SUMMARY OF THE NEW YORK STATE AVIFAUNA 



At the present time there are 411 species of birds which have been 

 recorded as occurring in New York State. Sixty-four years ago, when DeKay 's 

 Ornithology of New York appeared, 301 species were known. By referring 

 to the tables of local lists, it will be seen that several species well known 

 at the present time were unknown to Dr DeKay: such as the Alder fly- 

 catcher, Prairie horned lark. Rough-winged swallow, Migrant shrike, 

 Louisiana water-thrush, Connecticut warbler, Hudsonian chickadee and 

 Gray-cheeked thrush. But the greater portion of the 100 species which 

 have been added to the State list are uncommon or accidental visitants 

 to this region. 



It is impossible to group New York birds according to their mode of 

 occurrence into sharply defined classes, but the following summary may 

 be useful. For a full account of the distribution of each species, however, 

 the reader is referred to the schedules in the local lists, and to the specific 

 descriptions. 



I Residents 



These are species which are found within the State at all seasons of the 

 year and breed within its borders. 



A Species occurring throughout the year in all, or the greater portion 

 of the State. Some of these, like the Red-headed woodpecker, are occasion- 

 ally migratory, and others, like the Crow, are rarely found in the highlands 

 or colder districts during midwinter. 



Ruffed grouse Red-headed woodpecker 



Bald eagle Blue jay 



American long-eared owl American crow 



Short-eared owl House sparrow 



Barred owl ' American goldfinch 



Screech owl Cedar waxwing 



Great homed owl White-breasted nuthatch 



Hairy woodpecker Chickadee 

 Downy woodpecker 



