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THE OOLOGIST. 



Stephen Van Rensselaer, Jr. 



Tree Sparrow, very plentiful at all 

 times. 



White-throated Sparrow, only three 

 or four seen during entire winter, while 

 last winter were common. 



White-crowned Sparrow, one shot in 

 Jaraiary, onlj^ one seen. 



Snowtlake, January 16th, dock of 

 about fifty seen, from which I shot sev- 

 eral. According to the Geological Sur- 

 vey these are rarely seen, only two 

 specimens mentioned. 



Redpoll, one seen in December. 



Amei'ican Goldtinch, flock of fully 150 

 seen in January, and few since. Last 

 two winters could always be obtained. 



American Crossbill, flock of seven 

 seen in February, this is the fii'st time I 

 ever noted them in this locality. 



Purple Finch, abundant during' Feb- 

 ruary and March, but only a few seen 

 earlier. 



Blue Jay, quite common during De- 

 cember, but few seen later. 



Crow, plentiful at all times. 



Flicker, only one seen after Novem- 

 ber 29th. 



Red-headed Woodpecker, rarely seen 

 in this locality, but one specimen shot 

 by the writer in ten years, plentiful in 

 Morris County, near the Passaic River. 



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, few seen 

 after November closes, but in Septem- 

 ber are common. 



Downy Woodpecker, can always be 

 obtained. 



Hairy Woodpecker, three only seen 

 and at different times and in different 

 places. 



Belted Kingfisher, none seen this 

 February, last year several were seen 

 on the 22nd by the writer. 



Screech Owl, only ones met with 

 were in a hollow tree within 25 yards 

 of writer's house, where they have been 

 for years. No others seen within three 

 years. 



Saw-whet Owl, none seen but I un- 

 derstand there was one killed in East 

 Orange in March. 



Barred Owl, but one specimen pro- 

 cured, only one ever seen. 



Long-eared Owl, met with occasion- 

 ally, two shot this winter. 



Sparrow Hawk, one shot in March. 



Red shouldered Hawk, quite plenti- 

 ful. 



Red-tail, moderately abundant. 



Cooper's Hawk, most plentiful of all 

 excepting next. 



Sharp-shinned Hawk, abundant. 



Marsh Hawk, seldom seen in the win- 

 ter. 



Ruffed Grouse, a few met with. 



Bob- white, none seen or heard for 

 three years by the writer. 



Woodcock, one seen March 29th. 



On the Reservoir in Essex county, 

 there are at times many varieties of 

 Ducks, several of Grebes, Ospreys, and 

 occasional Geese, but as shooting is for- 

 bidden I cannot name the species in- 

 dividually. 



These notes were taken generally 



