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on the larger marshes. Three records for Montclair (Rowland); 



rare at Morristown (Thurber). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Uncommon winter visitant, some- 

 times present all winter on the Overpeck Marshes, other years 

 unrecorded. October 10, 1915 (J. M. Johnson and Rogers) 

 to April 7, 1918 (J. M. Johnson). 



GOLDEN EAGLE (Aquila chrysaetos) 



There is some evidence to show that in colonial times the 



Golden Eagle was less rare in the East than now, and it 



apparently bred in the Hudson Highlands. In our territory, 



however, it is purely casual. Only the most extraordinary 



luck would enable an observer to distinguish it in life from 



the Bald Eagle, as a top view would be essential. Immature 



birds could not possibly be told from an immature Bald Eagle. 



Long Island. Three records, an old specimen from Canarsie; 



October 6, 1877; October 19, 1890. 



New Jersey. Only two records, an adult female killed near 

 Culver's Gap, Sussex County, November 23, 1918 (Miller, Auk, 

 1919, p. 293); another shot in the same locality September 22, 

 1922 (von Lengerke). 



BALD EAGLE (Haliseetus leucocephalus) Fig. 15 

 The experienced can recognize an Eagle at great distances 

 by the enormous extent of the wings (often over seven feet) 

 which is six or seven times the length of the tail. Country 

 people, however, are likely to call any large bird flying at a great 

 height an Eagle! These proportions are approached only by 

 the Turkey Vulture, whose wings are much narrower, and 

 whose flight and soaring characteristics are quite different. 

 The Bald Eagle has a most irregular distribution in our area, 

 which will be found in detail below. The bird nests very 

 early; consequently its presence as a transient chiefly in 

 late spring and early fall is hard to explain. Students can 

 count on seeing it along the Palisades any winter just after a 

 cold wave, when half a dozen or more birds can be seen sitting 

 on ice cakes in the River during a short walk. 



