182 The Wilson Bulletin, No. 72-73. 



in bands of several hundred each. The median date of spring ar- 

 rival is Februarj' 27, the earliest being February 17, 1897; the me- 

 dian date of departure is October 25. The bulk moves south about 

 the middle of October, or with the first severe frosts. Only a few 

 breed on the sand spit, and I have never found many in the migra- 

 tions. 



ONE DAY'S OBSERVATION OF NORTHERN 

 NEW JERl^EY BIRDS. 



BY LOUIS S. KOHLER. 



Appended hereto will be found a list of birds observed in 

 several Northern New Jersey towns on May 26, 1910. This 

 date in this locality is one that may be included in the last 

 leg of the vernal mig^ration period, and, also, one on which 

 an observer may locate a number of species nesting. The 

 country canvassed in securing" this list includes Bloomfield, 

 in Essex County, Mountain View, Wayne, Pompton and 

 Pompton Plains, in Morris County, Pompton junction and 

 Pompton Lake, in Passaic County, and Oakland, in Bergen 

 County. This list includes thirty-eight established residents, 

 five late migrants and five casual visitors, making a total of 

 forty-eight species observed. 



KSTABLTSHED RESIDENTS 



(1) Actitis maciilaria. — Spotted Sandpiper. One seen at Bloom- 

 Held. 



(2) Accipiter velox. — Sliarp-shinned Hawic. One seen at Bloom- 

 field. 



(3) Coccyzus americamis. — Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Two seen along 

 west shore of Pompton Lake. 



(4) Ceryl alciion. — Belted Kingfisher. Common .-it Pompton 

 Lake and Pompton Junction. 



(5) Colaptes aiiraUis luteits. — Northern Flicker. Common at 

 Pompton Junction and Oakland. Few found at Bloomfield and 

 Wayne. Nest found at Pompton Lakes. 



((;) Clurtura prlnr/ica. — Chimney Swift. Common generally. 

 Nest and four eggs found in chimney at Pompton Junction. 



(7) Tyrnnus lyranniiK. — Kingbird. Common at I'omiiton Jnn<'- 

 tion and Pompton Lakes. One at Mountain View. 



