Long Island Notes 



fiv John Treadwell Nichols and Robert Cushman Murphy 



SINCE the publication of an annotated list of the birds of Long Island in 

 the Abstracts of the Linnean Society of New York, by Dr. William C. 

 Braislin in 1907, we have noted or found reference in our notes to various 

 of the species on earlier or later dates than the extremes given in Dr. Brais- 

 lin's paper. For the sake of the study of Long Island avifauna, it seems 

 important that such data should be published. We hope that others will 

 follow our example in recording such occurances. The following list con- 

 tains migration data with regard to the land birds, together with a few ad- 

 ditional notes. 



Colinus virginianus, virginianus. Bob-white. Not confined to the uplands, 

 but commonlv observed on the Sound beaches during autumn and 1 winter. 

 A large flock was flushed on the beach atMt. Sinai, November 4, 1906. 



Falco columbarius columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. One taken December, 31, 

 1903, at Mt. Sinai. Winter records are interesting. 



Sphyrapicus varius varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. f ; ar Rockawav, 

 April 25th, 1896. In tne fall migration an early record is, Far Rockawav, 

 September 21. One winter record, a bird seen at Wading River, December 

 27, 1906. 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. Far Rockawav, 

 November 28. 



Archihcus co/ubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Three birds, Mt. 

 Sinai, May 3, 1905. Far Rockawav, September 23. 



Tyr annus tyrannus. Kingbird. Late autumn dates, Far Rockawav, Sep- 

 tember 20 to October 9. 



Empidonax trailli alnorum. Alder Flycatcher. In the American Museum 

 of Natural History's collections are three specimens which struck the Fire 

 Island lighthouse in August, 1898, presented by William Dutcher ; and one 

 collected at Mt. Sinai, September 16, 1907, by R. C. Murphy. 



Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. Mt. Sinai, May 5, 1905. 



Slurnus vulgaris. European Starling. First seen at Syosset in 1906, 

 Miller Place, 1907. Although reported from further east on the north shore 

 911 an earlier date, first seen at Mastic in 191 2. About 200 birds on the 

 meadows at the same place in 191 3. 



Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. Far Rockawav, a single bird seen 

 October 7. 



Euphagus carolinus. Rusty Blackbird. A flock at Mt. Sinai, March 14, 1906. 



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