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with deep snow; wind northeast, strong; temp., i6°. Horned Grebe, 4; l.oon, 2; Great 

 Black-backed Gull, 4 ; Herring Gull, 200; Red-breasted Merganser, 13; Black Duck, 

 40; American Golden-eye, 2; Buffle-head, 20; Old Squaw, 46; White-winged Scoter, 2; 

 Short-eared Owl, i ; Horned Lark, 160; Crow, 80; Snowflake, 8; Tree Sparrow, 23; 

 Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 14; Myrtle Warbler, 5; Meadow-lark, 33; Chickadee, 13 ; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 21 species, 680 individuals. Two Carolina Wrens 

 and a large flock of SnowHakes, which have been here since November i, were not seen. — 

 Roy Latham. 



Atlantic Ocean (from 10 to 25 miles east of Long Branch, N. J). — December 31 ; time, 

 8.20 A. M. to 3.45 P. M. ; wind light southeast to brisk northwest; temp., 35°. Dovekie, 

 i; Bonaparte's Gull, 67; Ring-billed Gull, 12 ; Heriing Gull (estimated) , 5,000; Great 

 Black-backed Gull, 29; Glaucous Gull, 2; Kittiwake, 74 ad., 57 im. (found only after 

 having almost lost sight of land); Gannet, 54 ad., 20 im. ; Double-crested Cormorant, i. 

 White-winged Scoter, 491 ; American Scoter, 33; Old Squaw, 34. Total, 12 species; 

 about 5,800 individuals. — Rob E. Stackpole and William H. Wiegmann. 



Edgewater, Palisades Park, Leonia and Nordhoff, N. J. — December 26; time, 8.20 

 A. M. to 2.55 P. M. Cloudy; about six inches of snow on the ground ; wind light, north; 

 temp., 25^^. Herring Gull, too; Marsh Hawk, i, Red-tailed Hawk, i ; Blue Jay, 2; 

 American Crow, 15; American Goldfinch, 7; Tree Sparrow, 34; Song Sparrow, 7; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i ; Chickadee, 3. Total, 10 species, about 171 individuals. — 

 George E. Hix. 



Montclair, N. J. — December 26; time, 8.30 A. M. to 12.45 P- M. Cloudy; snow on 

 ground; wind northeast, light ; temp., 23°. Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 3; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 19; Crow, 68; European Starling, 3; 

 Goldfinch, 73; White-throated Sparrow, 2 ; Tree Sparrow, 163 ; Junco, 282 ; Song Spar- 

 row, i; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i ; Chickadee, about 150; Golden -crowned Kinglet, 3 ; Robin, i ; 

 Bluebird, 2. Total, 20 species, about 792 individuals. — Randolph H. Howland. 



Montclair and Pine Brook, N. J. — Time, 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. Cloudy; ground snowy ; 

 occasional showers, turning to sleet; wind west, light, to northeast, strong; temp., 42°, 

 failing to 28°. Marsh Hawk, i ; Downy Woodpecker, 4 ; Blue Jay, 79; Crow, 47 ; Tree 

 Sparrow, 44; Junco (est.), 100; Song Sparrow, 7; Cedar Waxwing, 10; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 58; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 11 species, 355 indi- 

 viduals. — Vincent E. Gorman. 



Morristown, N. J.— Time, 10 to 10.30 A. M., temp., 22°; cloudy. 2.15 to 5 P. M ; 

 temp., 20°, snowing hard; ground snow-covered ; wind strong, northeast. Crow, 2 ; Jay, 

 I ; Tree Sparrow, 22 ; Song Sparrow, 2; Carolina Wren, i; Winter Wren, i ; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 6. Total, 7 species, 33 individuals. This is the first time I have seen 

 a Carolina Wren in mid-winter, and I know of no other record for this locality. — R. C. 

 Caskey. 



Beverly, N. J. — December 26; time, 6.45 to 7.30 A. M. and 8 A. M, to 5.15 P. M. 

 Sky clouded ; ground covered with snow to depth of six to eight inches; wind northwest, 

 moderate; average temp., 26°. Bob-white, 7; Red-tailed Hawk, 2 ; Downy Woodpecker, 

 4 ; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 450; Meadow-lark, 6; Goldfinch, 58; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 16 ; Tree Sparrow, 105 ; Junco, 175 ; Song Sparrow, 36 ; Cardinal, 23 ; Brown 

 Creeper, i ; Chickadee, 3 ; Golden -crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 16 species, 890 individ- 

 uals. — J. Fletcher Street. 



Newfield, N. J. — Time 12.20 to 4 P. M.; light, misty snow at first, becoming heavy 

 later; ground covered with crusted snow; grass and trees covered with ice; temp., 29°. 

 Bob-white, i; Flicker, i; Crow, 4 ; Blue Jay, 6; Mourning Dove, i; Song Sparrow, 2; 

 Tree Sparrow, i ; Junco, about 75 ; Chickadee, 2. Total, 9 species, 93 individuals. — 

 William W. Fair. 



