[Bulletin 

 Princeton 

 Bird Club 



Family Scolopacidse. Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 



39 (228). American Woodcock. Philohela minor 



[Gniel.'). 

 A fairly common summer resident and migrant, arriving late in 

 February or early in March, according to the season, and often remain- 

 ing until December. During the spring and fall Woodcock are more 

 abundant than in the summer, and even the few that do breed, owing to 

 the disastrous July shooting, are rapidly decreasing in numbers. Sev- 

 eral nests have come under my observation and in each case incubation 

 had commenced by April 3, the four young remaining in the nest only 

 about two hours after being hatched. During the warmer months the 

 Woodcock affect the low swampy lands near the Millstone and Stony 

 Brook. The fall birds on the other hand seem to prefer the dry 

 slopes on the hills back of Princeton and are uncommon in the Mill- 

 stone region. 



40 (230). Wilson's Snipe; English Snipe. Gallinago 



delicata {Ord). 

 This species is generally a regular and common migrant in the 

 swamps and wet meadows along the Millstone. During some seasons, 

 however, it appears to be much more numerous than in others and is 

 sometimes scarce. The birds appear during March and April in 

 spring, and from October i to December 10 in fall. On January 4, 

 1900, I took a female, but this is the only winter record. 



41 (239). Pectoral Sandpiper; Krieker. Tringa 



maculata Vieill. 



Dr. Farr tells me that in August and September small flocks of 



Kriekers occasionally appear on the mud flats of the ponds near Cran- 



bury. He writes of them: "Abundant at the Cranbury Millpond, 



August 29, 1895." At Princeton this species has never been recorded. 



42 (242). Least Sandpiper; Peep. Tringa minutilla 



Vieill. 



A few small flocks pass through each spring during May, return- 

 ing in August, when, associated with E. pusillus, they are more fre- 

 quently seen. They are, however, never common. (See following 

 species.) 



May ; July 25 to September 10. 



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