ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS 221 



date; rare in the fall after October; south-bound transients 

 in numbers as early as September 21, 1922 (Griscom). 



BRONX REGION. A common summer resident, rare in 

 winter; February 28, 1909 (Griscom) to December. 

 New Jersey. A common summer resident throughout; absent 

 in winter in the extreme northern and western sections, rare at 

 lower altitudes elsewhere. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Common summer resident, rare 

 in winter; March 9, 1922 (Griscom) to December. 



WHIPPOORWILL (Antrostomus vociferus) 



The distribution of the Whippoorwill in our area is almost 



the same as that of the Broad-winged Hawk. It is abundant 



on the coastal plain of Long Island, and generally distributed 



in the hill regions inland, where it is preeminently a bird of 



dry woodlands. As strictly nocturnal as any of our birds and 



averse to civilization, it has disappeared from the immediate 



vicinity of the City, and is seen but seldom. Were it not for 



its unmistakable and frequent calling, even residents near 



its breeding grounds might remain totally unaware of its 



presence. Perhaps the nearest place where the Whippoorwill 



breeds near the City is the hill region near Mt. Bethel. 



Where it does not breed, it is known only as a rare migrant; 



an occasional bird will be flushed in dense cover in the woods, 



or one will be spied sleeping lengthwise on a limb. Under such 



circumstances the generally brown color, the conspicuous 



bristles about the bill, and the absence of white wing-spots, 



are some of the characters which distinguish it from a 



Nighthawk. It arrives with great regularity the last week 



in April, and a few birds linger until the first week in October. 



Long Island. Common summer resident, April 16 to October 6. 



ORIENT. Uncommon summer resident at East Marion; 



uncommon transient elsewhere; April 28, 1912 to October 2, 



1914. 



MASTIC. Common summer resident. 

 LONG BEACH. One reported sometime before 1908 about 

 the building of the Point Lookout Life Saving Station by C. H. 

 Lott (Bicknell). 



