Mr. J. M. Johnson recorded five Herring Gulls (Larus argen- 

 tatus) on the Connecticut River just north of Massachusetts. 

 He had never seen them in this locahty before. A Phoebe 

 (Sayornis phoebe) was noted on March 19, a very early date for 

 that latitude. The Ruffed Grouse {Bonasa umhellus) was also 

 seen, for the first time in many years. 



At West Englewood, N. J., on April 6, Mr. Johnson had 

 noted a Red-shouldered Hawk {Buteo I. lineatus) with the tips 

 of the primaries of one wing shot off and a big hole in the other 

 wing. 



Mr. Nichols mentioned that at a recent meeting of the 

 Nuttall Ornithological Club in Boston which he attended a 

 Tree Swallow {Iridoprocne bicolor) was reported near New 

 Bedford on March 4. 



Mr. Weber recorded a Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) 

 at Fort Lee, N. J., on April 8. 



Mr. Rogers reported a Pine Warbler (Dendroica vigorsi) at 

 Mt. Bethel, N. J., where it is not common; also two Ospreys 

 {Pandion haliaetus carolinensis) at Runyon Pond, near South 

 Amboy, N. J., on March 30. 



Mr. Thurston recorded a flock of Vesper Sparrows (Pooecetes 

 g. gramineus) at Garden City, L. L, on March 30. 



Mr. Noble mentioned finding a Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 

 at Yonkers on April 5, and a nest of the Red-shouldered Hawk 

 {Buteo I. lineatus) with three eggs. 



Mr. Cleaves recorded the following notes from Staten Island : 

 March 16 — Woodcock {Philohela minor), 3; March 30 — Hol- 

 boell's Grebe {Colymbus holbcelli), 2; Kittiwake {Rissa t. tri- 

 dactyla), 8; Bonaparte's Gull {Larus Philadelphia), 1; Goldeneye 

 {Clangula dangula americana), 75; Osprey {Pandion haliaetus 

 carolinensis), 3; Saw-whet Owl {Cryptoglaux a. acadica), 1; 

 April 6 — Holboell's Grebe, 2; Pied-billed Grebe {Podilymbus 

 podiceps), 1; Turkey Vulture {Cathartes aura septentrionalis) , 2; 

 and a Red-shouldered Hawk nest with two eggs. 



Mr. Nichols reported the following birds from Englewood^ 

 N. J.: March 30 — a pair of Duck Hawks {Falco peregrinus 

 anatum) on the Pahsades; April 4 — Tree Swallow {Iridoprocne 

 bicolor), 10; April 6 — Crackles {Quiscalus quiscula subsp.) 



