﻿I 
  

  

  NEW 
  YORK 
  B 
  

  

  

  GIRAUD, 
  LONG 
  ISLAND, 
  1844 
  

  

  DE 
  KAV, 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE, 
  1844 
  

  

  SPECIES 
  RECORDED 
  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  or 
  

   transient 
  

  

  Common 
  

  

  or 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  Arrives 
  

   from 
  

   south 
  

  

  Leaves 
  

  

  for 
  

   north 
  

  

  Returns 
  

   from 
  

   north 
  

  

  Departs 
  

  

  for 
  

  

  south 
  

  

  Breeds 
  

  

  Resident 
  or 
  transient 
  

  

  Wood 
  ibis 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Least 
  bittern 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  Found 
  throughout 
  State. 
  Breeds. 
  Arrives 
  early 
  in 
  May.. 
  . 
  , 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  American 
  egret 
  

  

  sv 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Middle 
  of 
  May 
  till 
  earlv 
  autumn. 
  Breeds^ 
  

  

  Snowy 
  heron 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  spring, 
  late 
  

  

  

  

  Sept. 
  30. 
  . 
  

  

  

  Often 
  seen 
  on 
  coast. 
  Breeds? 
  May 
  to 
  Sept 
  

  

  

  sv 
  

  

  sv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Little 
  blue 
  heron 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Rare 
  visitor 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Apr., 
  early. 
  

  

  

  

  fall, 
  late. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Whooping 
  crane 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Will 
  doubtless 
  be 
  obtained 
  here 
  

  

  Sandhill 
  crane 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  (Confused 
  with 
  Whooping 
  crane) 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Clapper 
  rail 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab, 
  irreg 
  

  

  occurs 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  ^0. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  Oct. 
  I 
  

  

  May 
  25.. 
  . 
  

  

  Very 
  abundant 
  on 
  coast. 
  Apr. 
  to 
  Oct. 
  Breeds 
  

  

  

  

  Apr., 
  early, 
  

   spring 
  

  

  

  

  May 
  to 
  Sept. 
  chiefly 
  on 
  fresh 
  water, 
  throughout 
  State 
  

  

  Appears 
  sparingly. 
  Breeds 
  

  

  Sora 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  Oct., 
  early 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black 
  rail 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Corn 
  crake 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Florida 
  gallinule 
  

  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Rare 
  visitor 
  from 
  south 
  

  

  American 
  coot 
  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Mar 
  to 
  Nov. 
  Breeds? 
  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Northern 
  phalarope 
  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Exceedingly 
  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Very 
  rare. 
  Buffalo 
  & 
  L. 
  I 
  '. 
  

  

  Scarce 
  on 
  shores 
  of 
  this 
  State. 
  May 
  to 
  Nov, 
  Breeds? 
  

  

  Not 
  very 
  common. 
  Breeds' 
  

  

  American 
  avocet 
  

  

  straggler 
  . 
  . 
  

   straggler 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  oc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black-necked 
  stilt 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Mar., 
  earlf,'. 
  

   Mar., 
  early. 
  

   Apr., 
  late. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  Apr., 
  early 
  

  

  CO 
  

  

  

  Wilson 
  snipe 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  July 
  15.. 
  . 
  

  

  fall, 
  late 
  . 
  . 
  

   Sept., 
  late. 
  

  

  Apr. 
  to 
  winter. 
  Breeds. 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  May 
  

  

  Long-billed 
  dowitcher 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Stilt 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Knot 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  Aug. 
  IS... 
  

  

  Sept., 
  late. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Pectoral 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  Aug., 
  late. 
  

  

  

  

  Few 
  in 
  spring. 
  Greatest 
  numbers 
  in 
  Aug. 
  & 
  Sept 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  (Schinz's 
  sandpiper). 
  Not 
  very 
  abundant. 
  Migrant 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Least 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  spring.early 
  

  

  

  

  Oct 
  .... 
  

  

  

  Except 
  durin"" 
  breeding 
  season 
  resident 
  on 
  coast 
  

  

  Dunlin 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Red-backed 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr 
  

  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  Nov 
  

  

  

  (Black-breasted 
  sandpiper). 
  Common 
  on 
  coast, 
  Apr. 
  & 
  autui 
  

   Rare 
  northern 
  species. 
  July 
  & 
  Sept 
  

  

  Curlew 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  fall, 
  late. 
  . 
  

  

  

  Common 
  along 
  seaboard 
  & 
  Great 
  Lakes. 
  May 
  & 
  Aug. 
  Brc 
  

  

  Western 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Sanderlini?' 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  ab, 
  fall 
  

  

  

  

  

  Aug. 
  15.. 
  

  

  

  

  Small 
  numbers 
  in 
  May. 
  Large 
  flocks 
  in 
  Aug. 
  & 
  Nov 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Greater 
  yellow-legs, 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  20. 
  . 
  , 
  , 
  

  

  

  Aug. 
  20 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Nov 
  

  

  

  Migrant. 
  May. 
  Aug. 
  till 
  Dec 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  

  

  Solitary 
  sandpiper 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  May 
  

  

  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  

  Mav 
  till 
  Seot 
  

  

  Willet 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  May 
  

  

  

  

  

  C) 
  

  

  May 
  to 
  Nov. 
  Many 
  remain 
  to 
  breed 
  

  

  Ruff 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c, 
  local 
  

  

  

  

  

  Aug., 
  Sept. 
  

  

  

  Breeds 
  through 
  interior. 
  Leaves 
  in 
  Sept 
  

  

  Buff-breasted 
  sandpiper. 
  • 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Not 
  common 
  here 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr. 
  15... 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  fall 
  late 
  

  

  

  A\nT\e 
  everv 
  stream. 
  Aor. 
  till 
  Nov 
  

  

  Long-billed 
  curlew 
  

  

  sv, 
  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Nov 
  15 
  

  

  

  Abundant 
  on 
  coast. 
  Mav. 
  Ausr. 
  & 
  Scot 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  May 
  

  

  June,early 
  

  

  -Aug., 
  late. 
  

   Aug., 
  late. 
  

  

  Oct. 
  IS 
  

  

  

  (Jack 
  curlew). 
  May. 
  Aug.. 
  Sept. 
  Less 
  common 
  than 
  Sickle 
  

   Fall 
  micTant 
  Augt. 
  to 
  Nov 
  

  

  Eskimo 
  curlew 
  

  

  tv 
  . 
  

  

  

  Nov 
  I 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Lapwing" 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black-bellied 
  plover 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  May, 
  early. 
  

   Apr., 
  late... 
  

  

  May 
  

  

  May 
  

  

  

  Sept., 
  late. 
  

  

  

  

  American 
  golden 
  plover. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  ab., 
  local 
  .... 
  

   fc 
  

  

  Sept.early 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  

  Straggling 
  migrant 
  in 
  late 
  Apr. 
  & 
  May. 
  Large 
  flocks 
  on 
  L. 
  I. 
  in 
  

  

  IGlldcer 
  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  Semipalmated 
  plover 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  May 
  

  

  

  Aug., 
  late. 
  

  

  fall 
  late 
  

  

  Mitrrant 
  Mav. 
  Au9:. 
  to 
  Nov. 
  

  

  Piping 
  plover 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c, 
  locally. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  Common 
  along 
  shores. 
  Apr. 
  to 
  Oct. 
  Breeds 
  

  

  Wilson 
  plover 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Rare 
  on 
  coast 
  . 
  Breeds 
  

  

  Turnstone 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  Apr., 
  early. 
  

  

  May, 
  late 
  . 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  fall 
  late 
  

  

  

  Mi'^Tant 
  Aor 
  & 
  Mav. 
  Seot. 
  to 
  Nov 
  

  

  American 
  oyster 
  catcher. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  fall 
  

  

  

  Not 
  very 
  common 
  on 
  coast 
  ■ 
  

  

  Bobwhite 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  June 
  

  

  

  Canada 
  grouse 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Ruffed 
  grouse 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  May, 
  early 
  

  

  Constant 
  resident. 
  Breeds 
  in 
  every 
  part 
  of 
  State 
  

  

  Canadian 
  ruffed 
  grouse 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Willow 
  ptarmigan 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Heath 
  hen 
  

  

  

  nearly 
  extinct 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  May 
  I. 
  .. 
  . 
  

  

  Almost 
  entirely 
  extirpated. 
  One 
  from 
  L. 
  I. 
  in 
  1840 
  

  

  Now 
  only 
  in 
  Sullivan, 
  Rockland, 
  Orange, 
  Allegany, 
  Cattaraugui 
  

  

  Wild 
  turkey 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Ring-necked 
  pheasant 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Passenger 
  pigeon 
  

  

  

  occurs 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ■\t 
  all 
  seasons 
  in 
  almost 
  incredible 
  numbers. 
  Breeds 
  

  

  Mourning 
  dove 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  fall 
  

  

  May 
  IS.. 
  . 
  

  

  Anr 
  to 
  Sent 
  Breeds 
  

  

  Ground 
  dove 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Turkey 
  viilture 
  

  

  straggler 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Occasional 
  summer 
  visitor. 
  L, 
  I. 
  & 
  Hudson 
  valley 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Swallow- 
  tailed 
  kite 
  

  

  

  once, 
  1837 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Accidental 
  visitor 
  near 
  N. 
  Y 
  

  

  Marsh 
  hawk 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Sharp-shinned 
  hawk 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  (Slate-colored 
  hawk). 
  Occurs 
  

  

  Cooper 
  hawk 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  ('') 
  

  

  Breeds 
  in 
  the 
  mountainous 
  districts 
  

  

  American 
  goshawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  Red-shouldered 
  hawk 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Swainson 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Broad-winged 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Rare. 
  Several 
  killed 
  in 
  one 
  day 
  in 
  Rockland 
  county 
  

  

  American 
  rough-legged 
  hawk 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Golden 
  eagle 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Rare, 
  Frequently 
  near 
  Highlands, 
  Islip, 
  L. 
  I 
  _. 
  - 
  

  

  Sometimes 
  in 
  flocks 
  of 
  15-20, 
  on 
  coast. 
  Breeds 
  near 
  N. 
  Y. 
  . 
  

  

  Bald 
  eagle 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  White 
  gyrfalcon 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Gvrfalcon 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black 
  gyrfalcon 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ■ 
  

  

  

  

  Duck 
  hawk 
  

  

  well 
  known 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Frequentlv 
  taken. 
  Breeds' 
  

  

  Pigeon 
  hawk 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Not 
  uncommon. 
  More 
  numerous 
  in 
  autumn 
  

  

  

  tv, 
  sr 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc, 
  unc 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  American 
  osprey 
  

  

  Mar., 
  late 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  In 
  every 
  part 
  of 
  State 
  Breeds 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  American 
  lonR-eared 
  owl.. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Sliort-eared 
  owl 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Found 
  in 
  all 
  States 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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