376 BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



New York State. Winters every year near the coast, more 

 rarely inland. 



CENTRAL PARK. Common summer resident; February 10, 

 1901 (Chubb) to November 22, 1908 (Griscom); recorded in 

 winter on several occasions years ago; average arrival March 10. 

 BRONX REGION. February 15, 1884 (Bicknell) to Novem- 

 ber 26, 1916 (Janvrin); winters almost every year. 

 New Jersey. Frequently wintering near Elizabeth (Urner) 

 and Plainfield (Miller), more rarely northward and inland. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. March 14, 1920 (Griscom) to No- 

 vember 25, 1920 (Weber); a few sometimes winter. 



VARIED THRUSH (Ixoreus naevius) 

 An accidental visitant from the far northwest. 



Long Island. Three records; an old specimen from Islip 

 (G. N. Lawrence); December 20, 1889 at Port Jefferson (A. H. 

 Helme); November 19, 1905 at Miller Place (A. H. Helme). 



New Jersey. One specimen taken at Hoboken in December, 

 1851, and recorded by G. N. Lawrence. 



GREENLAND WHEATEAR (Saxicola oenanthe leucorhoa) 

 Occasional individuals of this European bird straggle 

 down the American coast. Three specimens have been taken 

 on Long Island, the last near Jamaica in 1885. 



BLUEBIRD (Sialia sialis) 



The soft warble of the Bluebird is one of the best known 

 harbingers of spring to all those who dwell in the country. 

 It is still a common summer resident in the rural sections, but 

 is rare near the seacoast, and is steadily decreasing in the 

 suburbs. It is one of the chief sufferers from the Starling and 

 English Sparrow, and has disappeared from many an old 

 haunt. The Bluebird is not particularly rare in winter, but 

 is apparently less often recorded near the coast than further 

 inland. However, it never winters in such numbers as the 

 Robin. 



Long Island. Common summer resident, occasional in winter; 

 February 22 to November 28. 



