Birds of Princeton. 



Bulletin 

 Princeton 

 Bird Club 



but a few separate features may also be mentioned. 

 North of Blawenburg is Sorrel Mountain, similar to 

 Mount Lucas, but higher and more extensive, while 

 good-sized ponds and marshes are situated near Cran- 

 bury, Lawrenceville and Hightstown, and at Rocky 

 Hill there are very large stone quarries. 



The climate is similar to that of New York City, 

 but drier and somewhat milder in winter, the spring 

 commencing fully a week earlier. 



Of the two hundred and thirty species herein re- 

 corded, many, probably the majority, are rarely seen 

 by the casual observer. Of course, different families 

 and genera have their preferences as regards local hab- 

 itat and many, found in considerable abundance at the 

 ponds and water courses, would rarely be seen on Sor- 

 rel Mountain. It is with reference to the occurrence 

 of these "water birds" that a word may be necessary. 

 On account of its proximity to the coast on one side, 

 and the Delaware on the other, this section is, in case 

 of storms, often visited by species whose appearance 

 is usually not associated with an inland town. Many 

 of these birds are rare and erratic in their occurrence, 

 and are never seen far from the Millstone. While in a 

 popular sense, they could not be called Princeton birds, 

 yet by their very occurrence, they must be recorded in 

 this paper. 



Before entering upon a detailed list of the different 

 species, a few generalizations regarding the frequency 

 of appearance and comparative abundance of the differ- 

 ent orders may be of interest. Of the first two, 

 Diving Birds (Pygopodes) and Gulls, Terns, etc. (Long- 

 ipennes), have several representatives, while the Petrels 

 (Tubinares) are entirely absent. The order Geese, 



