26 Bird - Lore 



hattan Beach). — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; ground snow-covered except on wind- 

 swept places; wind very light; temp. 40 . Herring Gull, 64; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Red- 

 headed Woodpecker, 1; Horned Lark, 125; Crow, 2; Starling, 47; Meadowlark, 11; 

 Savannah Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 10; Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 29; Fox Sparrow, 3; 

 Pipit, 25; Chickadee, 4. Total, 14 species, 327 individuals. — Lewis F. Bowdish and 

 Edward Fleischer. 



New York City (Princes Bay to Richmond Valley to Woodrow to Huguenot Park, 

 Staten Island). — Dec. 22; 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear; ground bare and frozen; wind 

 mild to brisk southwest; temp. 32 to 45 . Herring Gull, 47; Red-breasted Merganser, 

 1; American Scaup, 7; Golden-eye, 1; Old-squaw, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, 60; Starling, 56; 

 Meadowlark, 8; Goldfinch, 2; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 71; Junco, 

 65; Song Sparrow, 13; Myrtle Warbler, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; Tufted Tit- 

 mouse, 6; Chickadee, 5; Hermit Thrush, 3; Robin, 2; Bluebird, 2. Total, 25 species, 

 384 individuals. — Clinton G. Abbott, Leland Wincapaw and Howard H. Cleaves. 



New York City (Princes Bay to Great Kills to New Dorp, Staten Island). — Dec. 

 29; 11.30 a.m. to 5.10 p.m. Clear, hazy in late p.m.; ground bare, in spots, but mostly 

 covered with six to ten inches of snow; no wind; temp. 38 to 46 . Herring Gull, 178; 

 American Scaup, 305; Golden-eye, 27; Marsh Hawk, 1; Red-shouldered Hawk, 4; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 1; Barn Owl, 1; Short-eared Owl, 1; Barred Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 1; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 25; Starling, 307; Cowbird, 

 5; Red-winged Blackbird, 7; Meadowlark, 16; Tree Sparrow, 104; Junco, 30; Song Spar- 

 row, 10; Cardinal, 1; Catbird, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; Tufted Titmouse, 8; 

 Chickadee, 6; Bluebird, 4. Total, 27 species, 1,071 individuals. — Howard H. Cleaves. 



Battery, New York City, to and at The Farms, off Seabright, N. J. and back. — 

 Dec. 28; 8.20 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; wind west, strong. Loon sp., 3; Kitti- 

 wake, 15; Herring Gull, 4,000; Black-backed Gull, 3; Bonaparte's Gull, 500; Gannet, 

 30 adults; Golden-eye, 2; Old-squaw, 26; White-winged Scoter, 2; Crow sp., 44; Star- 

 ling, 2. Total, 11 species, about 4,624 individuals. — Wm. H. Wiegmann, W. DeW. 

 Miller and C. H. Rogers. 



Orient, Long Island, N. Y. — 6.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; ground bare, one night's 

 frost in ground; wind fresh northwest shifting to light south in p.m.; 25 to 31 . 

 Horned Grebe, 9; Loon, 18; Black-backed Gull, 1; Herring Gull, 400; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, 5; Greater Scaup, 250; Golden-eye, 45; Buffle-head, 500; Old-squaw, 140; 

 White-winged Scoter, 58; Surf Scoter, 27; Pheasant, 1; Screech Owl, 1; Kingfisher, 1; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 7; Flicker, n; Horned Lark, 75; Crow, 180; Fish Crow, 1; Starling, 

 113; Rusty Blackbird, 7; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Blue Jay, 1; Meadowlark, 150 (singing); 

 Goldfinch, 3; Tree Sparrow, 65; Junco, 1; Song Sparrow, 103; Swamp Sparrow, 4; Fox Spar- 

 row, 1; Myrtle Warbler, 180; Carolina Wren, 1; Chickadee, 20; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 14; Robin, 4. Total, 35 species, 2,408 individuals. — Frank, Harry and Roy Latham. 



Otto, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. — Dec. 23; 2 to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground lightly 

 snow-covered; wind southwest, light; temp. 28 . Ruffed Grouse, 3; Kingfisher, 1; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1; Blue Jay, 

 4; Junco, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 23. Total, 9 species, 42 individ- 

 uals. A flock of about 50 Canada Geese seen flying southeast on December 22. — Mr. 

 and Mrs. A. S. Courter, Helen Courter, Wallace Grube, and Arline Phillips. 



Rochester, N. Y. (Eastman-Durand Park, Sea Breeze). — Dec. 22; 10 a.m. to 1 

 p.m. Clear; ground covered with light fall of snow; wind southwest, brisk; temp. 28 . 

 Herring Gull, 9 ; Ring-necked Pheasant, 1 ; Blue Jay, 1 ; Crow, 1 1 ; Tree Sparrow, 2 ; Chicka- 

 dee, 10. Total, 6 species, 34 individuals. — Nettie Sellinger Pierce. 



Saratoga Springs, N. Y. — Dec. 27; 9.15 to 11.45 A - M -; 2 to 3-3° P - M - Cloudy and 

 snowing; wind northeast, light; temp. 30 to 37 . Blue Jay, 1; Crow, 192; Junco, 16; 



