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only in late fall and winter and he had seen only two within 1 5 years. Bobo- 

 links bred in the meadows of Keene Valley and Boreas camp. Red-winged 

 blackbirds bred sparingly at Keene Valley, Elk lake, Clear pond and Boreas 

 pond. Bronzed grackles were nesting at Elk lake and Boreas camp, but 

 were bv no means common. We failed to find meadowlarks, cowbirds 

 or orioles within 15 miles of Marcy, but Baltimore orioles were living at 

 Ausable Forks, and both Baltimore and Orchard orioles were observed 

 on the road from Boreas River to Port Henry. 



The family Fringillidae was represented in the woods by the Purple 

 finch, Pine siskin, White-throated sparrow, Junco, and Rose-breasted 

 grosbeak; the Junco and White-throat being among the commonest birds 

 of the region. The Purple finch was fairly common about the swamps 

 and streams. Several large flocks of Pine siskins containing immature 

 birds were seen from June 17th to July 5th, both at Beede, the Upper 

 Ausable and Boreas pond. Mr Cox of the Boreas camp informed us that they 

 had been there through the winter and spring and had nested very early in 

 the season, as was proven by several specimens taken on June 17th which, 

 though feeding themselves, were in immature plumage. The Rose -breasted 

 grosbeak was seen on three occasions in the vicinity of the Upper Ausable 

 and Elk lake, and on July 2 2d a pair with young was found on the Elk 

 lake trail at an altitude of 2200 feet. Swamp sparrows were common at 

 Elk lake and Upper Ausable inlet and the Flowed land. Song sparrows 

 were common about all the clearings and one pair was found at the head of 

 the Upper Ausable and another on the Stillwater above the Upper Ausable. 

 Field sparrows were found at Beede and along the Elk lake road. Ameri- 

 can goldfinches. Vesper sparrows. Savanna sparrows and Chipping spar- 

 rows were breeding about all the clearings visited. One Indigo bird was 

 seen at the entrance to Keene Valley. The English sparrow was common 

 at Elizabethtown and Beede, but had not yet reached Elk lake and Boreas 

 pond. One flock of crossbills was seen on the Upper Ausable, and as Dr 

 Merriam and Dr Ralph have found them breeding in the western Adiron- 

 dacks, they probably breed also in the vicinity of Mt Marcy. Mr Richard 



