542 Thurston and Boyle, Long Island Birds. [oct. 



SOME SEASONAL NOTES ON LONG ISLAND BIRDS. 



BY HENRY THURSTON AND HOWARTH S. BOYLE. 1 



On the 22d of October, 1907, the Linnaean Society (if New York 

 published an abstract containing "A List of Long Island Birds." 

 by Dr. Wm. C. Braislin. Though this list, for which every Long 

 Island bird student feels indebted to Dr. Braislin, is the most 

 complete and best list of Long Island birds that has yet appeared, 

 we have made several observations that more or less extend the 

 seasonal occurrence of certain species as there given and offer 

 them herewith together with certain other notes that may prove 

 of interest to investigators of avian life in this vicinity. 



Our notes that extend dates recorded by Dr. Braislin are marked 

 by an asterisk. 



Pisobia fuscicollis. White-rumped Sandpiper. — I had a fine chance 

 to see an individual at Mastic, L. I., on August 24, 1912. Mr. J. T. Nichols 

 and I observed another on August 26. (T) 



Numenius hudsonicus. Hudsonian Curlew. — Unusually abundant 

 this (1912) season. A flock of fifty by actual count, were seen at Freeport, 

 L. I., on August 4, 1912. 



The largest flocks were seen earlier. In company with my brother on 

 July 27, 1912, I saw three large flocks, one composed of one hundred and 

 fifty birds. (T) 



Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. — On the 

 sixteenth of March, 1913, on the Flushing Meadows, Flushing, L. I., I 

 observed one of these birds which I studied for ten minutes or more. Upon 

 clapping my hands the bird flew, disappearing in the mist. (B) 



*Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — This bird is a winter resident at 

 Flushing. 1 have records as follows all from Flushing Meadows: Feb- 

 ruary 24, November 3, November 24, 1912, and January 1, 1913. (B) 



Falco aparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — This little falcon is 

 a winter resident; my note book shows records as follows: December 30, 

 1911, January 10, November 24, December 7, 8, and 29, 1912. These ob- 

 servations were also made at Flushing Meadows ami near vicinity. (B) 



*Asio wilsonianus. Long-eared Owl. — While walking over a frozen 

 birch swamp two miles back of Flushing, L. I., on February 8, 1913, I un- 

 expectedly stumbled upon a roosting place of the Long-eared Owls. As we 



i Observations made by Mr. Boyle are followed by a B; those by Mr. Thurston 

 have a T appended. 



