36 Bird - Lore 



White-hrc;isted Nulliatch, 3; Chickadee, 35; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 10; Bluebird, 

 4 (only the second lime \vc ha\'e seen it in winter). Total, 29 species, 430 individuals. — 

 John Trf.adwf.i.l Nichols, S. V. LaDow and Luni.ow Griscom. 



Hackettstown, N. J. — Dec. 18; g to 11.40 a.m. Partly cloudy; ground bare; temj), 

 31". Great Blue Heron (?),t; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 3; Starling, i; Purple Finch 

 2; Goldfinch, 2; White-throated Sjiarrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 5; Junco, 2; Song Spar- 

 row, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 3. Total, 12 species, 26 individuals. 

 — Mary Pierson Allen. 



Moorestown, N. J. — Dec. 25; 6.53 a.m. to 3.50 p.m. Some of the party not in field 

 so long. Clear to cloudy; rain in afternoon; ground bare; wind northeast, light, 

 becoming fresh; temp, at start, 35°. Herring Gull, 5; Ruddy (?) Duck, i; Great Blue 

 Heron, 2; Killdeer, 19; Mourning Dove, 17; Turkey Vulture, 2; Marsh Hawk, 2; Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 12; Red-shouldered Hawk, 

 6; Sparrow Hawk, 5; Barn Owl (recently killed; leg broken as by a trap), i; Long-eared 

 Owl, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 20; Flicker, 

 6; Horned Lark, 5; Blue Jay, 24; Crow, 762; Starling, 183; Meadowlark, 116; Purple 

 Grackle, i; Goldfinch, 11; White-throated Sparrow, 41; Tree Sparrow, 230; Chipping 

 Sparrow, i; Junco, 674; Song Sparrow, 92; Fox Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 45; Northern 

 (?) Shrike, 2; Carolina Wren, 3; Winter Wren, 11; Brown Creeper, 8; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 11; Tufted Titmouse, 9; Chickadee, 64; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Robin, 

 4; Bluebird, 3. Total, 42 species, 2,414 individuals. Observers worked in four parties 

 covering for the most part different ground. One Pine Siskin seen on Dec. 24. — John 

 D. Carter, Arthur S. Maris, E. Leslie Nicholson, J. Howard Mickle, Anna A. 

 MiCKLE, William B. Evans and George H. Hallett, Jr. 



Morristown, N. J. — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 east, moderate; temp. 39°. Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 5; Starling, ic; Goldfinch, i; Tree Spar- 

 row, 23; Field Sparrow, i; Song Sparrow, 23; Junco, 25; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; 

 Tufted Titmouse, i; Chickadee, 24. Total, 11 species, 124 individuals. — R. C. Caskey. 



Mountain View, N. J. — Dec. 21; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fair; ground bare; no wind; 

 temp. 45°. Black Duck, 4; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Spar- 

 row Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Blue Jay, 25; Crow, 25; 

 Starling, 20; Goldfinch, 3; Tree Sparrow, 100; Junco, 100; Song Sparrow, 2; Fox Spar- 

 row, 2; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 25; Tufted 

 Titmouse, 25; Chickadee, 10. Total, 19 species, 357 individuals. — Herbert Cottrell. 



Newfield, N. J. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 3.10 p.m. Cloudy in forenoon, rain in after- 

 noon; wind northeast, brisk; temp. 43°. Bob-white, 6; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 3; Meadow- 

 lark, 3; Tree Sparrow, 40; Song Sparrow, i; Junco, 75; Cardinal, i; Chickadee, 5. 

 Total, 9 species, 137 individuals. On Dec. 24, i Goldfinch, and flock of several hundred 

 Red-winged Blackbirds were seen. — Wm. W. Fair. 



Plainfield, N. J. (to Ash Swamp), — Dec. 25; 7.10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cloudy, raining 

 from 2.30 P.M.; ground bare (has not been snow-covered this season); wind east; temp. 

 41°. Canada Goose, 11 (flock, flying south); Marsh Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; 

 Hawk {Buieo sp.) 2; Barred Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 7; 

 Blue Jay, 12; Common Crow, 160; Fish Crow, 3; Starling, about 660 (one flock of fully 

 600); Meadowlark, 18 (flock, at roost); Rusty Blackbird, 14 (flock); Pine Siskin, 6 

 (flock); White- throated Sparrow, 4 (flock); Tree Sparrow, 45; Field Sparrow, 2 (together); 

 Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, 4; Swamp Sparrow, 2 (together); Cardinal, 3; Northern Shrike, 

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

 8; Black-capped Chickadee, 23; Hermit Thrush, 2 (together). Total, 27 species, about 

 1,025 individuals. — W. DeW. Miller. 



Trenton, N. J. (and vicinity). — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; ground bare; 

 wind light, west; temp. 40°. Downy Woodpecker, 3; Junco, 50; Song Sparrow, 15; 



