26 Bird - Lore 



Crow, 4; Goldfinch, i; Snow Bunting, one flock; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2. Total, 9 species, 14 individuals. — Talman Van Arsdale. 



Biaffalo, N. Y. (Delaware Park). — Dec. 18. Clear; ground covered with snow; 

 wind southwest; temp., 28°. Downj' Woodpecker, i; Crow, 6; Northern Shrike, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 6 species, 

 18 individuals. — Mrs. G. M. Turner. 



Far Rockaway, L. L, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 9.45 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground bare; 

 marshes covered with ice; wind fresh northwest; temp., 31°. Herring Gull, 5,000; (esti- 

 mated); Old Squaw, 55; Horned Lark, 34; Crow, 3; Starling, 3; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, I. Total, 6 species, 5096 individuals. — -Charlotte Bogardus. 



Geneva, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Four inches of snow on ground; 

 wind northwest, high; temp., 16 to 20°. Horned Grebe, 9; Canvasback, 4; Redhead, 

 7; Greater Scaup, 65; Golden-eye, 10; Buffle-head, 8; Old Squaw, 4; Ring-necked 

 Pheasant, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Crow, 200; Redpoll, 5; 

 Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 10; Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 10. Total, 16 species, 340 

 individuals. — Otto McCreary. 



Groton, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 11 to 11.40 a.m. and 1.30 to 2.50 p.m. (Birds lunched at 

 window-sill). Cloudy; one foot of snow; wind southwest, light; temp., 31°. Hairy 

 Woodpecker, several; Downy Woodpecker, several; White-breasted Nuthatch, sev- 

 eral; Chickadee, many. Total, 4 species. — Alice Morton. 



Hamburg, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; six inches of snow; wind 

 southwest; temp., 35°. Crow, 5; Junco, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2. Total, 3 

 species, 15 individuals. — Thomas L. Bourne. 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 18; 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; wind west, light; 

 dunes and marshes covered with snow and ice; beach bare; temp., 25° to 33°. Holboell's 

 Grebe, i; Horned Grebe, 2; Red-throated Loon, i; Kittiwake, i (im,) Great Black- 

 backed Gull, 90; Herring Gull, 2000 (estimated); Ring-billed Gull, 32 (unusually com- 

 mon); Bonaparte's Gull, 3; Red-breasted Merganser, 8; Black Duck, 19; American 

 Scaup Duck, 200; Old-Squaw, 500; American Scoter, i; Marsh Hawk, 3; Rough-legged 

 Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Horned Lark, 100; Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Crow, 90; 

 Fish Crow, 5; Starling, 6; Pine Siskin, 25; Snowflake, 2; Ipswich Sparrow, 4; Savanna 

 Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 7; Junco 2; Song Sparrow, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 50; Pipit, i. 

 Total, 30 species, about 3161 individuals. — William H. Wiegmann, George E. Hix 

 and Ludlow Griscom. 



Mt. Sinai, Long Island, N. Y. — Dec, 25; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy all day; a few 

 patches of snow on the ground; high northerly winds during morning; temp., 30° to 38°. 

 Country visited; Sound coast; harbor shores and wooded hills. Horned Grebe, 3; Loon, 

 3; Kittiwake, 30; Black-backed Gull, 5; Herring Gull, 1,000; Black Duck, 50; Old 

 Squaw, 7; White-winged Scoter, 25,000; Bob-white, 25; Fhcker, 3; Horned Lark, 2; 

 Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 35; Meadowlark, i; Junco, 5; Tree Sparrow, 18; Song Sparrow, 2; 

 Chickadee, 16; Robin, i. Total, 19 species, 26,216 individuals. Dense flocks of White- 

 winged Scoters covering the water for long distances; could be seen all day from the 

 sand cliffs on the beach. — Robert Cushman Murphy. 



New York City (Borough of Bronx, Watson's Woods, Bronx Park, Hemlock Grove 

 and Van Cortlandt Park). — Dec. 22; 9.30 a.m. to 12.15 p-m., 3 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; ground 

 mostly covered with snow; wind northwest, very strong; temp., 15 to 25°. Herring Gull, 

 11; Bob-white, 7; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Flicker, i; Crow, 6; Star- 

 ling, 100; Goldfinch, 4; White-throated Sparrow, 7; Tree Sparrow, 35; Junco, 4; Song 

 Sparrow, 3; Fox Sparrow, 8; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 

 i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 8. Total, 17 species, 210 individuals. — Stanley V. LaDow. 



New York City (Staten Island, Saint George and Princes Bay to Oakwood Heights, 

 thence to Richmond). — Dec. 26; 9.20 a.m. to 4.20 p.m. Sky overcast, light snow-fall 



