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pecker, 3; (Prairie? — Ed.) Horned Lark, 12; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 15; Starling, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 9; Junco, 8; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chick- 

 adee, 5; Robin, 2. (Pheasant and Cardinal reported, not personally seen.) Total, 15 

 species, loi individuals. — J. Dryden Kuser. 



Camden, N. J. ( and vicinity). — Dec. 23; 10.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; ground bare; 

 wind northwest; temp. 30°. Herring Gull, 6; Bob-white, 6; Marsh Hawk, i; Red- 

 tailed Hawk, 6; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Barn Owl, i; Short-eared 

 Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 10; Starling, 50; Horned 

 Lark, 3; Meadowlark, 6; White-throated Sparrow, 8; Tree Sparrow, 10; Field Sparrow, i; 

 Junco, 20; Song Sparrow, 15; Cardinal, 2; Winter Wren, i; Tufted Titmouse, i; Robin, 

 2. Total, 24 species, 158 individuals.— Julian K. Potter. 



Englewood Region, N. J. (Palisades Park, to Nordhoff, to Teaneck, through Engle- 

 wood to Englewood Cliffs, and along foot of Palisades to Edgewater). — Dec. 22; 8 a.m. 

 to 4.30 P.M. Clear; 8 in. of snow; wind northwest, brisk; temp. 30° to 40°. Fifteen miles 

 on foot. Herring Gull, 300; American Merganser, 4; Black Duck, 15; Marsh Hawk, i; 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Duck Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 10; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 15; Starling, 90; Red- winged 

 Blackbird, i female; Meadowlark, 6; Goldfinch, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 23; Tree 

 Sparrow, 21; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 33; Fox Sparrow, 3; Brown Creeper, 10; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 3; Robin, i; Blue- 

 bird, 2. Total, 27 species, about 574 individuals. — Clark L. Lewis, Jr., and Edward 

 G. Nichols. 



Hackettstown, N. J. — Dec. 28; 8.10 to 11.30 a.m. Cloudy; remainder of a i6-in. 

 drifted snow; wind south. Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 4; Starling, 18; 

 Purple Finch, 21 (most of these are part of a flock of about 40 which feed at my home); 

 Tree Sparrow, 35; Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 2. Total, 11 species, about loi individuals. Flock of (Prairie? 

 — Ed.) Herned Larks seen Nov. 17. — Mary Pierson Allen. 



Moorestown, N. J. — Dec. 25; 6.45 a.m. to 5.20 p.m. Cloudy, with rain at intervals 

 through the morning; ground bare; wind westerly, light, becoming fresh; temp, at start 

 40^°, at return 36°. Two parties covering different sections, and conveyed by auto- 

 mobiles. First party returned at 12.30 p.m.; second party traveled by auto 53 miles and 

 walked about 8. Herring Gull, 38; American Merganser, 10; Killdeer, 2; Marsh Hawk, 2; 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 7; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Kingfisher, 2; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Flicker, 5; Horned Lark, 11; Blue Jay, 20; 

 Crow, 717; Starling, 313; Red-winged Blackbird, 2; Meadowlark, i; Goldfinch, 10; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 26; Tree Sparrow, 81; Field Sparrow, 2; Junco, 272; Song 

 Sparrow, 35; Cardinal, 15; Mockingbird, i; Carolina Wren, 2; Winter Wren, 

 4; Brown Creeper, i; Tufted Titmouse, 6; Chickadee sp. , 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 9; Robin, 4. Total, 32 species, 1,623 individuals. Total area covered was within a 

 diameter of 14 miles. — M. Albert Linton, Anna A. Mickle, John D. Carter, Alice 

 M. Carter, Wm. Bacon Evans and George H. Hallett, Jr. 



Morristown, N. J, — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy; about a foot of old snow; 

 wind west, light; temp. 36°. Route, out the Lake Road to the Lake Road Bridge, thenee 

 through Speedwell Park and Collinsville to the town's disposal beds, returning along 

 the Erie tracks and through Evergreen Cemetery — about 6 miles. Observers together. 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 48; Crow, 15; Starling, 48; 

 Purple Finch, 20; Goldfinch, 20; Tree Sparrow, 62; Field Sparrow, i(seen at close range, 

 also two characteristic notes heard); Junco, 60; Song Sparrow, 6; Cardinal, 4; (3 males, 

 I female); Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Chick- 

 adee, 9; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Robin, 2. Total, 18 species, 309 individuals. — - 

 Edward Fairbank and R. C. Caskey. 



