34 Bird - Lore 



breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 9. Total, 27 species, 5,294 individuals. — 

 Howard H. Cleaves. 



Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; no wind; temp. 20°; 8 in. of 

 snow. Observers together. Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 6; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 500; Starling, 10; Tree Sparrow, 5; Junco, 2; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned King- 

 let, 3. Total, 13 species, about 550 individuals. — Margery Saunders, Anthony 

 Saunders and F. A. Saunders. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Highland and Durand-Eastman Parks and vicinities).— Dec. 28 

 7 A.M. until dark. Cloudy, with snow-flurries; ground frozen with about 5 in. of snow 

 wind northwest, 25 miles per hour; temp. 13° at start, 3° at finish. Herring Gull, 18 

 Ring-billed Gull, 3; Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 8; Tree 

 Sparrow, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 2; Cedar Waxwing, 4; Brown Creeper, i. Total, 9 

 species, 41 individuals. — Wm. L. G. Edson and R. E. Horsey. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Cobb's Hill and Highland Park). — Dec. 27; 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 

 Clear; sin. of snow; wind variable, light; temp. 15° at start, 20° at return. Observers 

 together. Herring Gull, 6; Ring-necked Pheasant, 3; Northern Flicker, i; Crow, 9; 

 Tree Sparrow, i; Slate-colored Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, i; Brown 

 Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Robin, i. Total, 11 species, 29 individuals. 

 The Song Sparrow was studied with an 8x glass at 25 feet. The streaks and spots on its 

 breast were observed and its note of alarm was heard several times. — -Richard M. 

 Chase and George P. Freeland. 



Schenectady, N. Y. (Central Park and vicinity).— Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy 

 and dull; wind northwest, strong; temp. 31°; about 7 in. of snow. Distance covered, 

 about 7 or 8 miles. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 30; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Black-capped Chickadee, 12. Total, 6 species, 53 individ- 

 uals. — Walter Philo. 



Syracuse, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 10.45 a.m. to 3.20 p.m. Route from Fayetteville to Kirk- 

 ville through woods. Fair; no wind; ground covered with snow; temp. 22°. Downy. 

 Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 7; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; 

 Chickadee, 9. Total, 6 species, 31 individuals. — Nettie M. Sadler. 



Tarrytown, N. Y. — -Dec. 28; 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. Overcast; 

 6 in. of crusted snow; wind northwest, calm to brisk later north; temp. 25°. About 8 

 miles on foot. Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 5; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 8; Starling, so-H; (Purple ?) Grackle, 20 (first 

 record for this time of year); Goldfinch, 30-t-; Tree Sparrow, 60; Song Sparrow, 3; 

 Migrant Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 16. Total, 15 species, 209-f individuals. — William P. Osborn. 



Sandy Hook, N. J., and Lower New York Bay. — Dec. 22; 8.15 a.m. to 4.40 p.m. 

 Mostly clear; ground bare; wind northwest, brisk; temp. 33° at noon. Ten miles by 

 steamboat, 6 on foot. Observers together after 11 a.m. Holboell's Grebe, i; Black- 

 backed Gull, 3 adults; Herring Gull, 1,000; Bonaparte's Gull, i; Black Duck, 10; Golden- 

 eye, i; Old-squaw, 2; White-winged Scoter, 14; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 8; 

 American Crow, 50; Fish Crow, 75; Starling, 70; Meadowlark, i; Snow Bunting, 3; 

 Ipswich Sparrow, 5; Sharp-tailed Sparrow, 2 (one seen excellently, P. caudacutus — C. H. 

 R.); White-throated Sparrow, 9; Tree Sparrow, 10; Junco, 38; Song Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 

 8; Cedar Waxwing, 3; Northern Shrike, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 35; Brown Thrasher, i 

 (seen excellently — J. P. Y.); Carolina Wren, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 2 (one sang); 

 Hermit Thrush, 2; Robin, loo^ Total, 30 species, about 1,465 individuals.^JoHN P. 

 Young and Charles H. Rogers. 



Bemardsville, N. J. — Dec. 22; 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Clear; 15 in. of 

 snow; no wind; temp. 28°. Common Pheasant, 4; Great Horned Owl, i; Downy Wood- 



