﻿NEW 
  YORK 
  

  

  

  RATHBUN, 
  CENTRAL 
  NEW 
  YORK, 
  1879 
  

  

  MERRIAM. 
  ADIRONDACK 
  REGION. 
  1881-18 
  

  

  SPECIES 
  RECORDED 
  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  or 
  

   transient 
  

  

  Common 
  

  

  or 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  Arrives 
  

   from 
  

   south 
  

  

  Departs 
  

  

  for 
  

  

  south 
  

  

  Breeds 
  

  

  Resident 
  

  

  or 
  

   transient 
  

  

  Common 
  

  

  or 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  Bre 
  

  

  Rose-breasted 
  grosbeak 
  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  May 
  15 
  

  

  Sept. 
  20 
  

  

  

  

  not 
  unc 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  I 
  

  

  S?pt. 
  30 
  

  

  y2s 
  

  

  

  local 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  10 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr. 
  25 
  

  

  Aug. 
  30 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  in 
  villages 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  IS 
  

  

  Aug. 
  30-early 
  Sept.. 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  local 
  

  

  yes. 
  .. 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  15 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  I 
  s 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  very 
  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  May 
  s 
  

  

  Sept. 
  IS 
  

  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  res, 
  wr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  yes, 
  July, 
  Aug 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Northern 
  <;hrike 
  

  

  wv 
  

  

  

  Mar. 
  IS 
  

  

  Nov 
  

  

  

  wv 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  £c 
  

  

  Mar. 
  25, 
  Apr. 
  i 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   May 
  10 
  

  

  Oct 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  10 
  

  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  unc, 
  local 
  

  

  

  Yellow-throated 
  vireo 
  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  25 
  

  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black 
  and 
  white 
  warbler. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  30 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  

  

  unc 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Worm-eating 
  warbler 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ■ 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  May, 
  early 
  

  

  

  

  

  once, 
  19 
  Oct, 
  '79. 
  . 
  , 
  . 
  

  

  

  Oranne-crowned 
  warbler 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  Sept. 
  18 
  

  

  

  

  not 
  rare, 
  local 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Northern 
  parula 
  warbler, 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  IS 
  

  

  Sept. 
  20 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  unc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  twice, 
  27 
  May 
  '83.. 
  , 
  . 
  

  

  

  Yellow 
  warbler 
  

  

  sr 
  .... 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  30, 
  May 
  5.. 
  . 
  . 
  

   May 
  10 
  

  

  Sept. 
  30 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  not 
  very 
  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  tv 
  ... 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Oct 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Myrtle 
  warbler 
  

  

  tv 
  .... 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  25 
  

  

  Oct 
  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Magnolia 
  warbler 
  

  

  tv 
  . 
  .... 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  18 
  

  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  ves 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  May 
  8, 
  10 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  May 
  10 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Bav-breasted 
  warbler 
  

  

  tv 
  ... 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  May 
  10, 
  18 
  

  

  May 
  18 
  

  

  Sept. 
  30 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  rather 
  rare 
  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Sept. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  once, 
  23 
  Mav 
  '77.. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  (tv 
  "'1 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  5 
  

  

  Sept. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Yellow-throated 
  warbler 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Black-throated 
  green 
  warbler 
  

  

  tv 
  .... 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Apr. 
  30, 
  May 
  $■■ 
  ■ 
  ■ 
  

  

  Sept. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  tv. 
  .... 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  once, 
  8 
  May 
  '77 
  

  

  

  

  tv 
  .... 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Prairie 
  warbler 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Ovenbird 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  sr 
  ... 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  10 
  

  

  Sept. 
  15 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  Water-thrush 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  tv. 
  

  

  

  

  Sept. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  .. 
  

  

  Grinncll 
  water-thrnsh 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Louisiana 
  water-thrush 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  local 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  tv. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ves. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Northern 
  yellow- 
  throat 
  

  

  sr 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  15 
  

  

  Sept. 
  20 
  

  

  yes 
  

  

  

  fc 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  c, 
  local 
  

  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  

  

  once, 
  9 
  Sept. 
  '78. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  Wilson 
  warbler 
  

  

  tv. 
  

  

  (fc) 
  

  

  Mav 
  17 
  

  

  Sept. 
  17 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  American 
  redstart 
  

  

  sr 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  May 
  5 
  

  

  Sept 
  

  

  ves 
  . 
  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  May 
  14, 
  18 
  

  

  Oct. 
  30 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Catbird 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  irreg 
  

  

  early 
  May 
  

  

  Oct. 
  I 
  

  

  ves 
  

  

  

  local 
  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Carolina 
  wren 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  early 
  May 
  

  

  Oct 
  

  

  

  

  local 
  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  Oct. 
  30 
  

  

  

  

  ab; 
  Apr 
  .-Oct 
  

  

  once, 
  27 
  Oct. 
  '77. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  ves 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Short-billed 
  marsh 
  wren 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  (fc) 
  

  

  

  

  ves 
  ... 
  

  

  

  (?)... 
  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  early 
  Apr 
  

  

  

  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Brown 
  creeper 
  

  

  res, 
  tv 
  

  

  — 
  . 
  ab 
  

  

  

  

  sr 
  . 
  

  

  f 
  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Red-breasted 
  nuthatch 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr. 
  I 
  

  

  Oct., 
  Dec. 
  18 
  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Brown-headed 
  nuthatch 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Tufted 
  titmouse 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Chickadee 
  

  

  res 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  

  ves 
  . 
  

  

  

  c 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Carolina 
  chickadee 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Hudsonian 
  chickadee 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  w^v 
  

  

  rare 
  

  

  (?)... 
  

  

  Golden-crowned 
  kinglet. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

   Ruby-crowned 
  kinglet 
  

  

  tv, 
  wv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  ab, 
  oc 
  

  

  Apr. 
  IS 
  , 
  . 
  

  

  Nov. 
  I 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  (?)... 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  earl 
  y 
  Apr 
  

  

  early 
  Oct 
  

  

  

  tv 
  ... 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  rare 
  .' 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Townsend 
  solitaire 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Wood 
  thrush 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Apr. 
  27, 
  May 
  5. 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  early 
  May 
  

  

  early 
  May 
  

  

  Oct. 
  I 
  

  

  ves 
  

  

  

  rare 
  

  

  ves 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Wilson 
  thrush 
  ... 
  . 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Sept. 
  X 
  

  

  ves 
  

  

  

  c 
  locally 
  

  

  yes 
  , 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Gray-cheeked 
  thrush 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  Sept. 
  I, 
  Oct. 
  I 
  

  

  

  tv 
  

  

  

  

  Bicknell 
  thrush 
  . 
  , 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  once, 
  24 
  May 
  '78.. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  Olive-backed 
  thrush 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  tv 
  

  

  c 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  early 
  May 
  

  

  Sept. 
  I, 
  Oct. 
  I 
  

  

  

  sr 
  

  

  fc 
  

  

  yes 
  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Hermit 
  thrush 
  

  

  Oct. 
  15 
  

  

  

  

  ab 
  

  

  

  American 
  robin 
  

  

  sr, 
  wv 
  

  

  ab, 
  oc 
  

  

  

  

  ves 
  

  

  sr 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  ab 
  in 
  fall 
  

  

  j-es 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Whcatear 
  

  

  

  ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Bluebird 
  

  

  sr 
  

  

  ab 
  

  

  early 
  Mar 
  

  

  Nov. 
  15 
  

  

  yes 
  ... 
  . 
  

  

  

  local 
  

  

  yes. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  