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Club and Durand Eastman Park). — Dec. 22; 7.45 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy with snow 

 flurries a.m., clear p.m.; 8 in. of snow; wind southwest, brisk; temp. 20°. Herring Gull, 

 100; Pheasant, 4; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; 

 Tree Sparrow, 25; Junco, 4; Cedar Waxmng, 25; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 11 species, 172 individuals. — Wm. L. 

 G. Edson and R. E. Horsey. 



Syracuse, N. Y. (Liverpool to Long Branch). — Dec. 26. 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 

 a foot of snow; no wind; temp. zero. Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-headed Woodpecker, 

 4; Crow, 67; Song Sparrow, 4; Migrant Shrike, i (eating a sparrow); Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 2. Total, 8 species, 88 individuals. — Emilik 

 GouLDiNG and Nettie M. Sadler. 



Woodmere, N. Y. — Dec. 28; 9.30 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. Quite clear; ^ in. of snow; wind 

 northwest, hardly perceptible; temp. 29° to 33°. Herring Gull, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 24; Starling, 11; Meadowlark, 

 8; Goldfinch, 5; White-throated Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 44; Junco. 2; Song Sparrow. 

 11; Fox Sparrow, 8; Myrtle Warbler, 2. Total, "15 species, 141 individuals. Dec. 11. 

 male Towhee; Dec. 15, Chickadee; Dec. 19, Hermit Thrush. — -Charles A. Hewlett. 



New York Bay and Sandy Hook, N. J. (From Wall St., Manhattan, by steamer to 

 the Hook; there on foot. — Dec. 26; 7 a.m. to 3.40 p.m. Brilliantly clear; ground lightly 

 snow-covered; wind north, brisk; temp. 4° at start, 17° at end. Black-backed. Gull 6 

 adults; Herring Gull, 880; American and Red-breasted Mergansers, 8 (i each identified) ; 

 Black Duck, 2; Goldeneye, 16; White-winged Scoter, flock of 10; Night Heron, i juv.; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; American Crow, 20; Fish Crow, 

 150; Starling, 10; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, i; Field Sparrow, 2; Junco, 

 flock of 8; Song Sparrow, 9; Fox Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 6; Myrtle Warbler, 130; Carolina 

 Wren, 3; Hermit Thrush, 3; Robin, 8. Total, 25 species, about 1,280 individuals. — 

 Wm. H. Wiegmann and C. H. Rogers. 



Camden, N. J. (and vicinity). — Dec. 25; 7.30 to 9 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. 

 Cloudy; i in. of snow; wind northeast shifting to northwest; temp. 27°. Herring Gull, 

 23; Night Heron, i; Killdeer, 3; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Barn Owl, 3; 

 Long-eared Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 600; StarHng, 

 no; Meadowlark, 19; Purple Finch, 3; Savannah Sparrow, i; White-throated Sparrow, 

 10; Tree Sparrow, 34;Field Sparrow. 8; Junco, 105; Song Sparrow, 17; Swamp Sparrow, 

 3; Cardinal, 6; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted 

 Titmouse, 3; Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 28 species, 971 indi- 

 viduals. A Yellow Palm Warbler was seen on Dec. 20. — Julian K. Potter. 



Hanover Neck, N. J. — Dec. 20; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind north- 

 west, light; temp. 32°. Ring-necked Pheasant, i ; Marsh Hawk, i ; Red-shouldered Hawk, 

 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 400; Star- 

 Ung, 40; Goldfinch, 5; White-throated Sparrow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 4; Song Sparrow, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i. Total, 13 species, 479 individuals. — Charles H. Bause- 

 WEiN and Louis S. Kohler. 



Plainfield, N. J. (to Ash Swamp). — Dec. 25; 6.50 a.m. to 5.50 p.m. Fair; i in. of 

 fresh snow; temp. 27°. Marsh Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 4; Red-shouldered Hawk, 3; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 6; 

 Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 28; American Crow, 300 (mostly flying from roost from 7 to 8 

 A.M.); Fish Crow, 3; Starling, 16; Meadowlark, 20 (flock, at roost); Blackbird sp., 2 

 (together); Purple Finch, 4 (flock); Goldfinch, 4; White-throated Sparrow, 3 (flock); 

 Tree Sparrow, 65; Field Sparrow, 4 (flock); Junco, 85; Song Sparrow, 52 (one flock of 

 17 and one of 15); Swamp Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 8; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 2 

 (together); White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse, 8; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 8; Hermit Thrush, 1; Bluebird, 5 (flock). Total, 30 species, 648 individuals. A Barred 



