Birds of Greenwood Lake and Vicinity 
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Greenwood Lake, N. Y. On the west bank south from Green- 
wood Lake Village, Deacon’s Point is the first point of interest. 
Thence follows Furnace Cove, the trail to Surprise Lake, and 
Belcher Creek and the adjacent marshes at the extreme south- 
ern end. 
The writer, during the past fifteen years, has spent many 
days roaming about and paddling during the summer and skat- 
ing during the winter on the surface of this lake and has secured 
an approximately correct list of the winter and summer resi- 
dents, vernal and autumnal migrants, and visitants, both rare, 
casual and regular, as will be indicated by the appended list, 
which also bears numerous notes regarding each species men- 
tioned. And for the purpose of making this list of the most 
value to the resident or visitor of this section at any time of 
the year, the writer, during the years 1 91 G and 1017, spent from 
two to three days each week during every month of those two 
years in making observations on and about the lake, therefore, 
it is quite fair to assume that most of the conclusions that he 
has arrived at may be accepted as indicative of the prevailing- 
conditions of bird-life in this section. 
Before proceeding with this list of birds of this section, the 
naturalist visitor will in all probability be interested in some 
of the other forms of natural life prevailing in this locality and, 
for their benefit, a short resume is included. 
Of the Amphibians and Beptiles, the writer has located from 
time to time specimens of the Spotted Salamander ( Amby stoma 
punctatum), Bed-backed Salamander ( Piethodon erythronotus) , 
Sticky Salamander (Piethodon glutinosus) , Long-tailed Sala- 
mander ( Speierpes longicauda), Bed Salamander (Speierpes 
ruber), Dusky Salamander ( Desmognathus fusca) , Newt (. Die - 
mictylus viridescens) , Toad ( Bufo americanus) , Swamp Tree 
Toad ( Pseudacris trisermtus) , Cricket Toad (. Acris gryllus 
crepitans) , Pickering’s Tree Toad ( Hyla picTceringii) , Common 
Tree Toad (Hyla versicolor) , Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana) , 
Green Frog ( Rana clam at a), and Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica), 
Water Snake (Katrix sipedon) , Bed-bellied Snake (Storcri-a 
occipito-maculata) , DeKay’s Brown Snake (Storearia dckayi), 
Bing-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) , Black Snake (Colu- 
ber constrictor) , Garter Snake (Tha run phis sirtalis) , Hog Nose 
Snake (Heterodon platyrinos) , Copper Head Snake (Agkistro- 
don contortrix) and Battle Snake ( Crotalus horrid us) , Snap- 
ping Turtle (Clielydra serpentina), Painted Terrapin ( Chry - 
