. Bird lore . has been reportedto him from Walkill, Ulster County, NewYork, and still another at Honeoye Lake,near Rochester, New York. Mr. P. B. Philipp reports that in 1910there was a large colony located in amaple swamp near Great Neck, LongIsland, and not five miles from theRoslyn colony. He does not attempt to estimate the number of birds. He alsoreports a colony back of Greenwich, Con-necticut, of which, however, he has noparticulars. Mr. Henry W. Shoemaker has recentlywritten the Association concerning anesting colony of Night Herons in a groveof large trees at Greenwich Cove, nearSound
. Bird lore . has been reportedto him from Walkill, Ulster County, NewYork, and still another at Honeoye Lake,near Rochester, New York. Mr. P. B. Philipp reports that in 1910there was a large colony located in amaple swamp near Great Neck, LongIsland, and not five miles from theRoslyn colony. He does not attempt to estimate the number of birds. He alsoreports a colony back of Greenwich, Con-necticut, of which, however, he has noparticulars. Mr. Henry W. Shoemaker has recentlywritten the Association concerning anesting colony of Night Herons in a groveof large trees at Greenwich Cove, nearSound Beach, Connecticut. He statesthat this year there were over 100 nests,and that the birds need a guard to pro-tect them, as the summer residents can-not be restrained from occasionally takingshots at them. Formerly, Great BlueHerons and Bitterns existed here, but thisyear a solitary Great Blue Heron appeared,and no Bitterns. The Association intendsto make an effort to give adequate pro-tection to this
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