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Marcellus, N. Y. (to Otisco Lake and return through Navarino and Pleasant Valley). — 

 Dec. 27; 10.10 A.M. to 5.15 P.M. Cloudy; 2 in. of snow; wind varying from southwest to 

 northwest, light to fairly strong in afternoon; temp. 30° at start, 27° at retiirn. Thick ice on 

 ponds and lake with some open water in Nine Mile Creek. Eighteen miles on foot. Black 

 Duck, i; Ruffed Grouse, 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 20; 

 Tree Sparrow, 10; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 22. Total, 

 9 species, 60 individuals. — Neil Hotchkiss. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Highland, Ontario Beach and Durand-Eastman Parks and vicinities). — 

 Dec. 23; 7.30 A.M. to 8 P.M. Cloudy; 2 in. of snow; wind south, 10 miles per hour; temp. 26° 

 at start, 28° at return. Ten miles on foot. Observers together after 10 a.m. Horned Grebe, 

 4; Herring Gull, 200; Ring-billed Gull, 300; Merganser, i; Scaup Duck, 6; White-winged 

 Scoter, i; Great Blue Heron, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, 30; Screech Owl, 2; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 3; Crow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 24; Slate-colored Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, 2; Cedar Wax- 

 wing, 2; Migrant Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chicka- 

 dee, 22; Robin, I. Total, 20 species, about 617 individuals. Northern Shrike noted by Mr. 

 Edson on December 22 at Highland Park, about 5 miles from where the Migrant Shrike was 

 noted on the 23d. Both of these birds were noted in good light at a distance of not over 30 

 feet with 6 X and 8 X binociilars. — Wm. L. G. Edson, R. E. Horsey, F. R. Shumway. 



Syracuse, N. Y. (Liverpool, Long Branch to Pleasant Beach, same route for the past ten 

 years).— Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 3.25 p.m. Clear; 4 in. of snow; lake and outlet frozen; no wind; 

 temp. 14° at start. Six miles on foot. Herring Gull, 19; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 6; Crow, 5; American Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 58; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Chickadee, 24. Total, 8 species, 117 individuals. — Nettie M. Sadler. 



Waterford, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to i p.m., 3 to 5 p.m. Clear; 3 in. of snow; wind north, 

 light; temp. 5° (20° at noon) 15° at return. Twelve miles along Hudson, abandoned 

 Champlain Canal, wooded ravine, open field, marsh, and upland meadow; country nine- 

 tenths open fields, the rest deciduous sprout wood-lots. River frozen solid except in one spot. 

 American Merganser, 50; Whistler, 40; Duck (sp.?), 50; Rough-legged Hawk, i; Sparrow 

 Hawk, i; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 15; Starling, 

 100; Redpoll, 40; Tree Sparrow, 40; Song Sparrow, 7; Northern Shrike, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 10. Total, 15 species, 313 individuals (-}- the flock of Ducks). 

 Dec. 22— Jay, 3; last Gull left; Meadowlark, 20. Dec. 25 — Red-legged Black Duck, 6; 

 Prairie Horned Lark, 2.— Edgar Bedell. 



Schenectady, N. Y. (Vale Cemetery and Central Park). — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 

 2 to 4 p.m. Cloudy; several inches of snow; no wind; temp. 20°. Distance covered, about 

 8 miles. Ruffed Grouse, i ; Hairy Woodpecker, i ; Downy Woodpecker, 2 ; Blue Jay, 3 ; Crow, 

 15; Starling, 8; American Goldfinch, 5; Tree Sparrow, 25; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; 

 Chickadee, 8. Total, 10 species, 70 individuals. On December 20, I saw three Bluebirds at 

 close range. — Walter S. Phylo. 



New York City (Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx Park and Pelham Bay Park).— Dec. 26; 8.45 

 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; ground nearly bare; light west wind; temp. 26° to 34° to 28". About 12 

 miles on foot. Loon, 2; Great Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 400; American Merganser, 

 S3; Canvasback, i; Scaup Duck (sp.?), 37; Great Blue Heron, i; Black-crowned Night Heron, 

 69; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Rough-legged Hawk, i; Duck Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 25; Starling, 200; White-throated Spar- 

 row, 20; Tree Sparrow, 22; Field Sparrow, 5; Slate-colored Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 29; 

 Swamp Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 22; Robin, I. Total, 26 species, 898 individuals. Dec. 25 in Van Cortlandt Park, 3 Black 

 Ducks were seen by L. O. W. — L. N. Nichols, P. H. Nelson (8.45 a.m. to 12 M.), L. O. 

 Williams, and R. Friedman. 



New York City (from 231st Street subway station to Jerome Reservoir, Van Cortlandt 

 Park, Williams Bridge, Bronx Park, Unionport, Castle Hill, and Clason Point). — Dec. 26; 



