12 Bird - Lore 



Rockaway Park Beach, L. I. — December 24, 1903; time, 10.25 A. M. to 2.30 p. M. 

 Weather cloudy; wind, brisk southwest ; ground without snow; Herring Gull, common all 

 along, with one flock of 90; Black-backed Gull, 7 ; Duck, species 4; Crow, 35; Meadow- 

 lark, i; Tree Sparrow, several; Robin, i. Total, 7 species. — Charles H. Rogers and 

 Harold E. Porter. 



Central Park, New York City. — December 26, 12. 25 p. m. to 3.45 P. M. 

 Weather, fine; wind, strong, west ; ground covered with light and drifting snow ; temp., 

 16° to 27°. Herring Gull, i flock of 60; Downy Woodpecker, 2; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 2; Song Sparrow, 2 ; Cardinal, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 

 8. Total, 7 species, 78 individuals.— Charles H. Rogers. 



Central Park, New York City (north of 72d street). — Time, n a. m. to i P. M. 

 Light, southwest wind. Rain throughout; temp., 42°. Herring Gull, 1,100; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4 ; Starling, 3 ; White - throated Sparrow, 75; 

 Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 4; Brown Creeper, 3; White - breasted Nuthatch, 6; 

 Chickadee, 25. Total, 10 species (exclusive of House Sparrows), about 1,222 individuals. 

 — Clinton G. Abbott. 



Central Park, New York City. — 9.30 to 11. Wind moderate, southwest; a heavy 

 rain most of the time; temp., 38°. Herring Gull, 1,200 (estimated); Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Starling, 4; White-throated Sparrow, 11; Song 

 Sparrow, 3 ; Cardinal, 2; Junco, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 22; Hermit 

 Thrush, i. Total, 11 species, 1,250 individuals. — Isaac Bildersee. 



Central Park, New York City. — Time, 8.45 to 10.25 A. m. Cloudy, sprinkling part 

 of the time; light southwest wind; temp., 43°. Herring Gull, 500 (estimated); 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Starling, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 7; Song Sparrow, i; 

 Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 5; Hermit Thrush, i. Total, 8 species, about 

 519 individuals. — George E. Hix. 



Montclair, N. J. — Time, 8.30 A. M. to i P. M.; 2.30 P. M. to 5.30 p. M. Weather 

 cloudy, with light rain turning to snow; ground bare; wind northwest to south, light; 

 temp., 35°. Cooper's Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 71; 

 Purple Grackle, i; Pine Grosbeak, 17; Goldfinch, 7; Tree Sparrow, 16; Junco, 400; 

 Song Sparrow, 3; Northern Shrike, 2; Carolina Wren, 2 (has been seen several times 

 since fall); Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 47; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 4; Robin, r; Bluebird, 13. Total, 18 species, 600 individuals.— 

 Vincent E. Gorman and Fred T. Morison. 



Passaic, N. J. — 9 a. m. to 11.30 A. M. Cloudy, raining part of the time; ground 

 bare ; wind southwest, light; temp., 40°. Crow, 3; Song Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 4; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 3; Brown Creeper, i; Chickadee, 2; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, I. Total, 7 species, 17 individuals. — Gilbert H. Trafton. 



Beverly, N. J. — December 26, 8 a. m. to 3.30 p. m. Snow flurries in the morning, 

 clear in the alternoon, ground bare ; wind southwest, changing to northwest, very strong; 

 average temp., 28°. Bob-white, 8; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 12; 

 Blue Jay, i ; Crow, 500; Goldfinch, 6; White-throated Sparrow, 50; Tree Sparrow, 20 ; 

 Junco, 200; Song Sparrow, 15; Cardinal, 13; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i ; Tufted Titmouse, 20; Chickadee, 32 ; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 7. Total, 16 species, 892 individuals. — J. Fletcher Street. 



Moorestown, N. J. — Time, 9.30 a. m. to 12.30 p. m. Raining, ground bare ; wind 

 west, very light ; temp., 40°. Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 12; White-throated Sparrow, 10; 

 Tree Sparrow, 4; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 15 (singing); Cardinal, 4; Catbird, i 

 (wing injured); Winter Wren, 4 (singing); Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 10 

 species, 57 individuals. — L. M. Jacob and A. A. Mickle. 



Moorestown, Burlington County, N. J. — Time, 6.55 A. M. to 7.55 A. M. and 8.45 

 A. M. to 5.15 p. M. Weather, overcast, high clouds. At 7.50 a. m. light rain set in, 



