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Englewood, N. J.— Dec. 25; 8.45 a.m. to s p.m. Mostly cloudy; ground mostly snowcovered;
wind easterly, light; temp. 51° at i p.m. Herring Gull, 230; Marsh Hawk, i;
Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 7;
Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 4; American Crow, 12; Starling, 51; White- throated Sparrow, 10;
Tree Sparrow, 26; Junco, 82; Song Sparrow, 29; Myrtle Warbler, i; Winter Wren,
3; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Black-capped
Chickadee, 9; Hermit Thrush, i. Total, 21 species, about 585 individuals.—Charles
H. Rogers.
Hackettstown, N. J.— Dec. 22; 8.30 to 10.45 a.m. and 2.15 to 4.50 p.m. Fair;
remains of 16 in. snow, ground partly bare, partly with deep drifts; temp. 20°. Pheasant,
2 ; Sparrow Hawk, i ; Downy
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Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, i ; Crow, 4; Starling, 1 1 ; Meadow-
lark, 13; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 6; Junco, 14; Song Sparrow, 3; Brown Creeper, 2;
White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 11; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Robin, i;
Mary Pierson Allen.
Bluebird, 2. Total, 17 species, 79 individuals.
Moorestown, N. J.—Dec. 27; 6 a.m. to 1.20 p.m. and 2.10 to 6 p.m. At start clear;
wind southwest, light; i in. of snow; temp, at start, 23°. American Merganser, 5; Great
Blue Heron, i; Killdeer, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered
Hawk, I ; Sparrow Hawk, 6; Long-eared Owl, 5; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker,
2; Downy Woodpecker, 14; FUcker, 4; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 40; Starling, 48; Meadowlark,
5; Purple Finch, 4; Goldfinch, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 42; Tree Sparrow, 85; Field
Sparrow, 2; Junco, 106; Song Sparrow, loi; Swamp Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 11; Carolina
Wren, 4; Winter Wren, 12; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted
Titmouse, 6; Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 10; Robin, 2; Bluebird, i. Total,
34 species, 540 individuals. William B. Evans and George H. Hallett, Jr.
Morristown, N. J.—Dec. 25; 8.45 a.m. to 12.15 p-m. Cloudy; 8 in. of old snow;
wind southwest, light; temp. 32° to 47°. Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Kingfisher, i; Hairy
Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Blue Jay, 24; Crow, 42; Starling, 36; Purple
Finch (singing), 11; Tree Sparrow, 16; Junco, 38; Song Sparrow, 11; Winter Wren, 3;
White-breasted Nuthatch, 15; Tufted Titmouse, i; Chickadee,
Kinglet, 3. Total, 16 species, 255 individuals.—R. C. Caskey.
44; Golden-crowned
Mt. Holly, Burlington Co., N. J.— Dec. 19; 9 a.m. to i p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Clear;
ground partly snow-covered; wind northwest; temp. 42°. Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy
Woodpecker, 4; (Prairie ?) Horned Lark, 15; Blue Jay, 5; American Crow, 400; Fish Crow,
i; Starling, 15; Goldfinch, 19; White-throated Sparrow, 12; Tree Sparrow, 15; Junco,
150; Song Sparrow, 16; Cardinal, 3; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 6; White-breasted
Nuthatch, 4; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Black-capped Chickadee,
26; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Hermit Thrush, i; Bluebird, 2. Total, 22 species, 711
individuals.
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Mr. and Mrs. Nelson D. W. Ptjmyea.
Newfield, N. J.— Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind south,
brisk; temp. 52°. Bob-white, 7; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 3; Goldfinch, i; Tree
Sparrow, 7; Song Sparrow, 3; Junco, about 200; Chickadee, 5; Golden-crowned Kinglet,
I. Total, 9 species, about 228 individuals. Wm. W. Fair.
Pequannock and Pompton Plains, N. J.— Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Fair with light
clouds; 8 in. of snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 34°. Marsh Hawk, 3; Red-shouldered
Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, 26; StarHng,
35; Meadowlark, 3; Purple Finch, i; White-throated Sparrow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 20;
Junco, 26; Song Sparrow, 28; Swamp Sparrow, 5; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted
Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse, 3; Chickadee, 4. Total, 18 species, 181 individuals.—
Louis S. Kohler.
Plainfield, N. J. (to Ash Swamp).—Dec. 25; 6.45 a.m. to 6.05 p.m. Partly cloudy;
ground mostly snow-covered in woods and bare in open; temp. 34°. Cooper's (?) Hawk,
i; Red- tailed Hawk, 3; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i;