Birds cf Greenwood Lake and Vicinity 
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Agelaius phceniceus — Red-wingEd Blackbird. 
Common summer resident. Arrives March 15 to 30 and departs Oc- 
tober 1 to 15. Nests are found each year in the reedy and swampy places 
about the lake. 
& t urnella m agn a — M e ado wla it k . 
Common permanent resident. Breeds and nests throughout the sec- 
tion in old fields and open meadows. 
Icterus spur ius — Orchard Oriole: 
Common summer resident. Arrives about May 15 and departs Sep- 
tember 10 to 15. Nests throughout the section in the larger orchards, 
which are seldom visited by the inhabitants. 
Icterus galtiula — Baltimore Oriole. 
Common summer resident. Arrives May 4 to 10 and departs Sep- 
tember 15 to October 1. Abundant nest builder throughout the section. 
Euphagus carolinus — Rusty Blackbird. 
Common migrant. Appears locally from March 15 to April 10 and 
from September 19 to October 1. 
Quiscalus quiscula — Purple Grackle. 
Common summer resident. Abundant nest builders wherever the 
conifers abount. Occasionally nests are found in unfrequented orchards. 
Quiscalus quiscula aeneus — Bronzed Grackle. 
Occasional migrant. One male found had been shot near the Ice 
Houses on the east bank of the lake on May 2, 1915. 
Passer domesticus — English Sparrow. 
Common permanent resident. 
Pinicola enucleator leucura — Pine Grosbeak. 
Rare winter visitant. Observed on December 28, 1916, along the 
Wanaque River near Awosting. There were six birds in this flock, two 
males and four females. Only record I have for the vicinity. 
Carpodacus purpureus — Purple Finch. 
An abundant migrant, and occasional winter visitant. Arrives from 
the south in the spring about April 15 and returns in the fall about Sep- 
tember 15. Observed at Beacon’s Bend on December 8, 1917, and at 
Hewitt on December 15, 1917. 
Loxia curvirostra minor — Red Crossbill. 
Rare visitant. Observed at Sterling Forest on May 13, 1916. 
Acanthi s linaria — Redpoll. 
Rare visitant. Observed twice about the lake. Once at Sterling 
Forest on December 28, 1917, and at the Brandon House on February 2, 
1918. 
Astragalinus tristis — Goldfinch. 
Common permanent resident. Found nesting nearly every year in 
the open thickets and fruit trees at various points ab.out the- lake in both 
states. The earliest nest which the writer has found of this species was 
at Awosting on July 25, 1916. The major portion of the nests located 
were from the middle of August to September 5. During the colder 
months they rove about in small flocks and may be met with in many 
portions of this section. 
Spinn s pinus — Pine Siskin. 
Regular winter visitant, but never very abundant. Arrives from the 
