ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS 363 



New York State. Fairly common winter resident, common in 

 migration. 



CENTRAL PARK. Common transient, formerly wintering 

 occasionally; September 9, 1913 (Hix) and September 17, 

 1921 (Carter and Griscom) to November 30, 1907 (Griscom) ; 

 April 2, 1913 (LaDow) to May 21, 1917 (Hix). 



BRONX REGION. A fairly common winter resident, com- 

 mon on migration; September 13, 1921 (Griscom) to May 3, 

 1915 (L. N. Nichols). 



New Jersey. A rare but regular breeder in an elm swamp 

 near Andover, Sussex County (P. B. Philipp); otherwise a fairly 

 common winter resident, common in migration; recorded Septem- 

 ber 11, 1921 at Elizabeth (Urner). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Recorded from September 12, 1903 

 (Hix) to May 10, 1911 (Griscom); transients arrive in early 

 April. 



WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH (Sitta carolinensis) 

 A familiar permanent resident in woodland throughout the 

 area, common in winter, generally distributed, but scarcely 

 to be called common in summer. There is a distinct migra- 

 tion in late September and October, but there is very little 

 evidence of a return flight in spring. 



ORIENT. Uncommon resident on Gardiner's Island; else- 

 where a rare visitant, July to May. 



CENTRAL PARK. Uncommon fall, rare spring transient, 

 formerly wintering regularly; September 11, 1913 (Hix) to 

 October 13, 1921 (Carter and Griscom); April 10, 1922 (Laid- 

 law Williams) to May 9, 1907 (Chubb). 



RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH (Sitta canadensis) 

 This pretty little Nuthatch is one of our most erratic 

 birds. About three years out of five it will appear in the fall 

 anywhere from mid-August to the end of November. Its 

 numbers will vary greatly, and the length of its stay will 

 never be the same two years in succession. As a general rule 

 it will be recorded in May, if it came down the preceding fall, 

 but it has never been common in spring, and often is not detect- 

 ed at all. On rare occasions a bird or two winter locally. 



