Vol. VI. 1 910. 



BULLETIN OF THE CHILDS MUSEUM OF NORTH AM. ORNITHOLOGY 

 Published October 3lst, at Floral Park, N. Y. 



John Lewis Child s, Editor 



Long Island Bird Notes 



WEATHER conditions on Long Island the past season have been gen- 

 erally favorable to birds during the breeding season. All the com- 

 mon species have been abundant and some of the rarer ones more in evi- 

 dence. 



The Black-throated Green Warbler breeds freely at Flowerfield. Sever- 

 al pairs lived in a small patch of cedar trees and reared their young the past 

 season. 



Two years ago I found the Northern Hairy Woodpecker breeding at 

 Smithtown. This year I found a pair with a brood of young at Flowerfield 

 which appear to be of the Southern type. ' 



I have never seen or heard of the Least Flycatcher on Long Island un- 

 til this year. One pair was found breeding in my orchard at Flowerfield. 



A pair of Song Sparrows bred three times this season in my vegetable 

 garden at Floral Park. They first built in some half-hardy shrubbery plants 

 that were wintered in a cold-frame. Next in a bed of beets on the ground, 

 and next in a tomato vine. All three nesting sites were within ten feet of 

 each other. The last brood left the nest about September 1st. 



Starlings are almost overwhelming in number. Evidently each pair 

 raises twelve to twenty young in a season. 



Each year I am more and more impressed with the destruction to bird 

 life by Crows. A study of the food of the Crows and their nestlings during 

 the breeding season will, I believe, reveal some startling facts. There is no 

 doubt but that the principal food of Crows during May and June is the 

 young and eggs of smaller birds. 



My observations point to the same condition with the much-petted and 

 protected Screech Owl. 



For the past 40 years no Whippoorwill has been beard in Floral Park 

 until this season. One was heard singing for one night only, in July. 



/. L. C. 



