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absent. Even in New York City an occasional pair nests in a 

 hole in the walls of some building, and helps in reducing the 

 supply of English Sparrows. The bird does not nest on the 

 outer beaches of Long Island as a general rule, and Mr. 

 Latham regards it as a rare breeder in the Orient Region. 

 Transients pass through our area chiefly in April and October. 

 It seems useless to cite its status in greater detail. In all 

 sections it cannot be overlooked throughout most of the year. 



FISH HAWK (Pandion haliaetus carolinensis) 

 The Fish Hawk still nests abundantly on Gardiner's 

 Island, and also breeds on the northern coast of New Jersey 

 just outside our limits. It is not known definitely to nest 

 elsewhere in this territory at the present time. As a transient 

 it is common on the coast of Long Island, but is now scarce 

 in the Hudson River valley. Inland in New Jersey it is 

 decidedly uncommon or rare, but is noted occasionally flying 

 overhead almost everywhere. The great extent of wing, the 

 white head and underparts make this fine species recognizable 

 at a great distance. 



Long Island. Common transient; abundant summer resident 

 on Gardiner's Island; occasional in summer elsewhere. March 18 

 to October 21 (November 17). 



ORIENT. Common summer resident; March 18, 1905 to 

 October 22, 1915; average March 23 to October 10. 



MASTIC. Common transient, uncommon in summer, may 

 breed; noted November 1, 1920 (Laidlaw Williams). 



LONG BEACH. Common transient; March 30, 1919 (Bick- 

 nell) to June 8, 1922 (Bicknell); July 11, 1918 and August 4, 

 1917 (Bicknell) to October 30, 1919 (Bicknell and Crosby). 

 New York State. Not now known as a nesting species. Form- 

 erly bred near Ossining (Fisher), on Staten Island, and in what is 

 now Bronx Park. Apparently a rare or uncommon transient. 



CENTRAL PARK. Seen almost every year flying overhead 

 during migrations. Once or twice noted fishing in the Lake. 

 Less often seen now than formerly. April 5, 1913 (Anne A. 

 Crolius) to May 27, 1920 (Griscom); September 11, 1922 

 (Griscom) to October 18, 1922 (Griscom). 



