280 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



Long Island. Abundant transient, fairly common winter 



resident, particularly at the western end; September 10 to May 30. 



ORIENT. Common transient, rare in winter; September 



10, 1914 to May 27, 1917 (Mabel R. Wiggins); average arrival 



September 20. 



MASTIC. Common transient, less numerous in winter; 

 recorded May 30, 1917. 



LONG BEACH. Uncommon spring, common fall transient, 

 April 14, 1921 (Bicknell) to May 25, 1917 (Janvrin); Sep- 

 tember 27, 1910 (Griscom) to December 24, 1916 (Griscom). 

 New York State. Wintering commonly near the coast, rarely 

 up the river at Ossining (Fisher). 



CENTRAL PARK. Abundant transient, wintering regularly 

 until the last three years; September 15, 1910 and September 

 9, 1913 (Hix) to May 29, 1907 (Griscom) and casually to July 

 2, 1907 (Chubb); earliest spring arrival April 4, 1913 

 (Griscom); now departing southward about November 15. 



BRONX REGION. Common winter resident, September 14, 

 1921 (Griscom) to May 19, 1917 (L. N. Nichols). 

 New Jersey. Abundant transient throughout; common 

 winter resident near the coast and along the southern boundary of 

 our area, decreasing inland, and unrecorded at this season in the 

 extreme north and northwest. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Fairly common winter resident, 

 abundant in migration; September 10, 1905 (Hix) to May 24, 

 1907 (Bird-Lore); casual June 8, 1918 (E. Fleischer). 



TREE SPARROW (Spizella monticola) 



The tinkling, twittering notes of the flocks of Tree Spar- 

 rows enliven our fields, pastures, and marshes during the 

 winter months, and in early spring a very sweet song is 

 occasionally heard. The chestnut crown, white wing-bars, 

 and unstreaked breast with a central spot are all diagnostic 

 characters. It arrives regularly the first week in November, 

 rarely the end of October and casually earlier. In the up- 

 lands the bird usually disappears by the end of March, but 

 in our larger marshes a few linger into April. 



Long Island. Abundant winter visitant, October 9 to April 

 25, 1901 on Shelter Island (W. W. Worthington). 



