Bird -Lore's Twelfth Christmas Bird Census 25 



Tree Sparrow, 2; Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 19; Chickadee, 2. Total, 11 species, 116 

 individuals. — Charlotte E. Lee. 



Long Beach, L. L, N. Y. — Dec. 24; 9.45 a.m. to 3.40 p.m. Dull, cloudy; wind west, 

 light; temp., 40°. Horned Grebe, 3; Great Black-backed Gull, 7; Herring Gull, 300; 

 Old Squaw, 20; Canada Goose, 5; Crow (sp.?), i; Goldfinch, 3; Tree Sparrow, 75; Song 

 Sparrow, 12; Swamp Sparrow, 4; Myrtle Warbler, 25. Total, 11 species, 455 individuals. 

 — Francis Harper. 



Matteawan, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to i p.m. Gray and cloudy; ground bare and 

 thawing; temp., 45°. Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 5; Goldfinch, 3; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 3. Total, 6 species, 14 individuals. — Harriet 

 B. Badeau. 



Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach, New York City. — Dec. 23; 1.15 to 4.45 

 P.M. Cloudy at start, then clear; wind northwest, strong; temp., 51°. Great Black- 

 backed Gull, 24; Herring Gull, 2,000; Horned Lark, 200; Starling, 44; Lapland Long- 

 spur, 4; Song Sparrow, 2. Total 6 species, 2,250 individuals. — George E. Hix. 



New York, N. Y. (Bronx River to Pelham Bay Park). — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

 Cloudy; wind variable, light; ground bare; temp., 38°. Herring Gull, 64; Bob-white, i; 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 34; Starling, 29; White-throated 

 Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 23; Junco, 9; Song Sparrow, 30; Fox Sparrow, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, i. Total, 13 species, 200 individuals. — -Edward 

 Fleischer. 



New York City. South Ferry, New York, and Princes Bay, S. L, to Dongan Hills, 

 S. I., thence to Great Kills, S. I. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. Wind, light to brisk 

 west; sky, overcast; light shower in late p.m.; temp., 38°. Great Black-backed Gull, 

 7; Herring Gull, 575; Ring-billed, Gull, i; Bonaparte's Gull, 12; American Scaup Duck, 

 6; Golden-eye, 8; Old Squaw, 8; Marsh Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow 

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

 Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 28; Meadowlark, 29; Starling, 297; Goldfinch, 7; Seaside Sparrow, i; 

 White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 50; Song Sparrow, 11; Cardinal, i; Chickadee, 

 2. Total, 25 species, 1,060 individuals. — William T. Davis, Clinton G. Abbott, 

 and Howard H. Cleaves. 



Orient, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to 5. 30 p.m. a.m., cloudy, misty; heavy rain 

 all preceding night; p.m., clearing; wind, fresh to brisk northwest; ground bare, free 

 from frost; temp., 40°. Horned Grebe, 11; Loon, 9; Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring 

 Gull, 550; Red-breasted Merganser, 39; Black Duck, 4; Scaup Duck, 300; Lesser Scaup, 

 30; Bufflehead, 35; Old Squaw, 430; White-winged Scoter, 1,050; Surf Scoter, 400; 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Marsh Hawk, 4; Screech Owl, 2; King- 

 fisher, 3; Flicker, 23; Downy, 4; Horned Lark, 515; Crow, 535, Fish Crow, i; Blue Jay, 

 3; Starling, 47; Cowbird, 3; Meadowlark, 373 (common in song); Goldfinch, 6; Snow 

 Bunting, 130; Siskin, i; Savannah Sparrow, i; White-throated Sparrow, 6; Tree Spar- 

 row, 170; Song Sparrow, 88; Swamp Sparrow, i; Fox Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 167; 

 Chickadee, 23; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 14; Robin, 12. Total, 39 species, 5, 018 indi- 

 viduals. — Roy, Harry and Frank Latham. 



Otto, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cloudy; wind southeast, light; ground bare; 

 temp., 40°. Partridge, i; Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; 

 Junco, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 11; Brown Creeper, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 14. 

 Total, 8 species, 39 individuals. — Wallace Grube, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Conetee, 

 and Helen Conetee. 



Port Chester, N. Y. — Dec. 23; 8.15 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 west, moderate; temp., 47°. Horned Grebe, 2; Loon, i; Herring Gull. 150; Ring-billed 

 Gull, 4; American Golden-eye, 31; Old Squaw, 4; White-winged Scoter, 3,000; Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Northern Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Ameri- 



