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General Notes 



NEW JERSEY NOTES. 



December Birds in Northern New Jersey. — Ou December 24. 

 1913, while making a sectional census in several northern New 

 Jersey towns, seventeen species of birds Avere located, and of which 

 four hundred and fourteen individuals were recorded. 



The towns passed through in making this census included Cald- 

 well (Essex County), Pine Brook, Horse Neck, Towace, Lincoln 

 Park, and Mountain View (Morris County), a distance of fifteen 

 and one-half miles of much diversified country, and over a period 

 of five and one-half hours. The weather throughout the day was 

 rather warm and very humid and the sky overcast with heavy 

 storm clouds. The species observed were: Flicker (2), Junco 

 (32), Song Sparrow (3), Blue Jay (21), Tree Sparrow (29), 

 White-breasted Nuthatch (5), Downy Woodpecker (3), Herring 

 Gull (1), Starling (25), Chickadee (5), Crow (130), Meadowlark 

 (4), Brown Creeper (2), Goldfinch (79), Tufted Titmouse (17), 

 Bluebird (5), and Myrtle Warbler (1). 



In addition to the above records, the following were observed 

 prior to the above date : Sparrow Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 Robin, White-throated Sparrow, Kingfisher, Sharp-shinned Hawk, 

 Fox Sparrow^ Marsh Hawk, and Barred Owl. These latter added 

 to those observed on the 24th makes a total of twenty-six species 

 for the month, which is, indeed, a fair list for this portion of 

 New Jersey. 



Duck Hawks on Newark Meadows and Vicinity. — During the 

 past winter Duck Hawks (Falco peregriuus lanatum) have been 

 unusally common on the Newark Meadows and vicinity. They were 

 ol)served near the Plank Road and Passaic River Bridge on Janu- 

 ary 29th, February 20th and 24th, 1912. 



Prior to the above dates I have found this bird only twice be- 

 fore in northern New Jersey. Both of the former records were 

 made at Greenwood Lake on November 3, 1907, and February G, 

 1910. 



Hermit Thrush in Passaic County, N. J. — On May 27, 1910, a 

 completed nest of this species was located among the low 'hills of 

 We>t Milford Township, near the Orange County Line, in a low 

 laurel bush about six inches from the ground and contained a 

 clutch of four eggs, bluish green in color. The nest was composed 

 of bark, grasses and pieces of grape-vines and lined with fine roots 

 and grasses, deeply cupped and compactly formed. On June 10th, 



