28 Bird -Lore 



Lapland Longspur, i; Son;,' Sparrow, i; Cedar Waxwing, 40; Brown Creeper, 3; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 2; (Jolden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 23 species 

 671 individuals. — ^W. H. Eddy, E. H. Eaton, W. W. Grant and O. C. McCreary. 



Geneva, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 8.30 to 11.30 a.m. Clear; ground covered with snow; 

 wind light, westerly; temp. 10° to 15° (all the birds seen from my study window). 

 Horned Grebe, 1; Herring Gull, i; Redhead, 75; Canvasback, 10,000 (flock coming in on 

 lake, number estimated by sportsmen who were hunting them); Scaup, 200; Goldeneye. 

 4; Old-squaw, 5; Downy Woodpecker, i; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i (immature 

 plumage, identification certain); Flicker, i; Crow, 3; Cedar Waxwing, 30; Chickadee, 3, 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 15 species, 10,332 

 individuals. — Elon Howard Eaton. 



Hamburg, N. Y. — Dec. 22, i to 4.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; about 10 in. of snow; wind 

 southwest, brisk; temp. 18°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-headed Woodpecker, 4; Crow, 3; Gaidfinch, 37; Brown 

 Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, y 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 12 species, 72 individuals. — Thomas L. Bourne. 



Hamburg, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; about 10 in. of snow; no wind; 

 temp. 14°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Red-headed Woodpecker, 4; Flicker. 2; Crow, 32; 

 Goldfinch, 16; Northern Shrike, i; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 6; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6. 

 Total, 12 species, 83 individuals. — Heath Van Duzee. 



Ithaca, N. Y. (Renwick Woods and Marsh) head of Lake Cayuga). — Dec. 20; 10 

 a.m. to I P.M. Clear, ground deeply covered with snow; everything frozen; wind north- 

 west, strong; temp. 30°. Horned Grebe, i; Herring Gull, 4; Canvasback, 50; Scaup, 

 250; Goldeneye, i; Bufiiehead, 7; Short-eared Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 50; 

 Red- winged Blackbird, adult male (lively and able to fly); Purple Finch, 2; Tree Spar- 

 row, 6; Song Sparrow, 15; Swamp Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, s; Chickadee, 2; Golden- crowned Kinglet, 6. Total, 18 species, 407 individuals. 

 A Robin seen next da_y. — Ludlow Griscom. 



Long Beach, Nassau Co., L. I., N. Y, — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy; 

 ground lightly snow-covered except on beach; marshes frozen; wind northwest, light, 

 increasing in afternoon; temp. 30° to 15°. Holboell's Grebe, i; Horned Grebe, i; Loon, 

 6; Red-throated Loon, 2; Black-backed Gull, 10; Herring Gull, 1,000 -f; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, i; Black Duck, 670 + (one flock of 400); Scaup. 4; Old-squaw, 62; W'hite- 

 winged Scoter, 12; Surf Scoter, i; Red-backed Sandpiper, i (at close range); Marsh 

 Hawk, 2; Pigeon Hawk, i; Horned Lark, 14; Crow, sp , 39; Meadowlark, 3; Goldfinch, 

 2; Ipswich Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 26; Song Sparrow, 4, Myrtle Warbler, 45. Total, 

 23 species, 1909 individuals. — Edward Fleischer. 



Long Beach, Nassau Co., L. L, N. Y. — Dec. 20; 11.05 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; wind northwest, light; not cold. Horned Grebe, 2; Red-throated Loon, i; 

 Filack-backed Gull, 20 adults; Herring Gull, 5,000; Red-breasted Merganser, 5; Black 

 Duck, 4 -\- (large flocks not surely identified); Old-squaw, 30; Surf Scoter, 1; Great 

 Blue Heron, i (at sunset, out at sea, flying west, rather high); Short-eared Owl, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 3; Horned Lark, flock of 9; American Crow, 10; Starling, 3; Meadow- 

 lark, i; Tree Sparrow, 2; Song Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 20. Total, 18 species, about 

 S,iiS individuals. — J. M. Johnson, Wm. H. Wiegmann and C. H. Rogers. 



Lynbrook, East Rockaway and Long Beach, Nassau Co., L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 26; 

 9.30 a.m. to 5 P.M. I'\iir; ground snow covered; marshes frozen; wind north, strong; 

 temp. 5° to 15°. Loon, 2; Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 750; Red-breasted Mer- 

 ganser, 15; Black Duck, 300; Scaup, 50; Goldeneye, 3; Old-squaw, 38; White-winged 

 Scoter, 13; Surf Scoter, i; Marsh Hawk, i; Rough-legged Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Horned Lark, 10; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 25; Starling, 50; Meadow- 



