172 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



Stragglers occasionally occur inland, and apparently the 

 Hudson Valley is a regular migration route for a limited 

 number of individuals. 



Long Island. Abundant transient. April 19 to June 5 (July 

 3) ; July 5 to November 8. Scarce before the end of July and after 

 September 15. 



ORIENT. Uncommon transient. May 1, 1914 to June 1, 

 1916; July 6, 1906 to October 2, 1913. 

 MASTIC. Common transient. 



LONG BEACH. Abundant transient; April 26, 1917 (Bick- 

 nell) to June 13, 1921 (Janvrin), exceptionally June 20, 27, 

 and July 3, 1918 (Bicknell); July 5, 1917 (Bicknell) to October 

 28, 1917 (Janvrin), November 2, 1917, November 7, 1918, and 

 November 8, 1921 (all Bicknell). 



New York State. Regular transient on Staten Island, at 

 least formerly (Chapin), noted as late as June 4, 1909 (Griscom). 

 Formerly a common fall transient at Ossining (Fisher); probably 

 still occurs in such favorable habitats as remain, as it occurs further 

 north in Dutchess County (Crosby). 



BRONX REGION. Formerly a common transient on the 

 flats near Watson's Woods; May 10, 1912 (Griscom) to June 

 1, 1909 (Griscom); July 26, 1913 (Griscom) to October 3, 

 1908 (Hix). Unrecorded since this locality was destroyed. 

 New Jersey. A regular transient on Newark Bay (Urner). 

 Rare, casual, or unknown elsewhere; about three spring records 

 near Plainfield (Miller). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. One record on Overpeck Creek, a 

 flock of about twelve May 26, 1917 (Weber). It should occur 

 in August, when there has been little or no observation. 



PIPING PLOVER (Aegialitis meloda) 



In Giraud's day the Piping Plover was a common summer 

 resident along the south and east coasts of Long Island. By 

 1900 breeding birds were reduced to a few pairs at the ex- 

 treme eastern end, and it was a rare transient elsewhere, while 

 near New York City it was an event to see one. In 1909 

 Dr. Stone questioned whether it still occurred in the State 

 of New Jersey. The development of seaside resorts and 

 the steady encroachment of man are the causes usually 



