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wind light; temp. 20° to 25°. Five miles on foot; ferry across Upper Bay. Herring 

 Gull, 29; Bonaparte's Gull, i; Long-eared Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 6; 

 Crow, 4; Starling, 4; Red Crossbill, 26 (one flock) ; Redpoll, 2 ; White- throated Sparrow, i ; 

 Tree Sparrow, 16; Junco, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, i; Black- 

 capped Chickadee, 300+ ; Brown-capped Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. 

 Total, 17 species, 396+ individuals. Bonaparte's Gull observed through field-glasses 

 at 30 feet. The Crossbills were very tame. The Brown-capped Chickadee was also very 

 tame, and together with the Tufted Tit, approached to within 6 feet of me. — Ralph 

 Friedmann. 



Hackettstown, N. J. — Dec. 27; 7.30 to 9.30 a.m., 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; 

 ground mostly covered with about 3 inches of snow; wind south, light; temp. 30°. A 

 fraction of the time at home about feeding station but most of the time on foot between 

 Waterloo and Hackettstown. Sparrow Hawk (?), i ; Downy Woodpecker, i ; Flicker (?), i ; 

 Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 19; Starling, 19; Purple Finch, 7; Goldfinch, 54; Tree Sparrow, 15; 

 Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, i; Nuthatch (probably White-breasted), i; Chickadee, 4. 

 Total, 13 species, about 129 individuals. — Mary Pierson Allen. 



Englewood Region, N. J. (Overpeck Creek and Phelps Estate). — Dec. 26; 11 a.m. 

 to 4.30 P.M. Cloudy; 2 in. snow; wind south; temp. 28^. Observers together. Black- 

 backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 50; Marsh Hawk, i; Sharp-shinned (?) Hawk, i; Red- 

 tailed Hawk, 2; Rough-legged Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Barred Owl, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 12; Starling, 13; 

 Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, 20; Pine Siskin, 12; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Spar- 

 row, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 22; Song Sparrow, 14; Swamp Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 26 

 species, 186 individuals. — Walden Pell 2d., S. Morris Pell. 



Hawthorne, Glen Rock and Ridgewood, N. J. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Clear; 

 2 in. snow; wind southwest, brisk; temp. 28° at start, 36° at return. Nine miles afoot. 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 5; American 

 Crow, 17; Starling, 78; Purple Finch, i; Goldfinch, 5; Pine Siskin, 8; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 10; Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 6; Cedar Waxwing, 3; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 7; Bluebird, 3. Total, 17 species, 

 157 individuals. — Louis S. Kohler. 



Newark, N. J. — Dec. 25; 9 to 10.30 a.m., 3 to 4 p.m. Clear; 2 in. snow; temp. 18° 

 to 22°. Along edge and in northern section of Branch Brook Park, Second River — 

 distance about 5 miles. Auto ride to South Orange, where the Crackles were found in 

 a house where they had evidently accompanied Santa Claus down the chimney. Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Crow, i; Starling, 7; Purple Grackle, 2; White-throated Sparrow, 13; 

 Tree Sparrow, 2; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 7. Total, 

 10 species, 43 individuals. It may be of interest that a Long-eared Owl sat on a tree in 

 our back yard in residential section of Newark all day Dec. 19. It was very tame and 

 permitted a positive identification. Also the following late lingerers in Branch Brook 

 Park: Robin, Dec. 20; Hermit Thrush, Dec. 15. — R. F. Haulenbeek 



South Orange, N. J. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; 2 in. snow on ground; 

 wind, moderate; temp. 15° to 20°. Along crest of South Mountain Reservation to Wash- 

 ington Rock, returning to South Orange along base of Mountain. Distance about 7 miles. 

 Red-shoioldered Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 20; Starling, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 20; Junco, 18; Song Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; 

 Chickadee, 12; also a large Hawk not positively identified, but probably a Red-tailed 

 Hawk. Total, 10 species, 92 individuals. — Robert Wolfe, Graham Roskein. 



Morristown, N. J. — Dec. 28; 8 to 11 a.m., 1.30 to 5.15 p.m. Fair; i in. snow on ground, 

 with some bare places; wind northwest, light, gradually rising; temp. 29° to 35°. Burn- 

 ham Park, Sherman Hill, Lake Road, Speedwell Park, along D. L. & W. and Erie tracks 



