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7. Total, 133 species, 2,700+ individuals. The Green-winged Teal arrived two months 

 ago in some fresh- water ponds and has remained there ever since with a few tame Mal- 

 lards. It is a fine male. — Theodor Dreier. 



Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 23; 8 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. and (after dark) 5.30 to 6.30 

 P.M. Clear; about 6 in. of frozen snow; average temp. 24°. Herring Gull, 27; Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, i; Red- tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; 

 Long-eared Owl, i; Screech Owl, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Horned Lark, flock of 58; 

 Blue Jay, 21; Crow, 190; Starling, 58; Goldfinch, 8; Savannah Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 

 47; Slate-colored Junco, 92; Song Sparrow, 29; Towhee, 4 together; Winter Wren, i; 

 Brown Creeper, 5; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 11; Robin, 2. Total, 23 species, 

 569 individuals. The four Towhees, three males and a female, allowed one to get within 

 a few yards ; also heard them call several times. They were seen several times before in the 

 same place, oak shrubbery in a pine grove. The Savannah Sparrows, together, also 

 permitted close approach so they could be accurately identified. They were also seen 

 Dec. 15, and on the same date 3 Mourning Doves. Other occurrences that seemed unusual 

 to me were: 2 Hermit Thrushes seen Dec. 9, and 2 Woodcock and i Fox Sparrow, Dec. 

 i6.- — Theodore Roehner. 



Long Beach, Nassau Co., L. I., N. Y. — -Dec. 20. Moderating after severe weather; 

 temp. 35° at daylight and nightfall; ponds and marshes frozen; some remaining snow; 

 wind southwest, light; morning gray, some half-sunshine in afternoon; a broad swell on 

 the ocean breaking into a high, steady surf. Horned Grebe, 4; Loon, i; Black-backed 

 Gull, numerous, at one time fully 100 adults in sight; Herring Gull, abundant; Red- 

 breasted Merganser, several pairs and single birds; Black Duck, innumerable, lying off 

 shore in straggling beds extending with little interruption for several miles along the 

 beach, very few in flight; Red-legged Black Duck, a perfectly fresh bird found dead on the 

 shore; Mallard, a drake, with Black Ducks; Pintail, 5 drakes, with Black Ducks; Greater 

 Scaup, two single birds, male and female, and well out three flocks of Scaups, 17 to 70; 

 Goldeneye, i female; Old-squaw, 20; American Scoter, an adult; Surf Scoter, flock of 20 — - 

 several small flocks of Scoters were almost certainly of both these species; White-winged 

 Scoter, two flocks of 20 and 30 ; all Ducks in continuous flight were going east — larger num- 

 bers approximate; Sanderling, 2 together; Canada Geese, 5 passing out to sea, southeast; 

 Brant, 2 with Gulls on a sand-bar and one on the ocean shore, shot by a gunner — an 

 immature bird; Sparrow Hawk, i ; Rough-legged Hawk, a pair; Horned Lark, frequent in 

 small flocks; Starling, common, one flock of about 200; Meadowlark, i; Ipswich Spar- 

 row, i; Sharp-tailed Sparrow, 3; Seaside Sparrow (?) — a Passer herbulus, quite certainly 

 this, but identification not technical; Tree Sparrow, small flock; Song Sparrow, several; 

 Myrtle Warbler, locally numerous. A Northern Shrike seen at Hewlett, less than 3 

 miles from Long Beach. Total, 30 species. The best Long Beach bird-day for the season 

 that I have ever known. — E. P. Bicknell. 



Long Beach, Nassau Co., L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 23; 10.05 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; ground 

 bare, frozen; ponds and pools frozen, cakes of ice on the beach at Point Lookout; in- 

 coming tide; wind northwest, light; temp. 30° to 35°. Loon sp., i; Black-backed Gull, 5; 

 Herring Gull, 2,000; Red-breasted Merganser, 6; Black Duck, 3; Scaup, 6; Old-squaw, 

 22; American Scoter, i; SanderHng i (flew by with strong, vigorous flight); Rough- 

 legged Hawk, 2 together; Short-eared Owl, i; Crow, 15; Starling, 5 (in the village); Tree 

 Sparrow, i; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 8; Myrtle Warbler, 4. Total, 17 species, about 

 2,083 individuals. The weather was too mild and calm for many water-fowl. — George 

 E. Hix. 



Orient, L. I., N. Y.— Dec. 24; 6.45 a.m. to 2 p.m. (three observers); 3.30 p.m. until 

 dark (Latham). Cloudy most of the day, with brief periods of sunshine; a little frozen 

 snow on the ground; brisk westerly winds, veering slightly toward south after noon, 

 becoming light with a trace of rain toward evening; temp. 31° at 6 a.m., rising above 



