166 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



Long Island. Rare or very rare fall transient, August 25 to 

 September 17. 



ORIENT. One record, September 5, 1906. 

 MASTIC. One record, August 28, 1888, specimen shot by 

 Dr. Rolfe Floyd and recorded by Dutcher. 



LONG BEACH. One record, specimen shot by Frank E. 

 Johnson, August 31, 1894, recorded by Braislin. 



SPOTTED SANDPIPER (Actitis macularia) 

 A common summer resident throughout our area from 

 the ocean beaches of Long Island to the Delaware River, and 

 the only Sandpiper really well known to most bird students 

 inland. The average date of arrival is about April 28, 

 extreme dates ranging a week earlier. The summer resident 

 population does not reach normal numbers until the second 

 week in May. It is exceptional to see a Spotted Sandpiper 

 inland after the middle of September. 



Long Island. Common summer resident, April 20 to October 

 1, exceptionally to October 25. 



ORIENT. Common summer resident, April 20, 1908 to 

 October 12, 1913; average, April 28 to October 2. 

 MASTIC. Common summer resident. 

 LONG BEACH. Common summer resident, April 22, 1920 

 (Bicknell) to September 28, 1916 (Bicknell) and October 10, 

 1918 (Bicknell). 



New York State. Common summer resident except on Man- 

 hattan Island, and the region near the City; as a transient common 

 throughout. The earliest arrival date is April 19, 1914 on Staten 

 Island (Cleaves). 



CENTRAL PARK. Common transient; April 21, 1916 (L. 

 N. Nichols) to May 30, 1901 (S. H. Chubb); August 2, 1908 

 (Griscom) to October 13, 1912 (Hix). 



BRONX REGION. Common transient, not known to have 

 nested since 1917; May 4, 1910 (Griscom) to August 28, 1915 

 (Hix). 



New Jersey. Common summer resident throughout. The 

 earliest arrival date is April 16, 1922 near Elizabeth (Urner); 

 latest October 8, 1916 near Elizabeth (Urner). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Common transient, uncommon 

 summer resident, April 28, 1912 (J. T. Nichols) to September. 



