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Long Island. Fairly common summer resident, rare in winter. 

 April 10 to October 30. 



ORIENT. Not common summer resident ; March 27, 1920 

 to November 28, 1908. Frequently observed in winter. 

 MASTIC. Fairly common summer resident. 

 LONG BEACH. Rare transient; April 28, 1921; May 6, 

 1921; August 11, 1921 to September 22, 1921 (all by Bicknell). 

 New York State. Still breeds where its habitats have not 

 been destroyed. 



BRONX REGION. Now a rare and local summer resident. 



Formerly nested in the marshes around Dyckman Street 



(Weber) and at West Farms up to 1910 (Griscom). These 



localities now totally destroyed. Still breeds in the swamp at 



Van Cortlandt Park, arrival April 26, 1921 (R. Friedmann). 



New Jersey. A summer resident throughout, where suitable 



habitats prevail. More general!} 7 distributed and locally less 



numerous northward and westward. The latest date before me is 



October 23, 1921 on the Newark meadows (Urner). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Common summer resident in the 

 Overpeck Marshes. April 17, 1921 (Griscom and Johnson) to 

 October 15, 1922 (Hix). 



SORA (Porzana Carolina) Fig. 10 



The status of the Sora in our territory still awaits satis- 

 factory determination. Until quite recently it nested in some 

 of the marshes near New York City, but these are now 

 destroyed. It is best known as a fall migrant in the larger 

 marshes where wild rice grows, but is rare or undetected in 

 spring. It should be found nesting in the marshes of northern 

 New Jersey. The Overpeck Marshes are an excellent locality 

 for this species in August and September, if the student is 

 willing to splash around in the muck and reeds. When 

 flushed, it closely resembles a Virginia Rail in size and color, 

 but lacks the rufous wing-coverts, and has a short, straight 

 bill instead of a long, curved one. In spring or early summer 

 the calls betray a breeding colony, a clear whistled ker-wee, 

 and a high-pitched whinny, suggesting a Semipalmated 

 Sandpiper. 



