Bird-Lore's Thirteenth Bird Census 25 



Groton, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 1 to 3 p.m. Clear; four inches of snow; no wind; temp. 49 . 

 Calls made at window restaurant. Hairy Woodpecker, 1 ; Downy Woodpecker, 3 ; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 25; Chickadee, 85. Total, 4 species, 114 individuals. Some of the 

 Chickadees and Nuthatches ate from my hand. Saw Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in tree 

 close to window on December 24 and 27. — Alice Morton. 



Hamburg, N. Y. — Dec. 24; 1.30 to 5 p.m. Cloudy; about four inches of snow; 

 wind southwest, light; snow flurries; temp. 36 . Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, 1; Crow, 14; Tree Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 8; Chickadee, 25. Total, 7 species, 53 individuals. The Red-bellied Woodpecker 

 is the first I have found in this locality. — Thomas L. Bourne. 



Long Beach, L. L, N. Y. — Dec. 22; 9.45 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. Clear; wind light, west- 

 erly, becoming brisk at 3 p.m. temp. 30 to 42 . Horned Grebe, 3; Loon, 4; Red-throated 

 Loon, 1; Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 5,000; Gannet, 1 adult; Black Duck, 60; 

 Old-squaw, 300; American Scoter, 13; White- winged Scoter, 14; Rough-legged Hawk, 3; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 1; Flicker, 1; Horned Lark, 3; Crow, 100; Starling, 11; Meadowlark, 31; 

 Ipswich Sparrow, 14 (unusually common); Sharp-tailed Sparow, 2; Seaside Sparrow, 4 

 (first winter record); White-throated Sparrow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 20; Song Sparrow, 8; 

 Fox Sparrow, 1; Myrtle Warbler, 15; Robin, 1. Total, 26 species, 5,622 individuals. 

 Fewer winter residents than in last four years. — Ludlow Griscom, Francis Harper, 

 and S. V. LaDow. 



Naples, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; ground partly covered with snow; 

 wind south, light; temp. 30 to 36°. Holboell's Grebe, 4; Horned Grebe, 2; Herring 

 Gull, 6; Great Blue Heron, 1; Ruffed Grouse, 1; Ring-necked Pheasant, 7; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 76; Snowflake, 3; Tree Sparrow, 40; Junco, 17; 

 Song Sparrow, 4; Northern Shrike, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; 

 Chickadee, 35. Total, 17 species, 212 individuals. — Otto McCreary. 



New York City— West Farms (177th Street Subway Station) to Clason Point- 

 Dec. 28; 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. Mostly cloudy; ground snow-covered; marshes partly frozen, 

 running water clear; wind northwest, light to brisk; temp. 34 . Herring Gull, 22; Great 

 Blue Heron, 1; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Starling, 330; Meadowlark, 1; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 17; Tree Sparrow, 9; Field Sparrow, 1; Junco, 19; Song Spar- 

 row, 17; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 1. Total, 13 species, 422 individuals. — 

 George E. Hix. 



New York City (Van Cortlandt Park). — Dec. 25; 2 to 3.30 p.m. Fine; ground snow- 

 covered; wind light; temp. 40 . Bob-white, 12; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 3; Star- 

 ling, 8; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 20; Song Sparrow, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; 

 Chickadee, 1. Total, 9 species, 57 individuals. — John T. Hackett. 



New York City (Central Park). — Dec. 26; 3.30 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; six inches of 

 snow; wind southwest, light; temp. 46 at 4.30 p.m. Pigeon (?) Hawk, 1 ; Starling, 1 ; Song 

 Sparrow, 1 or 2; Cardinal, 1. Total, 4 species, 4 or 5 individuals. — John Dryden Kuser. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. (Prospect Park).— Dec. 25; 9 to 11.30 a.m. Clear; ground covered 

 with twelve inches of snow; wind southwesterly, light; temp. 32 to 39°. Herring Gull, 

 3; Wood Duck, 1; Black-crowned Night Heron, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Starling, 30; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 12; Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, 3; Swamp Sparrow, 1; Fox Spar- 

 row, 4; Brown Thrasher, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 8. Total, 13 

 species, 74 individuals. — Kate P. and E. W. Vietor. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. (Prospect Park). — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Clear; snow 

 twelve inches deep; wind west, light; temp. 32 . Wood Duck, 1; Black-crowned Night 

 Heron, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Starling, 20; Purple (?) Grackle, 1; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 2; Junco, 5; Song Sparrow, 4; Fox Sparrow, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; 

 Chickadee, 12; Robin, 4. Total, 12 species, 66 individuals. — Edward Fleischer. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. (Paerdegat Woods, Flatbush, Bergen Beach marshes and Man- 



