22 Bird - Lore 



Kinglet, ii; Robin, i. Total, 27 species, 6,831+ individuals. — Otto McCreary, 

 Mrs. H. H. Henderson, Dr. C. C. Lytle, W. W. Grant. 



Geneva, N. Y. (to Flint Creek, Algerine Swamp, Pine Plains, and Lake Shore to 

 Dresden). — Dec. 28; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Snow flurries in morning, fair for most of the day; 

 wind northwest; temp, about 20°. Observers scattered. Horned Grebe, 3; Loon, i; 

 Herring Gull, 12; Ring-billed Gull, i; American Merganser, 3; Redhead, about 9,000; 

 Canvasback, 500; Scaup, 400; American Golden-eye, 32; Bufiflehead, 4; Old-squaw, 3; 

 Ring-necked Pheasant, 20; Sharp-shinned (?) Hawk, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 16; Crow, 1,200; Purple Finch, i; Redpoll, 200; 

 Goldfinch, 12; Pine Siskin, 2; Tree Sparrow, 49; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 4; Swamp 

 Sparrow, i; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 23; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-cap Chickadee, 88; Brown-cap Chickadee, 3; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 7; Robin, i. The Brown-cap Chickadees were of such a dusky hue 

 that they evidently belong to the race recently named nigricans by Dr. Townsend. 

 Total, ss species, about 11,603 individuals. — W. W. Grant, E. T. Emmons, Mrs. H. H. 

 Henderson, Richard Chase, Glenn Grant, William Lytle, Dr. C. C. Lytle, 

 William Eddy, E. H. Eaton. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Cobb's Hill, Highland Avenue, Pinnacle Hill, Highland Park and 

 Port of Rochester). — Dec. 22; 7.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Clear; 6 in. snow; wind northeast, 

 light; temp 26° at start, 47° at finish. Eight miles on foot. Observers working mostly 

 together. Herring Gull, 500 + ; Ring-billed Gull, 200+ ; Merganser, 75 + ; Ring-necked 

 Pheasant, 12; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, 4; 

 Crow, 28; Pine Siskin, 5; Tree Sparrow, 5; Slate-colored Junco, 21; Song Sparrow, 2; 

 Cedar Waxwing, 2; Migrant Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, ^2. Total, 16 species, 895+ individuals. — Gordon M. Meade, Richard 

 M. Chase. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Bushnell's Basin and vicinity). — Dec. 28; 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. 

 Cloudy, with snow flurries in the forenoon, clear in the afternoon; 4 in. snow; wind north, 

 strong; temp. 24° at start, 16° at return. Eight miles on foot. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 2; American Crow, 60; Lesser Redpoll, 30; Tree 

 Sparrow, 15; Slate-colored Junco, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Chickadee, 20. 

 Total, 9 species, abeut 144 individuals. — Oscar F. Schaefer. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Genesee Valley and Highland Parks, Cobbs Hill and Port of 

 Rochester). — Dec. 22; 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fair; about 4 in. snow on ground; wind south- 

 east, ID miles per hour; temp. 18° to 35°. Loon, 3; Herring Gull, 400; Ring-billed Gull, 

 300; American Merganser, 15; Red-breasted Merganser, 2; Golden-eye, 13; Pheasant, 2; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 5; Bronzed Crackle, i; Pine Siskin, 5; Tree Sparrow, 20; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, i; Chickadee, 20; Labrador 

 Brown-cap Chickadee, i. Total, 17 species, 793 individuals. The Labrador Brown-cap 

 Chickadee (P. h. nigricans) was first seen by both observers on Nov. 6, two birds, and 

 the same two again on the 8th, with one seen on six dates since. The brown on the sides 

 very easily separates it from our common Chickadee, while the mouse-colored cap 

 divides it from the Acadian which we had abundant chance to study in the winter of 

 1913-14. Its notes, too, are very different from the others, there being only three. 

 Chickadee-dee. — Wm. L. G. Edson, R. E. Horsey. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Rochester to Float Bridge to West Webster, to Lake Ontario, to 

 Durand Eastman Park, to Rochester). — Dec. 23. Partly cloudy; several in. snow; no 

 wind; temp. 23° at start, 37° at return. Distance 16 miles, 13 on foot. Herring Gull, 9; 

 Scaup, 3; Ring-necked Pheasant, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; 

 Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Redpoll, 9; Tree Sparrow, 185 (five flocks); Crow, 12; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 10. Total, 11 species, 239 individuals (approxi- 

 mately). — W. Gordon Zeeveld. 



