28 Bird - Lore 



Rochester, N. Y. (Bushnell Basin). — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cloudy; three inches 

 of snow on ground; wind southeast, Kght; temp., 25° to 35°. Mongolian Pheasant, 8 ; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 5; Redpoll, 50; Tree Sparrow, 12; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 20. Total, 8 species, 105 individuals. — Harry 

 Gordon and Oscar F. Schaefer. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Drigway). — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; snow flurries; 

 ground covered with snow; wind northwest, brisk; temp., 19°. Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Crow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 6; Chickadee, 7. Total, 4 species, 16 individuals. — Nettie 

 Sellinger Pierce. 



Seneca Falls, N. Y. — Dec. 28; 9.30 a.m. till dark. Cloudy, with snow at intervals, 

 wind brisk, southeast; temp., 32°. American Merganser, i; Hooded Merganser, i; 

 Black Duck, 2; Greater Scaup, 7; Lesser Scaup, 2; Golden-eye, 8; Ring- necked Pheas- 

 ant, 3; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 8; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Crow, 100; Red- 

 winged Blackbird, i; Redpoll, 4; Tree Sparrow, 50; Song Sparrow, 3; Swamp Sparrow, 

 i; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 40. Total, 19 species, 

 300 individuals. — Otto McCreary. 



Richmond, Staten Island, N. Y. City (To Princes Bay and Great Kills). — Dec. 26; 

 9.40 a.m. to 4 P.M. Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 750; Scaup, i; Golden-eye, 175; 

 Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Blue Jay, 2; 

 Crow, 40; Starling, 10; White-throated Sparrow, 7; Tree Sparrow, 25; Junco, 8; Song 

 Sparrow, 7; Cardinal, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Tit, 7; Chickadee, 7; 

 Robin, I. Total, 19 species, about 1,060 individuals. — Ludlow Griscom and C. H. 

 Rogers. 



Municipal Ferry to St. George, Richmond, Great Kills and Annadale, Staten 

 Island, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare, frozen; frozen snow 

 and ice in crevices and hollows; no wind; temp., 26°. Great Black-backed Gull, i; 

 Herring Gull, 500; Double-crested Cormorant, 2; Red-breasted Merganser, i; Golden- 

 eye, 50; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; 

 Crow, 36; Starling, 10; Goldfinch, 25; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 100; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Robin, i. Total, 17 species, about 

 750 individuals. — George E. Hix. 



Syracuse, N. Y. — Dec. 23; 6.30 a.m. to 12 m. One foot of snow on ground; wind 

 south, strong; temp., 30°. Black Duck, 3; Lesser Scaup Duck, i; Golden-eye, 3; Ruffed 

 Grouse, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 7; 

 Goldfinch, 20; Tree Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 9. Total, 

 12 species, 52 individuals. — John Winthrop Pennock. 



Watkins, N. Y. — Dec. 27; 9.30 to 11 a.m. Clear; ground covered with about five 

 inches of snow; wind south, light; temp., 32°. Calls made at window-shelf and at suet 

 hung in tree nearby. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 34; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 11; Chickadee, 70. Total, 4 species, 116 individuals. The Junco and Tree Sparrows are 

 numerous, but only occasionally visit the shelf, which is under a second-story window, 

 but prefer to feed on the ground. — Grace L. White. 



Woodmere, L. I., N. Y. — ^Dec. 25; n a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Clear; ground in woods 

 covered with three to four inches of snow; in fields and meadows snow in spots; winds 

 northwest, strong; temp., 29 to 32°. Herring Gull, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Crow, 22; Starling, 11; Meadowlark, i; Goldfinch, 2; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 4; Fox Sparrow, 4; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 14 species, 58 individuals. — Charles 

 A. Hewlett. 



Bloomfield and Newark, N. J. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy at start, cleared 

 at noon; ground bare, with the exception of spots where snow had drifted; wind south- 

 west; temp., 28 to 36°. Barred Owl, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 19; Starling; 



