28 Bird -Lore 



i; Crow 21; Tree Sparrow, 30; Song Sparrow, 4; Swamp Sparrow, 1; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 1. Total, 7 species, 65 individuals. — Nettie Sellinger Pierce. 



Central Valley, Orange Co., N. Y.— Dec. 25; 9 to 11.30 a.m. Cloudy; wind south, 

 light; considerable snow; temp., 30 . Downy Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, i, others heard; 

 Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 1; Shrike, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 2. Total, 

 7 species, 14 individuals.— Mary Van E. Ferguson. 



Bronxville, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear in morning, partly cloudy in 

 afternoon; wind west, light and increasing; temp., 45 . Crow, 1; Starling, 7. Total, 

 2 species, 8 individuals. — A. B. Gurley. 



Pelham Manor, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Clear; no wind; ground bare; 

 temp., at 7.30, 31 . Herring Gull, 80; Bob-white, 10; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Blue 

 Jay, 2; American Crow, 20; Starling, 1; Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 

 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 

 12 species, 158 individuals. — Robert Crane. 



Central Park, New York City.— Dec. 25; 12.15 to 1.20 p.m. Slightly cloudy; light, 

 southwesterly breeze; temp., 50 ., Herring Gull, 2; Downy Woodpecker,. 1; Starling, 

 7; White-throated Sparrow, 3; Junco, 4; Cardinal, 1; Chickadee, 3. Total, 7 species, 

 21 individuals.— Clarence C. Abbott. 



Central Park, New York City. — Dec. 25; 8.25 to 10.40 a.m. Ramble, 1 to 1.45 

 p.m., North End. Clear; ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 37 at start. Herring 

 Gull, 300; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 1; Starling, 100; Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 

 1; Cardinal, 5; Brown Thrasher, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 6. Total, 

 10 species, 421 individuals. — George E. Hix. 



Battery, New York City, to 17 Fathoms (10 miles off Seabright, N. J.) and back. — 

 Dec. 25; 8.25 A.M. to 4.15 p.m. Clear; wind southwest, light; temp., 44 at noon. Loon, 

 1; Kittiwake, 1; Glaucous Gull, 2; Black-backed Gull, 6; Herring Gull, 10,000; Ring- 

 billed Gull, 2; Bonaparte Gull, 25; Old Squaw, 21. Total, 8 species, about 10,060 

 individuals.— R. E. Stackpole, A. C. Redfield and C. H. Rogers. 



Rockaway Park to Point and back, New York City. — Dec. 27; 10.20 a.m. to 4.10 

 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground bare; wind southwest, brisk; temp., 45 at start, 42° at 

 return Black-backed Gull, 5; Herring Gull, 300; Ring-billed Gull, 1; Double-crested 

 Cormorant, 1; Old Squaw, 7; Crow, 1; Horned Lark, 20; Snowflake, 75; Tree Sparrow, 

 1; Myrtle Warbler, 8; American Pipit, 2. Total, n species, about 420 individuals. — 

 A. C. Redfield and C. H. Rogers. 



College Point to Long Beach, Long Island. — Dec. 29; 7.15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; practically no wind; temp., 31 at start, 44 at 4 p.m. Herring Gull, 1,000; 

 Marsh Hawk, 3; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Broad- winged Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 

 Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Horned Lark, 75; Prairie Horned Lark, 50; Blue 

 Jay, 4; Crow, 50; Starling, 500; Meadowlark, 14; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 50; Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, 10; Chickadee, 4; Hermit Thrush, 1; Robin, 1. 

 Total,, 19 species, 1,773 individuals. — Clinton G. Abbott and Francis Harper. 



Mt. Sinai, Long Island, N. Y. — 9.30 a.m. until dark. Ground bare; sky somewhat 

 overclouded; moderate west by southwest wind; temp., 45° to 57 . Horned Grebe, 

 3; Loon, 5; Red-throated Loon, 2; Great Black-backed Gull, 3; Herring Gull, 500; 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 2; Black Duck, 6; Old Squaw, 41; White-winged Scoter, 

 18; Surf Scoter, 8; Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Horned Lark, 30; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 

 90; Starling, 6; Meadowlark, 1; Goldfinch, 2; Snow Bunting, 25; Tree Sparrow, 6; 

 Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 2; Winter Wren, 1; Myrtle Warbler, 7; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 45. Country visited: — Sound Beach, salt meadows, second- 

 growth deciduous woods, upland fields and red cedar woods. Total, 25 species, 838 

 individuals. — Gertrude A. Washburn and Robert Cushman Murphy. 



Setauket, Long Island, N. Y.— Dec. 25; All day. Weather fair; wind south. Her- 



