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Total, iS species, 882 individuals. On Dec. 23, 3 Night Herons and a Kingfisher, and 

 on Dec. 21,15 Bob-whites were seen on this area. — Aretas A. Saunders. 



New York City (western half of Van Cortlandt Park). — Dec. 20; 8.30 a.m. to 4.45 

 P.M. Partly cloudy; ground bare; no wind; heavy frost at start; temp. 54° at 2 p.m. 

 Bob-white, covey of at least 7; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, i 

 (male); Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 13; Starling, 105; Red-winged Blackbird, 5; Pine 

 Siskin, flock of 14; Tree Sparrow, 80; Field Sparrow, 6; Junco, flock of 26; Song Sparrow 

 6; Swamp Sparrow, i; Brown Thrasher, i (same spot as Nov. 30; in dense cover; lively 

 but will not fly); Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 11. Total, 19 species, about 290 individuals. — Charles H. 

 Rogers. 



New York City (Westchester Ave., Watson's Woods, Bronx Park to Van Cort- 

 landt Park), — Dec. 25; 11.30 a.m. to dark. Overcast and threatening, hail after 4 p.m. 

 Ground free from frost; wind northeast, fairly strong; temp. 45° to 38°. Herring Gull, 

 109; Black-crowned Night Heron, 25; Sparrow Hawk, i, Barred Owl, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Crow, 14; Starling, 71; Goldfinch, 5; White-throated Sparrow, 17; Tree Spar- 

 row, 10; Field Sparrow, 7; Junco, 19; Song Sparrow, 6; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Fox Sparrow, 

 41 (all in one flock — a phenomenal number so late) ; Towhee, i (female); Brown Creeper, 

 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 22. Total, 19 species, 361 individuals. — 

 George W. Hubbell, Jr., and Ludlow Griscom. 



New York City (West Farms to Clason Point). — Dec. 27; 2.15 to 4.45 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare, very wet in places from recent rain; wind northwest, brisk; temp. 31°. 

 Herring Gull, 1,000 or more; Bonaparte's Gull, 50; Red-breasted Merganser, i (drake); 

 Black Duck, 20; Scaup, 200; a flock of at least 500 ducks riding upon the water, too far 

 out to identify; Red-tailed Hawk, 4; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; Crow, i; Starling, 17; White-throated Sparrow, 10; 

 Tree Sparrow, 20; Song Sparrow, 2; Fox Sparrow, 30; Winter Wren, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 2. Total, 19 species, about 2,000 individuals. — Edwin Des- 

 vernine and George E. Hix. 



New York City (Central Park). — Dec. 25; 9.30 to 10.30 a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 

 light wind; temp. 28°. Herring Gull, 9; Starling, 4; Crackle {Q. quiscula subsp.), 2; 

 Rusty Blackbird, i; White-throated Sparrow, 3 (males); White-breasted Nuthatch, i; 

 Chickadee, 4. Total, 8 species, 24 individuals. — John Dryden Kuser. 



New York City (Central Park). — Dec. 25; 7.15 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground 

 bare; wind northeast, brisk; temp, about 40°. Herring Gull, no; Downy Woodpecker, 

 3; Starling, 70; Crackle, (Q. quiscula, subsp.), 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chicka- 

 dee, 9; Robin, I. Total, 7 species, 200 individuals. — J. C. Wiley and Mr. and Mrs. 

 G. Clyde Fisher. 



New York City (Prospect Park, Brooklyn). — Dec. 21; 8.30 to 10.30 a.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; wind southwest, light; temp. 45°. Herring Gull, 2; Black Duck, 8; Screech 

 Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Starling, 30; Pine Siskin, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 3; 

 Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, 2; Northern Shrike, i; Carolina Wren, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 4. Total, 13 species, 61 individuals. — K. P. and E. W. Vietor. 



New York City (Flushing, L. I.). — Dec. 27; six hours. Clear and cold; temp, 

 about 30°. Herring Gull, 9; Wilson's Snipe, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 3; Rough-legged Hawk, 

 4; Crow, 16; Starling, 50; Meadowlark, 15; White-throated Sparrow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 

 13; Junco, 12; Song Sparrow, 6; Swamp Sparrow, 10; Towhee, i; Long-billed Marsh 

 Wren, i; Chickadee, 5. Total, 15 species, 153 individuals. — Howarth S. Boyle. 



New York City (Princes Bay to New Dorp, Staten Island). — Dec. 28; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

 Hazy to cloudy, clearing in late p.m.; ground bare and frozen; wind light northwest; 

 temp. 20° at start, rising several degrees during day. Great Black-backed Gull, 1; 

 Herring Gull, 431; Bonaparte's Gull, 5; Greater Scaup, i; Goldeneye, 18; Bufliehead, 2; 



