14 Bird - Lore 



Richfield, N. J. (Valley Road from Albion Place to Great Notch, thence to Bloom- 

 field Road and Clifton Avenue). — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground bare; wind 

 west, light; temp. 26° at start, 34° at return. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 

 7; Starling, common; Goldfinch, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 

 20; Song Sparrow, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 4; Robin, i. Total, 12 

 species, 49 individuals, excluding the Starlings, of which there was a great flock of prob- 

 ably three to four hundred. — Louis S. Kohler. 



Branch Brook Park, Morris Canal, and Third River, N. J,— Dec. 26; 8.30 to 10.30 

 A.M., and 3 to 5 P.M.; Cloudy; ground bare; raw northeast wind, strong to light; temp. 

 18° to 22°, Branch Brook Park; temp. 25° to 28°, bank of Morris Canal and along Third 

 River, a wide brook with two large ponds, running through open woods, marshy in 

 places; back across open country. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, r; Starling, 23; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 50; Tree Sparrow, 4; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 2; Fox Sparrow, 

 2; Brown Creeper, 5; also the following [? Orange-crowned Warbler — Ed.] which I am 

 at a loss to identify: Length about 5 inches or less; crown dark grey; back olive-green, 

 brighter on rump; underparts pale gray, strongly washed with pale yellow on sides and 

 belly; bill small, thin, and pointed, no sign of head-stripes, wing-bars, or eye-ring. 

 Watched at close range (about 15 feet) for about ten minutes with a good glass, — on a 

 medium-sized elm when first seen, but afterwards always on bushes. I saw it Dec. 25 

 and 26, each day accompanied by 2 Brown Creepers and a Downy Woodpecker. Its 

 movements were very active, taking it quickly from bush to bush. Total, 10 species, 

 91 individuals. — Raymond F. Haulenbeek. 



Morristown, N. J. (Bumham Park, Speedvirell Park, along the Whippany River, 

 Evergreen Cemetery). — Dec. 25; 7 to 8.30 a.m., 9 a.m. to i p.m. Clear at start, partly 

 overcast later; ground bare; wind west to northwest, light to strong; temp. 25° at start, 

 30° at return. About 10 miles on foot. Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 38; Starling, 6; Goldfinch, 6; White-throated Sparrow, 

 6; Tree Sparrow, 158; Field Sparrow, 8; Junco, 65; Song Sparrow, 24; Cardinal, 2; 

 Pine Warbler, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 14; Chickadee, 6; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 20. Total, 18 species, (about) 366 individuals. The Pine 

 Warbler was seen through field glasses, three times at ranges of about 10 yards; the 

 dusky back and yellowish breast were distinctly noted. — R. C. Caskey. 



Elizabeth, N. J. (shore Newark Bay to Milbum). — Dec. 26; 7.45 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. 

 Cloudy; wind variable between northwest and east; temp. 18° at start, 28° at return. 

 About 15 miles on foot. Herring Gulls, 1,200 (conservative); Black Duck, 5; (Golden- 

 eye ?) Duck, 3; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Marsh Hawk, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Short-eared Owl (fresh pellets found on ice left from Dec. 25 high 

 tides; species seen same locality Dec. 11 and 18); Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 5; Horned Lark, 13; Blue Jay, 5; American Crow, 16; Starling, 4; Meadowlark, 

 6; White- throated Sparrow, 40; Tree Sparrow, 135; Field Sparrow, i; Slate-colored 

 Junco, 41; Song Sparrow, 37; Fox Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 2; Titlark, 3; Winter Wren, i; 

 Brown Creeper, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted Titmouse, i; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 29 species, (about) 1,545 individuals. 

 Two large flocks of water-birds, probably chiefly Gulls, but, judging from sound, con- 

 taining some Canada Geese too far out in Newark Bay for positive identification and 

 not included in count. Titlarks closely approached on salt meadow and seen dis- 

 tinctly through good glass — Charles A. Urner. 



Scotch Plains, N. J. (to Washington Valley). — Dec. 26; 11.55 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; partly frozen, little wind; temp, at start, 29°. Ring-necked Pheasant, i; 

 Long-eared Owl, i ; Downy Woodpecker, i ; Flicker, i ; American Crow, i ; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 3 (flock); Field Sparrow, i; Junco, 50 (flock); Song Sparrow, 4; 

 Cardinal, 6 (three pairs); Catbird, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 (together); Black- 



