36 Bird -Lore ' 



Mount Holly, N. J,— Dec. 23; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; no wind; temp, at start 14°, 

 on return, 30°. Ten miles on foot. Observers together. Duck sp., 8; Turkey Vulture, 

 7; Cooper's Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 5; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 22; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 5,000+; Starling, 500 + ; Goldfinch, 7; 

 White- throated Sparrow, 10; Tree Sparrow, 25; Field Sparrow, 6; Junco, 500 + ; Song 

 Sparrow, 8; Cardinal, 10; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 27 (number too high? — 

 Ed.); White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 18; Chickadee sp., 9; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 4; Hermit Thrush, i; Robin, 3. Total, 25 species, 6,188 individuals. — 

 Mr. and Mrs. Nelson D. W. Pumyea. 



New Brunswick, N. J. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 1.45 p.m. (S.T.D.), 9.30 a.m. to i p.m. 

 and 3.30 to 4.20 p.m. (R. E. D.) Partly cloudy; 5 in. of snow; wind southerly, moderate; 

 temp. 36° to 43°. The observers covered different ground. Herring Gull, 8; Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, 2; Cooper's Hawk, i; Goshawk, 7 [?-Ed.]; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Belted 

 Kingfisher, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 15; American 

 Crow, 433; Fish Crow, 36; Starling, 300; Purple Finch, 6; Goldfinch, i; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 4; Junco, 28; Song Sparrow, 14; Cardinal, 7; Winter Wren, 2; 

 Brown Creeper, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Robin, 3. Total, 23 species, 889 individuals.— 

 Ralph E. Danforth and Stuart T. Danforth. 



Plainfield, N. J. (to Ash Swamp and back). — Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to 3.35 p.m. Overcast, 

 drizzling rain from 7.45 to 10 a.m.; about 8 in. of snow; little wind; temp. 38° at start, 

 37° at return. About 12 miles on foot. Ring-necked Pheasant, 4 (flock); Cooper's 

 (or Sharp-shinned?) Hawk, i; Red- tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 1; Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 9; 

 Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 24; American Crow, 125; Starling, 65; Meadowlark, 22; Goldfinch, 

 5 (flock); White-throated Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 24; Junco, 24; Song Sparrow, 14; 

 Cardinal, 7; Carolina Wren, 2 together; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 7; Tufted Titmouse, 8; Black-capped Chickadee, 8. Total, 25 species, 362 individuals. — 

 W. De W. Miller. 



Princeton, N. J. (Mercer St. to Stony Brook, and 3 miles along the brook). — Dec. 26; 

 10.45 A.M. to 5.P.M. Clear; crisp snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 22° at start, 24° at 

 return. Observers most of time together. Ruffed Grouse, i; (Ring-necked?) Pheasant, 

 i; Mourning Dove, 9; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker, i; Northern Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 8; American Crow, 200; Starling, 8; Tree 

 Sparrow, 100; Slate-colored Junco, 150; Song Sparrow, 40; Cardinal, 18; Northern 

 Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 20; Bluebird, n (one flock). Total, 19 species, about 579 individuals. Three Song 

 Sparrows singing softly at noon; 14 Cardinals in i flock. — Tertius van Dyke and 

 Hamilton Gibson. 



Vineland, N. J. (Six miles northeast of Vineland).— Dec. 25; 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. 

 Light rain, sometimes mixed with snow, all day; wind northwest, light; temp. 39°. 

 Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 5; Starling (?), 25; Meadowlark, 3; Tree Sparrow, 50; Junco, 130; 

 Song Sparrow, 2; Chickadee sp. , i. Total, 8 species, 218 individuals.— Wm. W. Fair. 



Ardsley, Hillside and Roslyn, Pa. — Dec. 23; 12.30 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; 5 in. of snow; 

 wind west, light; temp. 32°. About 6 miles. Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, about 1,000; Starling, 28; Purple Grackle, 

 2; Tree Sparrow, 62 (in song); Junco, 17; Song Sparrow, 6; Cardinal, i. Total, 11 species, 

 about 1,123 individuals. — George Lear. 



Beaver, Pa. (Beaver's Hollow, Dutch Ridge Road, Gypsy Glen). — Dec. 26; n a.m. 

 to 5.15 P.M. Clear; 3 in. of snow; wind west, light; temp. 23°. Bob-white, 6(one covey); 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Redpoll, 4; Tree Sparrow, 135; Song 

 Sparrow, 9; Junco, 63; Cardinal, 3; Tufted Titmouse, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 9; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6. Total, 12 species, about 249 



