«iras observed in Naval Hospital 
Grounds. Brooklyn . G-. H, Oouas 
47. Agelseus phoeniceus. Red- winged Blackbird. — Seen only 
occasionally. 
BkU. N.O.O. 4. Jan.. 1876, p.32 
Birds of the Adirondack Region. 
C.H.Mwriw, 
So. Agelseus phoeniceus ( Linn .) Vieillot. Red-shouldered Black- 
bird. —Breeds in the il Big Marsh” at the head of Big Moose Lake, at 
Raquette, the Fulton Chain, and various other localities, and is by no 
means uncommon. 
Bull. N.O.O, Q.Qct, 1881, p,230 
Notes /Shelter Island, N.T. 
W. W. Worthington. 
The first migrant seen was a Red-w inged Black- 
bird on March 5th. 
O.^O. x. May. 1865. P, ^ 
Arriva 1 s of Mig’y B ir ds , Spring-1886 , 
Central Park, N.T. City. A. G. Paine, Jr. 
March 0, Agelaius phainiceus, (498). Red-winged 
Blackbird. 
O.&O. XI. July. 1886. p.109 
An Account of the Former Abundance of some species of Birds on Ne-w 
Fork Island , at the time of their Migration to the South. By George N. 
Lawrence. Pro’c. Xjinaaaan Soo. of N.Y, 88-39 
At our country place (Forest Hill), eight miles from the City Hall, 
situated on the high ground immediately north of the valley ofManhattan- 
ville and fronting on the Hudson River, the opportunity to observe the 
movements of migratory birds was an excellent one, as they generally- 
followed the course of the river in their line of flight. Here our family 
lived, during the summer, until about 1850 , when the place was sold. 
From my earliest recollection I had a fondness for birds, and before I 
could use a gun, watched the great numbers passing with much interest. 
I was allowed to have a gun about the year 1820 , and from that time until 
leaving our old homestead, I paid more strict attention to their movements 
and the times of their appearance. 
The first birds flying south were the Red-winged Blackbirds ( Agelaius 
phoeniceus) ; from the middle of July, for some weeks, there would be a 
flight of this species every afternoon, coming in flocks of from twenty-five 
to fifty or more individuals. 
Ank.e a AP'C a 1889. P, 202 
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