Sixth Christmas Bird Census 19 Setauket, L. I. — Time, all day. Clear, ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 36 to 26 . Scoter sp., 6; American Merganser, 2; Red-breasted Merganser, 1; Old Squaw, 500; Herring Gull, 150; Bob-white, 7; Shore Lark, 6; Crow, 10 ; Meadowlark, 8; Gold- finch, 1; Junco, 17; Tree Sparrow, 6; Chickadee, 5; Robin, 1. Total, 14 species, 720 individuals. — Selah B., Russell W. and Kate W. Strong. College Point, Long Island. — December 24; time, 7.40 a. m. to 5.45 p. M. Clear in the morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon; ground bare; wind west, brisk; temp., 34 . Herring Gull, 100; Marsh Hawk, 1; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Crow, 125; Starling, 115; Meadow-lark, 1; White-throated Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 85; Junco, 35; Song Sparrow, 10; Swamp Sparrow, 1; Robin, 2. Total, 14 species, 484 individuals. — Francis Harper. Orient Point, Long Island. — December 24; time, 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. Partly cloudy, wind blowing hard from the northwest ; ground bare ; no frost in ground; temp. , 30 to 40 . Horned Grebe, 9; Loon, 16; Glaucous Gull, 1; Great Black-backed Gull, 8; Herring Gull, 357; Ring-billed Gull, 2; Cormorant, 1; Red-breasted Merganser, 8; Mallard, 7; Black Duck, 3; Red-legged Black Duck, 30; American Scaup Duck, 21; Lesser Scaup Duck, 1; American Golden-eye, 6; Bufflehead, 17; Old Squaw, 224; American Scoter, 4; White-winged Scoter, 23; Surf Scoter, 1; Wilson's Snipe, 1; Bob-white, n; Sharp- shinned Hawk, 1; Broad-winged Hawk, 1; Bald Eagle, 1; American Sparrow Hawk, 2; Screech Owl, 2; Flicker, 4; Horned Lark, 243; American Crow, 150; Fish Crow, 1; Meadow-lark, 68; American Goldfinch, 5; Snowflake, n; Lapland Longspur, 3; Tree Sparrow, 30; Field Sparrow, 1 ; Song Sparrow, 18; Northern Shrike, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 94; Brown Creeper, 1; Chickadee, 103; Golden crowned Kinglet, 8: American Robin, 1. Total, 43 species, 1,453 individuals. Oii December 16 a Killdeer was seen; on the 17th, Fox Sparrow, Holboell's Grebe and a Hermit Thrush were seen. — Frank. Harry and Roy Latham. Gardiner's Island, N. Y. — Time, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Clear; wind west, light; ground bare; temp., 24 to 50 . Horned Grebe, 9; Loon, 42; Red-throated Loon, 1; Ring-billed Gull, 24; Great Black-backed Gull, 1; Herring Gull, 260; American Merganser, 4; Red- breasted Merganser, 58; Mallard, 30; Black Duck, 200; Red-legged Black Duck, 400; Baldpate, 1; Green-winged Teal, 6; Wood Duck, 2; Redhead, t2; American Scaup Duck, 2,000; Lesser Scaup Duck, 50; American Golden-eye, 75; Bufflehead, 20; Old Squaw, 150; American Scoter, 4; White-winged Scoter, 62; Surf Scoter, 38; Bob-white, 39 ; Pheasant, 50; Marsh Hawk, 3; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; American Rough-legged Hawk, 1; Screech Owl, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Flicker, 32; American Goldfinch, 50; Myrtle Warbler, 90; Meadow-lark, 2; Horned Lark, 60; Tree Sparrow, 34; White-throated Sparrow, 1; Song Sparrow, 16; Fox Sparrow, 1; Brown Creeper, 1; Chickadee, 80; White-breasted Nuthatch, 22; Northern Shrike, 1; American Crow, 160; Fish Crow, 2. Total, 46 species, 4,084 individuals. There were about three thousand water fowl in the north shore inlet, composed of every species of ducks named above. The water, as well as the shore, was literally covered with them. One of the most wonderful and beautiful sights we ever saw.— Harry and Roy Latham. Palisades Park, Moresmere and Nordhoff, N. J.— December 27; start, 10.15 A. M.; time, 6 hours. Weather damp, partly cloudy ; very light southwest winds ; ground bare. Herring Gull, 150 on Hudson, 6 on Overpeck Creek; American Merganser, 4 on Over- peck Creek ; Red-tailed Hawk, 5 ; American Rough-legged Hawk, 1 ; Hairy Wood- pecker, 1 ; American Crow, 6; Starling, 130 ; Meadow-lark, 13; American Goldfinch, 1; White-throated Sparrow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 20; Junco, 1 ; Song Sparrbw, 12 ; Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1. Total, 15 species, about 360 individuals. — Charles H. Rogers. Passaic, N. J.— December 24; time, 9.15 a. m. to 12.30 p. fh. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, light; temp., 36 . Brown Creeper, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Tree
