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Oak (Quercus palustris) acorns in a tall dead stub. In Novem- 

 ber he twice saw one in Englewood at each of two different 

 places, the last time on Thanksgiving Day. All of these were 

 brown-headed young. No more were seen till February 6 

 when he found one at Grantwood eating the acorns stored in 

 the autumn. On March 6 and 7 he saw one at each of the 

 autumn stations in Englewood, but he believed that they did 

 not winter there or he would have seen them on his very frequent 

 visits. These spring birds had acquired nearly complete red 

 heads. There are a few previous records for February and 

 March, so that the species would seem to have double migration 

 periods, May and September, and February-March and Novem- 

 ber. Mr. Lemmon found a nest in which a brood was raised 

 in 1897 or '8. 



This winter's widespread scarcity of Black-capped Chickadees 

 {Penthestes a. atricapillus) was discussed. In some localities, 

 however, they were in their usual abundance, e. g., Newton, 

 N. J. (Bowdish), and Suffern, N. J., and Mastic, L. I. (Nichols).' 



Mr. Nichols reported a Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottus) 

 at Englewood February 14 and again March 2; he had not been 

 able to find it between those dates. On the second occasion 

 it was feeding on Rosa multi flora hips. Mr. Ladd said that one 

 had appeared at Greenwich, Conn., in January of each of the 

 three years preceding the present. 



Mr. Nichols and Mr. Murphy recorded from Mastic, L. I., 

 February 22 an adult Bald Eagle (Haliceetus I. leiicocephalus) , 

 and a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius p. phoeniceus) 

 in song; also a Black Duck (Anas rubripes) which Mr. Murphy 

 had stepped on after Mr. Nichols and his dog had walked over 

 or directly by it without seeing it. The Duck flew away waving 

 one foot. 



Mr. J. M. Johnson sought an explanation for the following 

 experiences with Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus). A year 

 ago he found a freshly dead adult on the inland side of the 

 dunes at Long Beach, L. I., which showed no sign of any wound 

 when carefully examined. This winter in the same situation 

 he found another perfectly alive but so weak and helpless that 

 it made no motion to strike when handled. While old age may 



