CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Introduction 9 
General remarks 9 
Method of treatment 9 
Acknowledgments I 9 
Chapter I. The Palisades Interstate Park as a Home for Birds. . . 10 
How to Reach the Park 1° 
Boundaries of the Bear Mountain and Harriman 
Park Sections 12 
The Mountains of the Region 12 
The Lakes of the Region 13 
The Forest 
Chapter II. Suggestions for Bird Study in the Palisades Interstate 
Park 17 
How to Study Birds in the Field 17 
Bear Mountain Station as a Bird Resort 22 
The Base of Bear Mountain 23 
The Southeast Entrance and Marsh 25 
Bear Mountain Trail and Crest 26 
Doodletown Valley 27 
The Kanahwauke Chain of Lakes 29 
Little Long Pond 30 
Carr Pond, as a Bird Resort 34 
Summit Lake 36 
Chapter III. The Birds of the Vicinity of Bear Mountain 38 
Description of the Region 38 
The Forest of the Region 40 
List of the Birds of the Vicinity of Bear Mountain . . 40 
Chapter IV. The Birds of the Vicinity of the Guest House 62 
Description of the Guest House Region 62 
Vegetational Features 64 
List of the Birds of the Vicinity of the Guest House. 67 
Chapter V. Supplementary Notes 94 
Notes on Park Birds in 1919 94 
Notes on Birds of Localities Adjacent to the Park. . 100 
Index 103 
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