146 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



the ground. Ordinarily we get a glimpse of a dim brown 

 shape with a long bill, a large head, a stocky build, and 

 broader wings than any other Shore-bird. It is one of the 

 first species to arrive in spring, and starts mating and nesting 

 almost immediately. The harsh peent of the aerial perform- 

 ance, heard at dusk, is responsible for the early Nighthawk 

 records ! 



Long Island. Fairly common summer resident, occasional in 

 winter; February 22 to December 8. 



ORIENT. Rare and local summer resident, more frequent 

 during migration; recorded in winter. April 1, 1914 to 

 December 7, 1919. 



MASTIC. Fairly common summer resident. 

 LONG BEACH. Casual during migration; October 30, 1919 

 (Crosby); October 30, 1921 (Bicknell and Johnston); March 

 3, 1921 (Bicknell). 



New York State. Still nesting locally on Staten Island and 

 in northern Westchester County. Bewildered birds sometimes 

 fly into shop windows in New York City. One found dead at the 

 base of the Museum building, December 14, 1921. 



CENTRAL PARK. Casual visitor, less rare fifty years ago; 

 April 1, 1894 (Chubb); December 27, 1909 (Rogers); No- 

 vember 6, 1917 (Hix). 



BRONX REGION. Formerly a common summer resident. 

 Still nesting near East Chester and Saw Mill Lane (L. N. 

 Nichols). Rare transient elsewhere; April 15, 1916 (L. N. 

 Nichols); October 8, 1911 to October 31, 1908 at Van Cort- 

 landt Park (Griscom). 



New Jersey. Fairly common summer resident throughout, 

 except near the Hudson River, where rare or extirpated. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Now a rare summer resident and 

 uncommon transient, decreasing steadily. Probably still 

 breeds in northern Bergen County, but not found in summer 

 near Englewood since 1914 (Griscom). February 14, 1915 

 (N. F. Lenssen) to December 31 (R. S. Lemmon). Average 

 arrival March 15 to 20; rare after November 15. 



WILSON'S SNIPE (Gallinago delicata) 



The Snipe is a common transient in our fresh-water 

 marshes, occurring regularly in our most inland areas. It is 



