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The Neiv York State College of Forestry 
The Forest of the Region. The forest is of the hardwood type 
characteristic of the region. The chestnut has been dominant, 
though now but very few mature trees are alive, owing to a 
deadly blight which prevailed a few years ago. The chestnut-oak is 
quite prominent, seeming to rank in numbers next to the chestnut. 
Other oaks are common, and several species of hickory. Near 
the eastern entrance to the Inn grounds, the two aspens, Populus 
tremuloides and grandidentata , are noticeable, chiefly in the young 
stages. The hemlock seems numerous enough to have relative 
dominance, especially along the base of the mountain above the 
embanked roadway near the office building and the basal portions 
of the mountain. Walnut and butternut are common, with birches, 
dogwood, and occasional young white pines. Among the noticeable 
shrubs of the entrance roadside are laurels, blackberry, sumach, 
sweet fern, purple raspberry, sassafras, witch hazel, huckleberry, 
and wild grape. Nearer the water and in the ravines the maples 
are prominent, with beech, tulip tree, ash, and linden. Fire cherry, 
birches, and aspens form thickets where cuttings have made way 
for them. 
List of the Birds of the Vicinity of Bear Mountain 
1. Robin. Planesticus migratorius migratorius (Linn.) 
The Robin prefers the associations of human habitations. It 
nests among the buildings, selecting horizontal beams near corners 
of cabins, and sites in the margins of roads, trails, and clearings. 
There was a Robin’s nest on a rafter under the eaves in a corner 
of the men’s dormitory at Bear Mountain Inn. I found many 
nests of the Robin throughout the Park during the season. On 
June 29 I examined a nest on the boat landing grounds, along the 
road almost under the high bridge crossing the grounds to the 
Inn premises. This nest was on horizontal wild grape branches 
among saplings, about six feet from the ground, and was remark- 
able for the amount of white cordage used in its foundation and 
outer wall. The general characteristics of this familiar bird are 
too well known to warrant further description in this account. 
