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north about October 15 and lias been seen last in the spring on April 30. 
Plectrophenax nivalis — Snowflake. 
Irregular winter visitant. Only present during extreme cold snowy 
v eather, when they are driven south by the scarcity of food in their 
chosen haunts. Observed February 2, 1910, at the Windemere Hotel, Jan- 
uary 18, 1916, at Hewitt, and March 15, 1920, at Deacon’s Point. 
Pooccctcs gram incus — Vesper Sparrow. 
Common summer resident. Arrives about March 20 and leaves us 
about October 15. Breeds every season in the open fields all about the 
lake. 
Passerculus sandwich ensis savanna — Savanna Sparrow. 
Common visitant; irregular summer resident. Found nesting at 
Awosting on May 30, 1908. Only record. Arrives about April 1 and 
passes south about September 15. 
Ammodramus savannarum australis — Grasshopper Sparrow. 
Common summer resident. Arrives about April 30 and departs Oc- 
tober 1 to 10. Nests found regularly each year in the old fields. 
Zonotrich ia leucophrys — White-crowned Sparrow. 
Rare winter visitant. Most abundant in October and November 
and in April and May. Wherever the White-throats frequent one must 
look for this species. 
Zonotrich ia albicollis — W hite-throated Sparrow. 
Common winter visitant. Arrives about September 15 and departs 
about May 20. 
Spizella monticola — Tree Sparrow. 
Common winter resident. Arrives from the north about October 15 
and leaves again about April 30. This is probably the most frequently 
met with bird during the winter in this section. 
8 pizclla passerina — Chipping Sparrow. 
Common summer resident. Appears about March 30 and leaves late 
in October. Nests in almost every kind of small tree not over fifteen 
feet up. Particularly prefer the low conifers for nesting sites. 
Spizclla pusilla — Field Sparrow. 
Common summer resident. Arrives about March 10 and departs 
about November 1,. Nests are found each year in the old fields all about 
the section. 
Jvnco hycmalis — Slate-colored Junco. 
Common winter resident. Arrives about October 10 and leaves 
around May 5. Wherever the Tree and Song Sparrows are present one 
is almost sure to find this species with them. 
Melospiza melodia — Song Sparrow. 
Common permanent resident. Abundant breeder all about the lake. 
Melospiza georgiana — Swamp Sparrow. 
Common summer resident. Not as abundant as the Melospiza melodia, 
but nests are found regularly in the swamps bordering on Belcher Creek 
and at the northern end of the lake. 
Passerella iliaca — Fox Sparrow. 
Common migrant and occasional winter visitant. Arrives from the 
north about October 1 and passes north again in the spring about March 
15. Observed at Surprise Lake on December 15, 1910, and at Hewitt 
along the Wanaque on February 20, 1918. 
