Birds of The Palisades Interstate Park G1 
55. Bald Eagle. Hciliceetus leucocephalus leucocephalus (Linn.) 
A pair of Bald Eagles, in immature plumage, were frequently 
observed at Bear Mountain, generally as they were in flight between 
Anthony’s Nose and Dunderberg. On several occasions a fine 
adult, with splendid white head and tail, was seen flying over the 
river in the locality. On August 2, as I was leaving Highland 
Falls station on the West Shore railroad, I saw this majestic bird 
flying slowly down the Hudson river, its white head and tail 
showing with snowy clearness in the sunlight as it coursed to and 
fro above the water. A half hour later, after I had arrived at the 
Park and was on the Inn grounds, the stately bird came flapping 
along the river around Anthony’s Nose. It is to be hoped that 
no untimely event will end the association of this splendid bird 
with the Hudson river at Bear Mountain. 
56. Broad-winged Hawk. Buteo platypterus (Vieill.) 
The Broad-winged Hawk was the only Buteo that came under my 
observation in the Bear Mountain locality. On several occasions 
two of these hawks were seen soaring over the basin opening into 
Doodletown Valley. The cry of this hawk resembles the call-note 
of the Wood Pewee, wilder and more intensified. Aside from its 
cry, this hawk has no 'distinctive markings which aid in its identi- 
fication by beginners in bird study. Its upper parts are dark brown, 
and the under parts are brownish, spotted with white. 
57. Ruffed Grouse. Bonasa umbellus umbellus (Linn.) 
The Ruffed Grouse still lingers in the woods of the Bear Moun- 
tain locality, but it is not numerously represented. I found it 
only on the top of Bear Mountain, and there saw only solitary 
individuals, lurking in the maple and birch swamps on the crest 
of the mountain. 
58. Spotted Sandpiper. Actitis macularia (Linn.) 
The Spotted Sandpiper is common in the Bear Mountain section, 
frequenting the river banks and lake shores. In can be known by 
its stilt-like legs and slender neck, with a body about the size of 
