1929 Oct. 29. Much colder. Frost. Left New Brunswick at 9 a.m. Cold at noon in Phil. Much warmer in Vineland. Left Jamie at the school, returned to Phil. then on to Princeton which I reached about 6:30 p.m. - a trying day. 30 Rain. Left Princeton about 9:30. Went to Newark on train, then took bus across to Passaic, where I spent afternoon and night. Saw golden-crowned Knight near library. 31 Rain. Took bus into N.Y. where I spent day returning to White Plains at night. Nov. 1. Went from White Plains to Gipsy Trail Camp near Carmel, a beautiful drive past many lakes and wooded hills. 2. Busy all day - helping to clean cottage etc. 3 Rained hard all day - Many birds near cottage at traces - identified white throats & juncoes - 4. Cloudy, Colder. Took a long walk to Shears' farm, across to Carbones then back to Gipsy - about four miles. Through woods along pass between rocky hills except at Shears where there were grassy meadows. Saw the following birds: Rugfisher (heard near Gipsy Lake), Blue jays (6-8), Crows (heard near Carbones), Downy Woodpecker (6t?), Purple Finch (2 small flocks eating seeds of alder or birch), Goldfinches, Savannah Sparrows (near Shears'), White-crowned Sparrow (2 at Shears', one in full plumage), White-throated Sparrows (100s for each migrating flock). Tree Sparrows (100s in each flock), Chipping Sparrow (1), Slate-colored Junco (100s in each flock - also above), Myrtle Warbler (a few mixed with one flock of juncoes, white-throats and tree sparrows), Chickadees. E-c Kinglets (abt.), Ruby or King (afew) Robins (many near apple orchard);