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Near New York City and elsewhere in our territory it has been 

 for years a very rare bird. Perhaps the most favored spot 

 near the City is Overpeck Creek in northern New Jersey, 

 where it occurs occasionally in late March and early April. 

 Adult males in full plumage are rarely seen, but the small 

 size and dumpy shape are characteristic. On the water the 

 tail is always cocked up like a Wren's, while in flight the 

 short rounded wings and the rapid wing beats make it appear 

 like a gigantic bumble-bee. It is often absuredly tame. 



Long Island. Irregular, sometimes common in fall, rare in 

 mid- winter. (September 21) October 5 to January 1. Spring 

 migration data are scant, recorded May 13, May 22 and June 10. 



ORIENT. A rare and erratic species at Orient, more fre- 

 quent on Gardiner's Island; October 27, 1909 to June 10, 

 1910. 



MASTIC. No record. 



LONG BEACH. Very rare; May 13, 1917 (Janvrin); 

 December 25, 1921 (Bicknell). 



New York State. A common transient at Ossining (Fisher 

 and Brandreth) ; now very rare elsewhere. 



CENTRAL PARK. Casual on the Reservoir, October 30, 



1911 (Griscom and Hix), six birds, two males. They permitted 

 a park attendant to row up twice, and shoot two. 



BRONX REGION. Very rare; two records, February 21, 

 1915 (L. N. Nichols); December 25, 1921 (Hix). 

 New Jersey. Formerly a rare transient at Morristown 

 (Thurber). Now very rare or casual. One record on the Boonton 

 Reservoir, April 11, 1920 (Carter). One record near Montclair, 

 April 23, 1915 (Rowland) . One record near Elizabeth, October 

 24, 1920 (Urner). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Very rare transient on the Hudson, 

 one record, March 23, 1913 (W. W. Grant and Griscom); 

 formerly common on Overpeck Creek, known as "Sleepy- 

 head" (notes of Cornelius Dernarest made prior to 1880); 

 recorded casually on the Ice Pond at Nordhoff, a pair July 

 31 to August 21, 1909 (Hix); otherwise not recorded until 

 1912; now a rare transient, chiefly in spring; October 20, 



1912 (Griscom and LaDow); November 21, 1916 (Weber); 

 October 7, 1917 (Weber) ; April 3 to May 18, 1920 (numerous 

 observers); March 27 and April 3, 1921 (Griscom and others); 

 April 16, 1922 (Griscom, Johnson, and Laidlaw Williams). 



