16 LOCAL BREEDING BIRDS 
WOODCOCK 
Group, Hall No, 208 
Abundant summer resident. Szte- On the ground in salt, coastal marshes. 
Eggs: 8-12, buffy white, speckled and spotted with rufous-brown. Date: 
May ro. Group, Hall No. 208. 
12. (212.) Virginia Rail (Rallus virginianus). Local status: Rather rare 
and localsummer resident. Szte: On the groundin marshy places. Eggs. 6-12, 
pale buffy white, spotted and speckled with rufous-brown. Date: May 1s. 
13. (214.) Sora; Carolina Rail (Porzana carolina). Local status: Rare 
summer resident on Long Island; abundant fall migrant in wild rice marshes. 
Site: On ground in marshy places. Eggs: 8-15, buffy white, spotted and 
speckled with rufous-brown. Date: May 20. 
14. (228.) American Woodcock (Piilohela minor). Local status: Not 
uncommon summer resident. Szte: On the ground in or near woods. Eggs: 
4, buffy, distinctly and obscurely spotted with shades of rufous. Date: April 
1. Group, Hall No. 208. 
15. (26r.) Upland Plover; Bartramian Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda). 
Local status: Uncommon and local summer resident. Szte: On the ground in 
any field. Eggs: 4, creamy white, or buff, spotted with reddish brown or 
chocolate, chiefly at the larger end. Date: June r. 
16. (263.) Spotted Sandpiper; Tip-up (Actitis macularia). Local status: 
Common summer resident. Site: On the ground, usually near water. Eggs: 
4, creamy buff or white, thickly spotted and speckled with chocolate, chiefly 
at the larger end. Date: May 24. 
