Vo1 - Sf V °] General Notes. 141 



Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina. Evening Grosbeak. — 

 March 7 to April 9, 1916, from three to twenty-five birds noted on eight 

 days by both Wm. L. G. Edson and R. E. Horsey. 



Ammodramus savannarum australis. Grasshopper Sparrow. — 

 June 30 to August 17, 1914, eight reports, usually two birds, on a sandy 

 hillside, east of Highland Park, Rochester, N. Y.; April 27 to August 19, 

 1915, thirteen reports, at the 1914 station and also a couple of miles east 

 on the same range of hills; May 2 to July 2, 1916, a pair and young birds, 

 12 reports, same station as 1914 and also a mile to the west; May 10 to 

 June 15, 1918, three reports, two birds, same station as 1914. 



As a pair of these birds were to be found at the same place during the 

 summers from 1914 to 1917, and young birds were noted in 1916 there is no 

 doubt of their nesting there. In 1918 they were noted only in early spring 

 and in 1919 not at all, although conditions at their station have not changed 

 as far as one can see. 



Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis. Cardinal. — December 10, 1913 

 to April 21, 1914, a male bird was noted almost daily in Highland Park and 

 at the feeding stations; November 2, 1916 to March 25, 1917, same stations 

 as above. Besides the writers, all Highland Park employees and many 

 bird students saw these birds. The 1913-1914 bird was photographed 

 and featured in one of the Rochester Sunday newspapers. 



Vermivora leucobronchialis. Brewster's Warbler. — May 2, 

 1914, one bird, in " Warners Woods " Highland Park, Rochester, N. Y. 

 at about 9.30 A.M., by R. E. Horsey, and from 11.20 A.M. to 12 M. by 

 Wm. L. G. Edson and R. E. Horsey. 



The identification points were; almost square patch of bright yellow on 

 the wing, a black fine through the eye, a black bill, tail grayish slate grading 

 to grayish yellow-green on the back and slightly darker on the head, under- 

 pays light gray tinged with yellow. The points were noted with field 

 glasses in bright sunlight. This record was published in ' Bird-Lore ' 

 for July-August, 1914. 



Below are our dates for the Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers 

 of which the Brewster's is a hybrid. 



Vermivora pinus. Blue-winged Warbler.— September 15 and 16, 

 1914, one bird, Wm. L. G. Edson and R. E. Horsey; September 7 and 

 10, 1915, one bird, Wm. L. G. Edson. 



Vermivora chrysoptera. Golden-winged Warbler. — May 24, 

 1913, one bird, R. E. Horsey; September 9, 1914, one bird, Wm. L. G. 

 Edson; September 4, 1915, one bird, R. E. Horsey. 



Dendroica discolor. Prairie Warbler. — May 9 and 10, 1916, two 

 birds; May 7, 1918, one bird, Highland Park, Rochester, N. Y., Wm. L. G. 

 Edson and R. E. Horsey. 



On May 24, 1917, Wm. L. G. Edson, at the request of Assistant City 

 Engineer, Mr. Skinner, visited the Rochester Sewage disposal plant at 

 Brighton, where about 3000 warblers were feeding on the flies on the sludge 

 beds. 



