^©S. LinnaeaaSoo. of K.T, 88«89 



By the middle ofOctober, Robins {^Merula migratoria) were abundant, 

 sometimes flying in flocks, but at other times they came in such numbers 

 that they could be seen almost everywhere. They continued to be 

 numei-ous for about two weeks, when the majority went south, though 

 "some would remain even into the winter. The flight was usually from 

 the north, but on one occasion, the first great flight of that year, was from 

 the south at the point where I was, and I never saw them in greater num- 

 bers. This was a movement that much surprised me. 



When I was a schoolboy a favorite skating place was Stuyvesant's 

 Creek, a considerable body of water, which had its head quite close to the 

 Third Avenue, about 20th Street, and it emptied into East River— I think 

 about I2th Street. On the north side of it, there were high woods, where 

 I have seen Robins pursued by gunners, when the ground was covered 

 with snow and the creek frozen. ^ 



Jil£iUi,a» Apjfa 1389 p. 203 



6. Merula migratoria {Linn.) S-.v. and Rich. Robin. — Breeds mor 

 or less commonly throughout the Adirondacks, and is found in larg 

 flocks (often numbering over 200 individuals) in the fall, feeding upo: 

 mountain-ash berries and beechnuts. 



Boil. N. 0.0, «,Oct, 1881, p. 226 



j 3ir4a Tioga CO. y.Y. AldeaiLoria^ 



7. Robin. Common. Arrives here on its 

 noi'thern migration about the Uth of March. 

 During the first week in May nest building 

 commences, but I once found an industrious 

 Robin who had her nest half built on the 5th of 

 April. This is placed in an old shed, or in the 

 crotch of a tree, and is composed outwardly of 

 dried grass, weeds, mud, and is lined with 

 dried grass. The eggs, "usually four in num- 

 ber, are of a light blue color. During this 

 season the male Robins can be seen, as night 

 approaches, fighting with one another, and 

 calling to each other from housetop to house- 

 top. Their food consists of worms, bugs and, 

 during the fruit season, cherries and straw- 

 berries. At this time they are of great annoy- 

 ance to the farmers who put out fright tins, 

 which fail to drive them away. About the 

 lastweek in October they gather in large flocks 

 and feed on wild cherries and mountain ash 

 berries until the time of departure, which is 

 less than a week. 



NOTES ON SOME OF THE LESS HAEDY WINTEE EESI- 

 DENTS IN THE HUDSON EIVEE VALLEY. 



BY EDQAE A. MEAENS. 



1 . Turdus migratorius. Eobin. — A rather scarce winter resident 

 throughout the Hudson Valley ; occurring at least as far north as the 

 northern limit of tlie red cedar {Juniperus virginiana), perhaps much 

 farther. In the Highlands sizable flocks of Eobins generally remain 

 all winter amongst the cedars, in sheltered situations, near the Hudson 

 Eiver. I have found them quite as common in cold as in warm winters. 

 Very few — scarcely any — were seen during the winter of 1877 - 78, 

 which was the mildest I have ever experienced. The wintering birds 

 affect only certain favorite spots, where they subsist mainly upon the ber- 

 ries of the sumach (Rhus typhina) and red cedar. 



BnU.N.0.0. 4,Jan.. 1879, p.33 



Robin. Tolerably common. 

 B. A. Sterling, Brooklyn, Pa. 



Aak, XI3f, Jujy, 1902, p.2m. \ 



