30 p.m. Hail in a.m., undecided and 

 unfavorable all day; av. temp. 35 . Herring Gull, 315 + ; Wilson's Snipe, 1; Quail, 12 + ; 

 Cooper's Hawk, (?), 1; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Horned Lark, 60 + ; Blue Jay, 1; Crow, 397 + ; 

 Starling, 29; Tree Sparrow, 36; Slate-colored Junco, 17; Song Sparrow, 13; Swamp Sparrow, 

 3; Winter Wren, 1; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 6. Total, 

 17 species, 898 individuals. — Jeanne O. Ritter and Theodore G. Roehne. 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9.45 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. Clear in morning, cloudy in 

 afternoon; snow; temp. 26 . Thirteen miles covered on foot. Light northwest breeze. Ob- 

 servers remained together. Horned Grebe, 20; Herring Gull, 300; Great Black-backed Gull, 

 1; Red-breasted Merganser, 1; Black Duck, 28; Scaup Duck, 2; Bufflehead, 2; Old Squaw, 5; 

 American Scoter, 25; White-winged Scoter, 175; Surf Scoter, 300; Snowy Owl, 1; Horned 

 Lark, 52; Prairie Horned Lark, 1 ; American Crow, 3; Starling, 1 ; Snow Bunting, 100; Lapland 

 Longspur, 2; Ipswich Sparrow, 1. Total, 19 species, about 1,020 individuals. — Frank and 

 Robert Mathews. 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 5P.M. Clear to overcast; light north wind; 

 temp. 22 at start, 32° at return. Twelve miles on foot. Horned Grebe, 30; Holbcell's 

 Grebe, 1; Black-backed (lull, 40 (chiefly across inlet on Jones Beach); Herring Gull, 500 + ; 



