258 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



EVENING GROSBEAK (Hesperiphona vespertina) 

 This northwestern species is apparently extending its 

 winter range to the eastward. The phenomenal incursion of 

 1890, now a matter of history, barely reached our limits. 

 The second appearance of the Evening Grosbeak was in the 

 winter of 1910-11, when it was recorded from several localities 

 in northern New Jersey and Westchester County. Since 

 then it has reached New England every year, and has 

 occurred in this territory during the winters of 1912-13, 1915- 

 16, 1916-17, 1918-19, and 1919-20. It must be classed as an 

 irregular winter visitant, occurring much more frequently 

 than the Pine Grosbeak or White-winged Crossbill. No 

 attempt has been made to cite all more recent records. 



Long Island. A single female seen at Forest Park on January 

 8, 1911 by Miss Mary W. Peckham; February 4 to April 9, 



1919 at Miller Place (Helme); flock of twenty at Forest Hills, 

 February 8, 1920, and one specimen brought to L. S. Crandall at 

 the Bronx Zoological Garden; about twenty at Amity ville, Feb- 

 ruary 23, 1920 (J. T. Nichols) and an adult male in the same place 

 February 26, 1920 (Griscom and Janvrin) ; a flock at Douglaston, 

 April 26, 1920 (G. Clyde Fisher). 



New York State. Reported at Port Chester, January 8 to 9, 

 1911 and January 29, 1913 (Cecil Spofford); first on Staten Island, 

 January 9 to March 12, 1916 (H. K. Decker and others). 



BRONX REGION. November 13, 1915 (R. S. Williams) to 

 February 15, 1916 (Lee S. Crandall) in the Zoological Garden; 

 also February 8, 1920 (E. G. Nichols) to April 3, 1920 (L. S. 

 Crandall). 



New Jersey. Near Summit March 6, 1890 (W. O. Raymond); 

 Andover, Sussex Co., December 13, 1910 (Blanche Hill); Newton, 

 Sussex Co., January 6 to February 5, 1911 (Miss Kanouse and S. D. 

 Inslee in Bird-Lore); Plainfield, January 29 to March 5, 1911 (W. 

 DeW. Miller and others); Englewood in spring of 1916 (several 

 observers). In the winters of 1916-17, and 1919-20 reported from 

 numerous localities. The earliest arrival date is December 16, 

 1916 at Morristown (R. C. Caskey), the latest date is April 15, 



1920 at Ridgewood (Miss F. M. Bunce). 



