﻿NEW 
  YORK 
  B] 
  

  

  

  RATHBUN, 
  CENTRAL 
  NEW 
  YORK, 
  1879 
  

  

  MERRIAM, 
  ADIRONDACK 
  REGION, 
  l88l-l884 
  

  

  SPECIES 
  RECORDED 
  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  or 
  

   transient 
  

  

  Common 
  

  

  or 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  Arrives 
  

   from 
  

   south 
  

  

  Leaves 
  

  

  for 
  

   north 
  

  

  Departs 
  

  

  for 
  

  

  south 
  

  

  Breeds 
  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  or 
  

   transient 
  

  

  Common 
  

  

  or 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  Breeds 
  

  

  

  

  c 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  c. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  ves 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  rare. 
  lo 
  Apr 
  *7i 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  c. 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  wv 
  

  

  irreg, 
  winter 
  '76.. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  wv 
  

  

  irreg 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Yellow-billed 
  cuckoo 
  

  

  Black-billed 
  cuckoo 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  May 
  7 
  

  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  ves 
  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  Sept. 
  30 
  

  

  Nov. 
  

  

  

  

  rather 
  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  6, 
  13 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  ves- 
  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Downy 
  woodpecker 
  

  

  Arctic 
  three-toed 
  woodpecker 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  less 
  c 
  

  

  

  Yellow-bellied 
  sapsucker, 
  . 
  . 
  , 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr. 
  9 
  

  

  

  Oct 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  Red-headed 
  woodpecker. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   Red-bellied 
  woodpecker. 
  , 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  sr, 
  wv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  local 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr, 
  wv 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab, 
  oc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  6, 
  12 
  

  

  

  Oct. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  "Whio-Door-will 
  . 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  unc 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  ves 
  

  

  

  rather 
  rare 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  local 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  20 
  

  

  

  Oct. 
  14 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  Ruby-throated 
  hummingbird 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  s 
  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  5, 
  14 
  

  

  

  Sept. 
  20 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Oray 
  kingbird 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Arkansas 
  kingbird 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Apr. 
  27, 
  May 
  6.. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  

  

  rather 
  rare 
  

  

  rather 
  rare 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  ifc 
  

  

  

  Phoebe 
  .... 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Mar. 
  30 
  

  

  

  Oct. 
  10 
  

  

  ves 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  Jime 
  IS 
  

  

  Olive-sided 
  flycatcher 
  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  May 
  10 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Green-crested 
  flycatcher. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  23 
  May 
  '76 
  

  

  

  

  ves 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Least 
  flycatcher 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr. 
  3 
  

  

  

  Sept. 
  20 
  

  

  ves 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  ves 
  . 
  

  

  Skylark 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Prairie 
  homed 
  lark 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  c, 
  spring, 
  fall 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  local 
  .... 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  res, 
  wv 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  fc, 
  veryab 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  very 
  early. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Northern 
  raven 
  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  res 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr, 
  res 
  

  

  

  

  Fish 
  crow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Starling 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  5 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Cowbird 
  

  

  sr, 
  wv 
  

  

  ab, 
  oc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Yellow-headed 
  blackbird... 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  sr, 
  wv 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Mar. 
  IS 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  Meadowlark 
  

  

  ab, 
  oc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  Orchard 
  oriole 
  

  

  una 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Baltimore 
  oriole 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  3 
  

  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  ^^^ 
  

  

  

  local 
  , 
  

  

  

  Bullock 
  oriole 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Rusty 
  blackbird, 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr 
  

  

  

  Oct 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  Purple 
  ptrackle 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  ves 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Bronzed 
  grackle 
  

  

  sr, 
  wv 
  

  

  c, 
  oc 
  

  

  

  

  

  ves 
  . 
  

  

  

  c. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Evening 
  grosbeak. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Pine 
  grosbeak 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  House 
  sparrow 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  c, 
  in 
  villages 
  

  

  

  Chaffinch 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Greenfinch 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Purple 
  finch 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Mar. 
  9, 
  Apr 
  

  

  

  Oct 
  

  

  

  res, 
  sr 
  

  

  res 
  .... 
  

  

  oc 
  c 
  

  

  

  American 
  crossbill 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  irreg 
  

  

  

  Apr., 
  May 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Feb., 
  Mar.... 
  

  

  White-winged 
  crossbill 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  irreg 
  

  

  

  

  24 
  Dec. 
  '78 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Hoary 
  redpoll 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Holboell 
  redpoll 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Greater 
  redpoll 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  European 
  linnet 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  American 
  goldfinch 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  July...... 
  

  

  sometimes 
  ab. 
  

  

  Pine 
  siskin 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  irreg 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  irreg 
  . 
  .... 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Snowflake 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  Mar. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Oct 
  20. 
  Nov 
  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  Lapland 
  longspur 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  wv. 
  

  

  unc. 
  

  

  

  Chestnut-collared 
  longspur. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Vesper 
  sparrow 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  s 
  

  

  

  Oct. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  ves 
  

  

  Ipswich 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Savanna 
  sparrow 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr 
  

  

  

  Oct 
  

  

  

  

  rather 
  rafe 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  Baird 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Hcnslow 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Leconte 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Sharp-tailed 
  .sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Nelson 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Acadian 
  sharp-tailed 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Seaside 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Lark 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  White-crowned 
  sparrow.. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Iv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  I 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  Gambcl 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  White-throated 
  sparrow 
  .... 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  IS 
  

  

  

  Oct. 
  20 
  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  "Tree 
  sparrow 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  Chipping 
  sparrow 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr. 
  IS 
  

  

  

  Oct. 
  10. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Field 
  sparrow 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  

  

  

  Oct 
  20 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv, 
  wv 
  

  

  0, 
  oc 
  

  

  

  

  

  c 
  , 
  . 
  

  

  June, 
  early,. 
  . 
  

  

  Carolina 
  junco 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Song 
  sparrow 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Mar. 
  I 
  

  

  

  Nov.. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  ves. 
  

  

  Lincoln 
  sparrow 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Swamp 
  sparrow 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr 
  

  

  

  Oct. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  rather 
  rare 
  

  

  

  Fox 
  sparrow 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  Apr. 
  Si 
  Mar. 
  9. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Towhee 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Cardinal 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  SECTIC 
  

  

  