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struck us the day before, Cowbirds, Redwings, 
Crow Blackbirds and Robins arrived, but none 
of these species were at all common, except on 
the day of their arrival, till March 15th, when 
Cowbirds appeared in great numbers and more 
Redwings and Crow Blackbirds arrived; most of 
the Killdeer left us on that same night as well. 
_ The most prominent feature of the March mi- 
gration this year has been the great abundance of 
Cowbirds which have outnumbered all other 
Blackbirds at least three to one, none of the three 
other species being as plentiful as usual. 
On March 17th I noticed that Chipping Spar- 
rows, which had been almost entirely absent this 
winter, were getting commoner again, and now 
(March 24th) they are present in their usual num 
bers. <A large proportion of both Meadow Larks 
and Cowbirds left us on the night of March 19th, 
but no fresh arrivals were noted on that date. 
Six Green-winged Teal, probably the last of the 
season, were seen on March 19th. Pine-creeping 
Warblers, which had been scarce in February, in- 
creased largely in numbers on the same date. 
Wilson’s Snipe have been observed quite fre- 
quently during March, but at no time have more 
than five been seen on one day (March 238). 
Robins did not become common in this immediate 
vicinity till March 22d, but I heard they were 
quite plentiful on the other side of town two 
weeks ago, This about finishes my record of the 
March migrants; of our winter visitors only two 
species (besides the Meadow Larks) have left us, 
viz: Fox Sparrow last seen March 6th and Tit 
Lark, March 8th. 
A single White-bellied Nuthatch was seen Feb. 
18th, and another on March 17th, though the 
species are usually common enough except in 
summer. 
A Wild Turkey, (which bird is not often seen 
near the city) was observed near Neuse River on 
Feb. 16, and another was seen near Walnut Creek 
within two miles of town on March 19th. 
Notes on Fall Migration from Mor- 
ristown, N. J., Fall of 1885. 


BY E, CARLETON THURBER AND MORRIS M. GREEN. 

Sept. 14th, a Great Crested Flycatcher was 
heard and a few Nighthawks were seen. 
Sept. 15th, great numbers of Nighthawks were 
seen flying south. Early in the morning a large 
flock of Chimney Swifts were seen flying south- 
west. 
Sept. 18th, Blue Yellow-backed Warblers seen 
for the first time this autumn. Also several Rose- 

breasted Grosbeaks heard and a male Olive-sided 
Flycatcher taken. 
Sept. 18th, a Black Snowbird taken, apparently 
a young male moulting, a female Crimson Finch 
and a young male Black-throated Green Warbler 
were also taken. Four Nighthawks flying south 
and a Wood Pewee were seen. 
Sept. 20th, two Scarlet Tanagers in the olive- 
green plumage were observed. 
Sept. 21st, saw about ten Lincoln Sparrows and 
a flock of five Bobolinks, a rather rare bird here 
of late years, on Columbia Meadows. 
These fresh water meadows, about a mile anda 
half long by three-quarters of a mile wide, are 
flooded for about nine months of the year and are 
much frequented by Ducks, White-bellied Swal- 
lows, Snipe, Rails, Blackbirds and Hawks, especi- 
ally Marsh Harriers. A few White-bellied Swal- 
lows were seen there. 
Sept. 22d, saw a single Wood Thrush, the last 
of the season, and a pair of Brown Thrushes. 
Sept. 23d, a Hummingbird was seen. 
Sept. 24th, a fine male Connecticut Warbler 
taken, a flock of about ten Mourning Warblers 
were seen in a white birch thicket; two of them 
were obtained with a single Blue Yellow-backed 
and a young male Black-throated Green. Field 
Sparrows were abundant. Four Chimney Swifts 
and a male Redstart were seen. 
Sept. 25th, a flock of seven Blue-headed Vireos, 
a company of a dozen Olive-backed Thrushes, a 
single male Black and White Creeping Warbler, 
and a female Redstart were seen. 
On the meadows great numbers of Swamp 
Sparrows and White-bellied Swallows were seen. 
Sept. 27th, a few male White-throated Spar- 
rows. 
Sept. 29th, White-throated Sparrows were com- 
mon. 
Sept. 29th, a large flock of White-bellied Swal- 
lows and Chimney Swifts flying south. 
Saw a single Night Heron. Field Sparrows 
still common. During this week the mornings 
and evenings were very foggy and the days warm. 
Oct. 2d, a single Phoebe, the last one seen. 
Oct. 5th, three Wood Ducks and six Chimney 
Swifts. 
Oct. 7th, two Catbirds, a single House Wren, 
a Black-throated Blue Warbler and two Yellow- 
rumped Warblers, the first for the fall. 
Oct. 8th, the last Chimney Swifts, two in num- 
ber, and a male Black-throated Blue Warbler. 
Oct. 9th, the last Maryland Yellow-throat, a 
young male, seen. Also a flock of Wood Ducks, 
two Carolina Grebes, a single Junco, and a num- 
ber of Ruby-crowned Kinglets noticed. 
