26 Bird - Lore 



East Marion, Long Island, N. Y. — Dec. 2b; 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Sunny in forenoon, 

 cloud}' in afternoon; ground partly covered with light snow; wind southwest, light; temp. 

 26° at start, 33° at return. About 4 miles on foot, along bay shore and woods roads. 

 Horned Grebe, 3; Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 50; Scaup, 200+ ; American 

 Golden-eye, 12; Old-squaw, 5; White- winged Scoter, i; distant raft of ducks composed 

 hirgely of Surf Scoters, 50; Downy Woodpecker, i; Horned Lark, 17; Blue Jay, 2; 

 Crow, 80 + ; Redpoll, 18 (some of flock at times almost within reaching distance, and 

 all markings visible both with and without field glasses); American Goldfinch, 8; Tree 

 Sparrow, 3; Slate-colored Junco, 9; Song Sparrow, 16; Myrtle Warbler, 30; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 5. Total, 19 species, about 511 individuals. Two White- winged Crossbills 

 were seen Dec. 3 and 4. — -Mabel R. Wiggins. 



Orient, Long Island, N. Y. — Dec. 28; 6 a.m. to dark. Clear; ground mostly bare, 

 pond and swamps mostly frozen; wind west, light to fresh; temp. 27° to 35°. Holbcell's 

 Grebe, i; Horned Grebe, 24; Loon, 30; Great Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 350; 

 American Merganser, 2; Red-breasted Merganser, 150; Mallard, 7 (6 males); Black 

 Duck, 70; Greater Scaup Duck, 300; Golden-eyed Duck, 11; Bufiflehead, 100; Old-squaw, 

 250; White-winged Scoter, 1,000; Surf Scoter, 25; Canada Goose, i (associating with a 

 flock of Gulls); King Rail, i; Virginia Rail, i (4 others taken within a week); Wilson's 

 Snipe, i; Marsh Hawk, 2; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 

 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Flicker, 4; Horned Lark, 400; Crow, 100; Starling, 150; Meadowlark, 5 (one singing); 

 Goldfinch, 10; Pine Siskin, 35; Snow Bunting, 300; Tree Sparrow, 60; Junco, 30; Song 

 Sparrow, 75; Fox Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 65; Catbird, i; Chickadee, 38; Robin, 150 

 (one flock). Total, 43 species, 3,760 individuals. Both Red- and White-winged Crossbills 

 and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet have been recorded within a few days. — Roy Latham. 



Greenport, Long Island, N. Y. (across Gardiner's Bay to Gardiner's Island and 

 return). — Dec. 21; 8 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Overcast at start; snowing from 8.30 a.m. to 

 1.30 P.M., then partially clearing; ground snow-covered, marshes and ponds mostly 

 frozen; wind northeast, light; temp. 28° to 20°. Observers together. Horned Grebe, 8 

 Loon, 4; Great Black-backed Gull, 4; Herring Gull, 25; American Merganser, 22; Red 

 breasted Merganser, 25; Mallard, i; Black Duck, 100; Baldpate, 23; Golden-eye, 50 

 Old-squaw, 200; White- winged Scoter, 400; Surf Scoter, 250; Canada Goose, 70; Brant, 3 

 Great Blue Heron, i; Black-crowned Night Heron, 2 (excellent view); Pheasant, 10 

 Marsh Hawk, i; Hawk (Red-tail or Rough-leg), i; Short-eared Owl, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 10; Starling, 50; Meadowlark, 2; Tree Spar- 

 row, 12; Song Sparrow, 10; Tree Swallow, i (an anomalous sight in a winter snow- 

 storm; bird well seen, the green in the back made out even through the snow and bad 

 light); Myrtle Warbler, 10; Chickadee, 3. Total, 32 species, 1,304 individuals. The 

 snowstorm responsible for the few land birds noted, and the recent cold wave for the 

 comparative scarcity of birds in general. Hawks, once remarkably abundant in 

 winter, are now systematically trapped and shot. — Lord William Percy, Ludlow 

 Griscom. 



New York City (from Battery via St. George to and at Grant City and Moravian 

 Cemetery, Staten Island). — Dec. 27; 11.20 a.m. to 4.20 p.m. Cloudy (foggy on water); 

 ground mostly snow-covered; wind southwest, light; temp. 35° at 3.30 p.m. Five miles 

 by boat, 5 miles by railroad, chiefly in the Cemetery on foot. Black-backed Gull, i adult; 

 Herring Gull, 145; Bonaparte's Gull, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 2; American 

 Crow, 8; Starling, 8; Red Crossbill, flock of 13; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, i; Junco, 

 flock of 4; Song Sparrow, i; Fox Sparrow, i; Cardinal, i pair; Myrtle Warbler, flock of 3; 

 Black-cap Chickadee, flock of 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Hermit Thrush, i; Robin, 2; 

 Bluebird, 1 male. Total, 20 species, about 205 individuals. — Charles H. Rogers. 



Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, N. Y.— Dec. 21; 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 



