Bird-Lore's Twenfy-second Christmas Census 19 



Bonaparte Gull, 1; Red-breasted Merganser, 4; Black Duck, 4; Old Squaw, 7; American 

 Scoter, 10; White-winged Scoter, 500+; Surf Scoter, 100+; Marsh Hawk. .?; Sparrow Hawk, 

 2; Snowy Owl, 1; Horned Lark, 75; Prairie Horned Lark, 1; American Crow, 20; Starling, 60; 

 Meadowlark, 1; Snow Bunting, 100; Lapland Longspur, 2; Ipswich Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 

 6; Song Sparrow, 2. Total, 24 species. 1.471+ individuals. (Holbcell's Grebe and Lapland 

 Longspurs added by Mr. W. R. Boulton.) -CHARLES JOHNSTON. 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y.— Dec. 21. No ice or snow; dandelions still in bloom. Morning 

 cloudy; wind light, southwest; thick haze off shore; temp, rising from 39 ; heavy clouds and 

 northwest gale from early afternoon with quick fall of temperature to 8° by morning. Horned 

 Grebe, 12; Red-throated Loon 2; Black-backed Gull, moderate numbers; Herring Gull, many 

 thousands; Ring-billed Gull, 4 (adult and immature); Red-breasted Merganser, 7; Black 

 Duck, great flocks off shore on the water and in flight; Old-Squaw, an adult male dead on the 

 beach perfectly fresh; White-winged Scoter, large numbers, one flock of near 2,000; Surf 

 Scoter, numerous; Marsh Hawk, a male; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Crow, common; Starling, say 100; 

 Snow Bunting, flock of about 125; Seaside Sparrow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 465; Song Sparrow, 2. 

 Total, 18 species. Very unusual at this season to miss Old Squaws, Horned Larks, Ipswich 

 Sparrows and Myrtle Warblers. — E. P. Bk knell. 



Mastic, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.; 5^ hours in the field. Cloudy, a 

 powdering of new snow, almost gone by noon; open water everywhere, except ice at mouth of 

 creek; wind northeast, dying down; temp. 32 to 40 . Mainland and marsh bordering bay. 

 Observers together and separate. Great Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 8; American 

 Merganser, 5; Black Duck, 30; Golden-eye, 5; Ducks, (unidentified, probably mostly Marila), 

 250; Canada Goose, 19 (a flock migrating high); Great Blue Heron, 2; American Coot (Fulica), 

 170 (J. T. X.); Mourning Dove, 6; Marsh Hawk, 1; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Rough-legged Hawk, 

 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 6; Blue Jay, 40; 

 American Crow, 30; Starling, 350 (mostly 1 or 2 large flocks in pastures); Meadowlark, 8; 

 Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 35; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 6; Xorthern Shrike, 1; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 50; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Xuthatch, 1 (W. F. X.); Black-capped Chick- 

 adee, 25; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 12. Total, 30+ species, 1,096 individuals. Xo House 

 Sparrows. The Coots were on the bay, many close to the marsh, whence they flew further out 

 when approached. Observed as close and as long as desired, mostly in one straggling flock. — 

 W. F. and J. T. Nichols. 



Montauk (to Montauk Point) L. L, N. Y. — Dec. 24; daylight until dark. Sky overcast, 

 occasionally drizzling; wind northeast, light; temp. 40 . Observers together. Holbcell's 

 Grebe, 4; Horned Grebe, 2^; Loon, 200; Red-throated Loon, 3; Iceland Gull, 1; Great Black- 

 backed Gull, 7; Herring Gull, 1,500; Bonaparte's Gull, 1; Gannet, 1 (ad.); American Merganser, 

 25; Red-breasted Merganser, 75; Hooded Merganser, 1; Black Duck, 50; Scaup, 2; Golden- 

 eye, 25; Bufflehead, 1; Old Squaw, 40; American Scoter, 50; White-winged Scoter, 750; Surf 

 Scoter, 50; Canada Goose, 85; American Coot, 5; Marsh Hawk, 1; Sharp-shinned (?) Hawk, 

 1; Horned Lark, 34; Crow, 16; Starling, 2,200; Meadowlark, 5 ; Tree Sparrow, 9; Song Sparrow, 

 5; Myrtle Warbler, 25; Chickadee, 3. Total, 32 species, 5,215 individuals. Scarcity of the 

 commoner Ducks and land-birds remarkable. — Julius M. Johnson and Ludlow Griscom. 



Northport, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 27; n a.m. to 4P.M. Clear; K in. of newly fallen snow, bays 

 and Sound clear of ice; wind northwest, light; temp. 35 . Horned Grebe, 3; Herring Gull, 

 250; Ring-billed Gull, 1 (im.); Black Duck, 8; Greater Scaup Duck, over 1,000; Old Squaw, 

 150; American Scoter, 10; White-winged Scoter, 65; Surf Scoter, 300; Crow, 8; Starling, 11; 

 Meadowlark, 1; Tree Sparrow, 4; Juncos, 9; Song Sparrow, 1; Myrtle Warbler, 6; Chickadee, 

 1. Total, 17 species, about 1800 individuals. All of the Scaup were in Xorthport Harbor; 

 all of the Scoters and most of the Old Squaws were in the Sound. Land-birds were remarkably 

 scarce though conditions for observation were excellent. — Edward Fleisher. 



Sands Point, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 23, 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. and 3.20 to 5 p.m. Cloudy; 2 in. of 

 snow; wind west, moderate; temp, about 36 . Three miles on foot. Observers together. 



