Birds of The Palisades Interstate Parle 
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lands; Crested Flycatcher, in tall trees of margins; Broad-winged 
Hawk, calling in soaring flight; Chickadee, gleaning in lake-shore 
woodlands. These introductory observations would indicate that 
the bird life of this locality is similar to that of the Park in 
general, and that the birds mentioned in other connections might 
be expected to occur also in this locality. 
The observations around the Summit Lake camp in 1918 were, 
as stated, rather limited, and further detailed observations were 
made in 1919, showing that in general the bird life of the locality 
is quite uniform in variety with that of the Park in general. On 
June 16, with fair weather, blue sky, and ideal conditions, the 
following notes were made on the Summit Lake camp premises: 
Song Sparrow, abundant, singing and nesting; Cedar Waxwing, 
active in the tree-tops; Phoebe, calling near the old buildings; 
Chipping Sparrow, nesting in the yard; Red-eyed Vireo, singing 
and nesting in the dooryard trees; Goldfinch, active in the woods 
margins; Scarlet Tanager, singing vigorously; Black and White 
Warbler, singing along the margins ; Oven-bird, in vigorous songs ; 
Yellow-breasted Chat, whistling and calling in the basal hillside 
shrubbery; Chestnut-sided Warbler, in vigorous songs; Indigo 
Bunting, conspicuous in song; Blue Jay, active along the woods 
margins; Veery, calling in the swamp fern marshes; Towhee, 
common, singing and calling; Hooded Warbler, frequent vigorous 
songs; Puffed Grouse, two females seen, each with flying chicks; 
Maryland Yellow-throat, singing in swamp bushes; Crow, a family 
in noisy caucus; Robin, as usual; Field Sparrow, singing in open 
bushy lots; Wood Pcwee, calling along the lake shore; Redstart, 
singing in damp woods; Ruby-throated Hummingbird, active in 
open woods; Rose-breasted Grosbeak, in full song; Wood Thrush, 
in full song near the lake; Barn Swallow, performing evolutions 
over the meadows; Red-winged Blackbird, active in the swamp 
meadows; Flicker, active in the marginal trees.; Golden- winged 
Warbler, singing in the woods margins; Least Flycatcher, active in 
the camp trees ; Bluebird, near the old buildings ; Kingbird, active 
in the meadows; Downy Woodpecker, in the woods margins; 
Chickadee, near the trails and roads; Whip-poor-will, calling in 
the evening. 
