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birds alight only in our fresh water coastal marshes, particu- 

 larly where wild rice (Zizania) grows, and where they are 

 often second in abundance only to the Tree Swallow. The 

 Bobolink is rarely seen before May 10 or after September 25. 



Long Island. Locally a not uncommon summer resident, 

 chiefly on the north shore; abundant in fall passing over, chiefly 

 along the south shore; May 1 to October 10, casually to November 

 2, 1915 at Flushing (Francis Harper). 



ORIENT. Locally a rare summer resident; uncommon 

 spring, common fall transient; May 10, 1906 to October 12, 

 1915; average May 12 to October 6. 



MASTIC. Uncommon summer resident; abundant tran- 

 sient in the fall. 



LONG BEACH. Abundant fall transient passing over, 

 alighting casually; four records, August 21, 1919 to October 

 2, 1919 (Bicknell). 



New York State. Now completely extirpated as a summer 

 resident, except in northern Westchester County; formerly com- 

 mon throughout. 



CENTRAL PARK. Casual visitor, the rarest member of the 

 family; May 15, 1901 (Chubb); May 3, 1911 (Griscom and 

 many others); May 14, 1921 (Griscom); August 27, 1921 

 (Griscom); August 28 and September 11, 1922 (Griscom). 



BRONX REGION. Formerly a common summer resident, 

 the last pair nested at Throg's Neck in 1909 (Griscom); now 

 an uncommon transient, May 9, 1916 (L. N. Nichols) to June 

 9, 1920 (L. N. Nichols); casual April 19, 1909 (E. G. and L. 

 N. Nichols); frequently heard flying over in August. 



New Jersey. Still a common summer resident in the rural 

 districts. Near New York City it still nests on the Newark mead- 

 ows near Elizabethport (Urner), near Ash Swamp and Mt. Bethel 

 (Miller and others) and a single pair on the Overpeck meadows 

 near Leonia (Weber). Casual as late as October 22, 1922 on the 

 Newark Marshes (Urner). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. A single pair still nests on the 

 meadows south of Leonia (Weber); otherwise a rare spring 

 and abundant fall transient; May 5, 1906 (W. H. Wiegmann) 

 to June 8, 1909 (Griscom and LaDow); July 17, 1887 (Chap- 

 man) to October 12, 1916 (Weber) and October 15, 1922 

 (Hix) ; rarely seen after September 25. 



