282 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



New Jersey. Abundant summer resident, arriving occasionally 

 in late March at Elizabeth and Plainfield, rarely at Englewood and 

 almost never further north and west. Two winter records at Plain- 

 field (Miller) and two at Elizabeth (Urner). The earliest arrival 

 date is March 11, 1917 at Elizabeth (Urner). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Common summer resident, March 

 21, 1897 (Bird-Lore) to November 21, 1914 (J. T. Nichols) 

 and December 3, 1910 (Griscom). Three winter records. 



FIELD SPARROW (Spizella pusilla) 



A common summer resident of fields and pastures 

 throughout the area, wintering regularly and occasionally 

 in some numbers near the coast. The first birds arrive during 

 the middle of March, but transients are passing through up 

 to the middle of May. The fall migration lasts from the end 

 of September to the middle of November, when there is a 

 marked song season. 



Long Island. Common summer resident, a few in winter, 

 March 15 to December 21. 



ORIENT. Locally common summer resident, occasional in 

 winter, March 15, 1920 to December 2, 1920. 



MASTIC. Fairly common summer resident, uncommon in 

 winter. 



LONG BEACH. Regular transient, often common in the 

 fall; April 1, 1916 (Bicknell) to May 21, 1916 (Janvrin); 

 October 10, 1918 (Bicknell) to November 6, 1910 (Griscom) 

 and December 12, 1918 (Bicknell). 



New York State. Unrecorded in winter at Ossining (Fisher). 

 CENTRAL PARK. Common transient; March 12, 1905 

 (Mix) and April 4, 1913 (Griscom) to May 26, 1913 (Griscom); 

 September 23, 1913 (Hix) to November 9, 1910 (Griscom). 



BRONX REGION. Common summer resident, regular and 

 sometimes common in winter; March 19, 1912 (Griscom) to 

 December. 



New Jersey. Winters regularly at Elizabeth, Plainfield and 

 Englewood, but rare or unknown at this season further north and 

 west. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Common summer resident, abun- 

 dant in migration, rare but regular in winter; March 24, 1907 

 (Hix) to November 7, 1915 (J. T. Nichols). 



