NATURE'S CALENDAR 



January 22 



CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 



MAMMALS 

 (See Calendar for February) 



BIRDS 



The list here given is praclically a catalogue 

 of the winter birds in the vicinity of New York, 

 including both the permanent residents and the 

 winter visitors from the North. 



Grebes and Loons. — Occasionally seen. 



Auks, Miirres, Jccgers, etc. — Casual visitors 

 to the coast. 



Saddle-backed Gull. — Common on the coast. 



Herring Gull. — Abundant in all harbors. 



Ring-billed Gull. — Common along the coast. 



Sheldrakes. — Uncommon visitors. 



Black Duck. — Common along the sea-coast. 



Golden-eye, or Whistler. — An irregular visitor. 



BuJ/le-head. — Common in suitable places. 



Old S(]ua7u, or Old IVife Duck. — Common. 



Scoters. — Three species, irregularly present. 



Woodcock. — Occasional at favorable places. 



Bob J V kite. — Common all the year. 



Ruffed Grouse. — Common all the year. 



Sharp-shinned Hazifk. — Common always. 



Cooper's Hawk. — Rarer than the .sharp-shin. 



Gosha-ivk. — A rare winter visitor. 



Red- tailed Hen-hazok. — Less numerous than 

 in summer. 



Red-shouldered Ha-uk. — Common all the year. 



Bald Eagle. — A permanent resident ; often 

 seen on the ice in tlie Hudson River. 



Duck-hawk. — Seen occasionally about the 

 Hudson palisades. 



January 23 



