2c Bird - Lore 



Loon, i; Herring Gull, 20; American Golden-eye, 12; Great Blue Heron, 1; Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, i; Screech Owl, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; Horned Lark, 7; American Crow, 3; 

 Meadowlark, 3; Starling, 4; Goldfinch, 7; White- throated Sparrow, "i; Tree Sparrow, 10; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 7; Song Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, i; Black-capped Chickadee, i; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 20 species, about 84 individuals. — Louise B. Laidlow 

 and Laidlow O. Williams. 



Northvale, N. J., to Sneden's Landing, N. Y.^ — Dec. 26; 12.15 to 4.30 p.m. Fine; wind, 

 north, light; ground mostly bare; temp. 25°. Herring Gull, 6; American Merganser, 3; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2 ; Marsh Hawk, i ; Red-tailed Hawk, 3 ; Red-shouldered Hawk, i ; Blue 

 Jay, 6; Crow, 3; Starling, 100; Crossbill, 4; American Goldfinch, 4; Tree Sparrow, 50; Song 

 Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, i; Chickadee, 10; Golden- crowned Kinglet, 3; Robin, i. Total 

 17 species, 199 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. Stanley V. LaDow. 



Bridgeton, N. J. — Dec. 26; 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Morning clear, afternoon cloudy; no snow; 

 west winds; temp. 24° to 40°. Herring Gull, 5; Great Blue Heron, i; Killdeer, 7; Bob- 

 white, 2; Mourning Dove, 38; Turkey Vulture, 81; Red-tailed Hawk, 3; Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, i; American Sparrow Hawk, 6; Saw- whet Owl, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 14; Horned Lark, 350; Crow, about 1,800; Starling, about 500; 

 Red-winged Blackbird, 35; Meadowlark, 41; Goldfinch, 86; Pine Siskin, 80; White- throated 

 Sparrow, 63; Tree Sparrow, 15; Field Sparrow, 76; Slate-colored Junco, 350; Song Sparrow, 

 87; Fox Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 28; Myrtle Warbler, 38; Winter Wren, 13; Brown Creeper, 17; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 210; Black-capped Chickadee, 235; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 12; Hermit 

 Thrush, i; Robin, 2; Bluebird, 2. Total, 36 species, 4, 2 10 individuals. — Bennett K.Matlack. 



Camden, N. J. (and vicinity). — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 4.30P.M. Clear; wind west, light; temp. 

 20° to 35°. Herring Gull, 75; Black Duck, i; Scaup Duck (Lesser), 10; Black-crowned 

 Night Heron, i; Mourning Dove, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 5; Barn Owl, 3 (i dead); Screech Owl, 

 i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 15; Starling, 200; Goldfinch, 2; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 12; Tree Sparrow, 8; Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 15; Swamp Sparrow, 4; 

 Cardinal, 10; Myrtle Warbler, 2; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i ; Tufted Titmouse, 2 ; Chickadee, 2 ; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5 ; Total 

 27 species, 418 individuals. — Julian K. Potter. 



Elizabeth, N. J. (between shore Newark Bay and MiIbum).^Dec. 26; 7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. 

 Clear; light west wind; snow patches; temp. 18° at start, 28° at return. About 16 miles on 

 foot. Herring Gull, 125 (smaller number than last year due to difference in tide; Bonaparte's 

 Gull, 4 (spot on head seen; in same locality, 14 seen Dec. 18); Black Duck, about 25 (i on 

 bay; two small flocks, probably Blacks, heard after dark) ; Greater Scaup Duck, 3 (in hunter's 

 bag); Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 3; Sparrow 

 Hawk, i; Barn Owl, i; Short-eared Owl, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; 

 Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Horned Lark, 35; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 13; Starling, 

 161; Cowbird, 5; Meadowlark, 20; Purple Finch, 8; Goldfinch, 26; Sharp-tailed Sparrow, i; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 7; Tree Sparrow, 95; Field Sparrow, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 68: 

 Song Sparrow, 29; Swamp Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, i; Northern Shrike, 2; Myrtle Warbler, i; 

 Winter Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted Titmouse, 6; Black- 

 capped Chickadee, 22; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7. Total, 37 species, (about) 718 individu- 

 als. More Starlings than House Sparrows. Great Blue Heron seen Dec. 11 and 18 not found 

 Dec. 26. — Charles A. Urner. 



Moorestown, N. J. — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind north, very light; 

 temp. 18° at start, 30° at return. Trip by automobile to promising localities, about 5 miles 

 on foot. Observers most of the time together. Herring Gull, 18; American Merganser, 35; 

 Turkey Vulture, i; Marsh Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 4; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 500 (est.); Starling, 23; Goldfinch, 6; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 14; Field Sparrow, i; Jimco, 87; Song Sparrow, 13; Cardinal, 7; 

 Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 16; Golden- 



