It appears from this that the winter bird life is 

 richer than the summer bird life. The first catbirds 

 of the season came April 22. On May 4, they were 

 building. On April 26, brown thrashers were ob- 

 served feeding young. It would seem, that, with as 

 much cover as the gardens afford, there would be 

 more breeding birds. The comparative scarcity may 

 be due to the lack of water and presence of cats and 

 English sparrows. The blue jays, too, are very ag- 

 gressive. 



DECORATION DAY CENSUSES 



The idea of a Decoration Day bird census, which 

 we announced in the June number, was acted upon by 

 a number of bird students. We present the results 

 herewith : 



ENGLEWOOD REGION 



Palisades from Grantwood to Coytesville and westward 

 through Nordhoff to Teaneck. May 29. 7:25 A. M. to 6:05 

 P. M. Mostly cloudy; almost calm; 64° at 3 P. M. Spotted 

 Sandpiper, 2 ; Mourning Dove, 1 ; Sparrow Hawk, 1 ; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 1 ; Downy Woodpecker, 2 pairs ; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, 1; Flicker, 10; Whip-poor-will, 1; Chimney Swift, 

 44 ; Phoebe, 2 ; Olive-sided Flycatcher, 1 ; Wood Pewee, 8 ; 

 Acadian Flycatcher, 1 ; Chebec, 4 ; Blue Jay, 1 ; American Crow, 

 4; Starling, 37; Red-winged Blackbird, 13; Meadowlark, 1; Bal- 

 timore Oriole, 2 ; Purple Grackle, 6 ; American Goldfinch, 6 ; 

 House Sparrow, 77 ; Vesper Sparrow, 4 $ ; Chipping Sparrow, 

 13; Field Sparrow 1 $ ; Song Sparrow, 33; Swamp Sparrow, 

 3 S ; Towhee, 6 ; Indigo Bunting, 6 ; Scarlet Tanager, 2 $ ; Barn 

 Swallow, 4 ; Three Swallow, 1 (a weekly individual) ; Red-eyed 

 Vireo, 28 ; Yellow-throated Vireo, 3 $ ; White-eyed Vireo, 3 $ , 

 1 ? ; Black and White Warbler, 1 2 ; Blue-winged Warbler, 6; 



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