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ENGLEWOOD REGION. Uncommon spring, common fall 

 transient, occasional in midwinter; February 27, 1915 (N. F. 

 Lenssen) to May 9, 1914 (Griscom); October 2, 1904 (Hix 

 and Parmelee) to December 19, 1915 (J. T. Nichols). 



PURPLE GRACKLE (Quiscalus quiscula quiscula) 

 A common summer resident throughout the area, nesting 

 in small colonies, and roosting in vast numbers in some swamp 

 or marsh in the fall. The Grackle undoubtedly earns the 

 distinction of being the first land bird to arrive in spring. 

 There is little definite information about its fall departure, 

 owing to the absence of specimens, and the great difficulty of 

 distinguishing it from the Bronzed Grackle, but no birds have 

 been shot later than early November. Grackles frequently 

 linger until January and occasionally winter. The few speci- 

 mens taken have all been Bronzed Grackles, and as this is the 

 northern bird it is the one most likely to winter. In spite, 

 therefore, of the numerous published reports of Purple 

 Grackles in winter, I have yet to see a specimen of this race 

 taken at that season. 



Long Island. Abundant summer resident, arriving as early as 

 February 15, and regularly the first week in March. No specimen 

 taken later than November 9. 



ORIENT. Early arrival February 15, 1908; average March 

 3. Mr. Latham writes that Grackles are frequently observed 

 in winter, listing them under this race. They are probably 

 the next. 



MASTIC. Fairly common summer resident, this or the next 

 race irregularly abundant on migration. 



LONG BEACH. From March 5, 1920 (C. H. Lott) to June 



21, 1917 (Bicknell), frequently in May. Mr. Bicknell also 



sends the following interesting communication: "A pair of 



Grackles nested . . . in 1921. . . Every time I saw the male I 



made it out to be the Bronzed Grackle, . . . but I never saw 



it so perfectly as to cover the needs of a record extending its 



coastwise breeding range." That a lone pair of any Grackle 



should nest on Long Beach is quite remarkable. 



New York State. A common summer resident throughout. 



No satisfactory information on its depature in fall. Recorded 



November 8 at Ossining (Fisher). 



