MARYLAND BIRDLIFE !B)u[[ztLn oj~ t(iz <^A/[axij[and (Qinitfzollocj icat tSocishj, fJnc. dytlju'in <^^an±ion, 400 in Maryland. The tract includes some 300 acres of pond beds and wooded shores in the Trussum Pond, Pepper Pond, and James Eranch area. The Mary- land tract includes our favorite Swainson's Warbler area. We ourselves, the K, 0. S. (due chiefly to the supreme efforts of the Talbot Counts'’ Chapter) have purchased 10? acres near kfcre Mills to be known as Mill Creek Sanctuary. Now, as you well know, every privilege demands a price and I am counting on 10 Op membership participation in The Sanctuary Committee’s drive for funds. Another bit of good news is that we now have official notification from the Internal Revenue Service exempting the Society from Federal Income Tax as a Charitable and Educational Organization . "Contributions made to you are deductible by donors as provided in section 170 of the Code. Bequests, legacies, devises, transfers or - gif ts to or for your use are deductible for Federal estate and gift tax purposes under the provisions of section 2055* 21 06 and 2522 of the Code." "Your attention is called to the provisions of Section 5°1 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code under which your exemption will be revoked if any substantial part of your activities consists of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation, or if you participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office." Congratulations are in order to Carl Carlson, Betty Riedel and Sarah Eaker who are launching a new Chapter of M.O.S. in Montgomery County. The Allegany Chapter has planned a wonderful weekend for us at Carey Run, October 10-11. So you all come. See you there. D. A. Mendinhall September 1964 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 21 PELAGIC SPECIES OFF OCEAN CITY Hank Kaestner Twice during the summer of 1964 I made trips out from Ocean City in quest of oceanic species. 3oth times I was rewarded and I hope by writing this account to stimulate others to leave " terra firma" and venture into a new realm of binding, Saturday afternoon, July 11, I spent aboard a popular Ocean City drift fishing boat. Although I went only six miles offshore, the trip was interesting. I counted 114 Wilson's Petrels between 2 and 6 miles out, all of them singles. From 2 until 4 o'clock the boat stayed put and the passengers baited hooks for seabass. It was during this time that I observed an unusual happening, kihile scanning the waves for petrels, I suddenly noticed three large birds flying low over the water. They turned out to be immature Great Hack-backed Gulls. Because of the distance from shore (6 miles) and their direct north to south course, I am certain that these birds were migrating. We do not expect migrants of this species in Maryland until August. My second Pelagic trip was the result of an article in the Baltimore Evening Sun , Wednesday, Aug. 19, that told of large numbers of marlin being caught off Ocean City. Since some of ray brothers are avid fisher- men, we decided to charter a deep sea fishing boat for a day. I was overjoyed because it meant that we would be going 20 miles offshore, and the date, Aug. 23, was late enough for us to expect to see some migration. The second trip was totally unlike the first. Wilson's Petrels were not seen until 12 miles out, and not commonly until 18 miles out. Possibly weather conditions had some influence on this, or perhaps the date was late enough so that the petrels had started south. Also differ- ent from the first trip were the flocks of petrels that we encountered. One close flock of 35 was sitting on the water until disturbed by the boat. The biggest "find," however, was not the petrels dr the Cory's Shearwaters that we saw, but the number of phalaropes. Apparently the phalarope migration off our coast is quite large compared with the ten or so records that are included in Birds of Maryland and the Dist rict of Columbia . Totals for the day were 20 Red and 3 Northern Phalaroffe'S, plus possibly 4 or 5 more that , escaped positive identification. Most of the phalaropes were singles or in groups of no more than 4. They were seen resting on the water and flying, at distances as close as 50 yards. Still identification was difficult even though I had seen both species before off the coast of California. The Red Phalaropes seem to be much whiter on the front of the head; and on the wing they are a paler bird. The Northerns we saw had slimmer necks, more slender bills and darker wings. Besides the evident ornithological success of this second trip, let me add that my brother John, 15, hooked and landed a seven-foot marlin. What more can you ask? 405 Hollen Road, Baltimore 12 80 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Vol. 20, No. 3 JUNIOR NATURE CAMP Mrs. C. Gordon Taylor The fifth Junior Nature Gamp of the Baltimore Chapter of the M OS was held June 19th, 20th and 21st at Camp Waredaca, Unity, Maryland. The campers arrived singly and in groups during the afternoon. By "picnic time" in the evening ^0 campers, 11 adults and 8 high school and college students who served as counselors were registered and settled in their respective camping areas. Six adults came Saturday to assist with herpetology, botany and water biology. The early arrivals, however, had been exploring for hours. They were especially enjoying the bird banding. Mel Garland, who was in charge, looked like the Pied Piper every half hour as he checked his nets. Others waited at the banding table to get a close look at the birds and to observe the banding demonstration. After the camp director, Mrs. Norwood Schaffer, welcomed the group and explained the program for the weekend the chief center of activity was near the bulletin boards. The campers were busy discussing their interests and signing for study in special fields which included: birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects, wild plants and trees In addition, advanced campers could take part in bird-banding, nest study, water biology, insect study, ecology and special projects. On Friday evening a program on astronomy was presented by personnel from the Maryland Academy of Arts and Sciences. Slides were used to take us on "An Imaginary Trip Through Space. 11 Later, a flashlight was used to point out constellations. On Saturday evening an interesting account of the Migratory Bird Population Station at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center was present- ed by Chandler Robbins. Also, an owl calling session was held on a hill near the dining hall. This was an entirely new experience for many. At first they were amused. But when the Screech Owls answered Mr. Robbins 1 calls they were amazed. The early morning bird walks were a joy. It was wonderful for each leader to have such a small group. Each one really observed and took part in sharing information. September 1 96^4- MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 81 A sketching class, conducted by Mr. Wm. Schneider, was enjoyed by 15 campers. Some of the results were presented shyly. Some proudly. All were interesting. While the sketching class was in progress other campers were busy at various activities. Some were making spatter or ozalid prints. Many were making hummingbird feeders or bookmarks. Some made electric flower and bird games. A group of boys made nets to catch insects. The nature books in the library were used by many. Some were used to find definite information. Others were read for pure enjoyment Those who donated stamps to get the record player would have felt well rewarded if they could have seen the groups enjoying listening periods. Birds! Toads! Frogs! Insects! Summarized reports showed the following: 1. 23 species of birds were banded with a total of 56 birds; 7 were returns . 2. Nests of 11 species were discovered and observed and recorded on M03 nest record cards: Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Song Sparrow, Starling, House Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Wood Thrush, Eastern King- bird, Robin, Cardinal, House Wren. 3. 59 species of birds were observed during the entire weekend. 4. 3 box turtles - 2 females and 1 male, 5. 3 pilot black snakes. 6. Fowler's toad. 7. 14 species of dragonflies were identified. 8. Butterflies were scarce - hay had been cutl 9. Raccoon and muskrat tracks were seen at the pond. 10. 5 ferns were identified: Christmas, Lady, Sensitive, Rattlesnake, Ebony Spleenwort. 11. 30 wildf lowers were identified. 12. Wild plants that are valuable for food were listed: wood sorrels, dandelions, watercress, wild yams, pokeweed, fiddleheads of ferns. 13. Yucca filamentoaa was of special interest because of the Pronuba moth which" pollinates the plant by thrusting "the pollen into the pistil where it will be effective, and lays her eggs in the ovary that will ripen food for her young." 14. Panus stipicus - a fungus - was observed. "It appears on old logs and stumps and plant body buried in wood, is phosphorescent and glows in the dark." The campers attending from Allegany Chapter enjoyed the weekend and were thankful for the new experiences in another Junior Nature Camp. They especially liked the flexibility of the program with each one pursuing his chief interest. All wish to express their appreciation for the help given by the Baltimore and Allegany Chapters. 75 Broadway, Frostburg 82 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Vol. 20, No. 3 APRIL, MAY, JUNE, 1964 Chandler S. Robbins Uniformly cool weather during the first half of April caused a con- siderable delay in the departure of winter residents and an even more noticeable delay in the arrival of late spring migrants and summer resi- dents . On April 3 and 8 we were briefly in streams of warm moist air from the south, but these airflows were abruptly cut off by cold fronts. Rain on April 14-15 kept migration at a minimum in spite of southwest- erly winds at that time . During the rest of the first half of April, Maryland was under the influence of continental polar air. The long awaited break in the weather occurred on Friday, April 17, when a strong airflow from the southwest accompanied by clear skies and rapidly rising temperatures provided ideal conditions for migration. This airflow continued until early on the 19th, when it was cut off by a slow moving cold front. There was a great rush of migrants into Mary- land during this period, especially on the l8th. Early April migrants such as Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Brown Thrashers arrived in force; Chuck-will' s- widows arrived at the same time as their normally earlier relatives the Whip-poor-wills; and there was also a scattering of ar- rivals of late April birds on record-early dates: Red-eyed Vireo, Prothonotary Warbler, and Scarlet Tanager. Cold north winds kept migra- tion to a minimum for the rest of April, except briefly on the night of April 22-23 when a heavy movement occurred. The cold trend continued through the first week of May, the chief difference being that while April was cold and wet May was cold and dry — the driest May on record in Maryland (l4 percent of normal precipitation on the Eastern Shore to 35 percent in Garrett County). A most welcome change in the weather occurred on May 'J, when southwest winds again pene- trated the Free State. This produced the best flight of the month on May 8-9, as those who, attended the Convention at Ocean City will testify. From the 10th through the end of the month, weather patterns over Mary- land changed rapidly; there were spurts of migration every day or two, but no prolonged period of inclement weather to concentrate the migration into conspicuous waves. This gave the impression of a poor migration. The most important feature of June ' s weather was continuation of the drought; except in extreme western and southern Maryland, the com- bined May- June rainfall totals were the lowest on record. September 1964 MARYLAND BXRDLIFE 83 Underscored dates and counts in the following pages designate new extremes for those sections of the State. Once again, migration dates from those counties that are best repre- sented are condensed into two tables, one for first arrival dates, the other for last departure dates. Although scores of observers contributed to these observations, the following members deserve special recognition for the large number of significant reports they submitted this spring: Western Maryland (Garrett and Allegany Counties )--Anderson J. Martin, Mrs. Gordon Taylor; Fred erick- - Carl W. Carlson, Mrs. Herbert Church, William Shirey, Sarah Quinn; Balt imore City and County — Mrs. Robert E. Kaestner, Hank Kaestner, Haven Kolb, Stephen W. Simon, Mrs. Richard D. Cole; How ard- -Mrs . H. B. Rauth, Morris Collins, Chandler S. Robbins, Ted Stiles, Mrs. G. C. Munro; Mont gomery- -Robert W. Warfield, Lucille V. Smith, Sarah Baker, Carl W. Carlson; Prince Georges --Vernon M. Kleen, Chandler S. Robbins, Ted Stiles, David and Margaret Bridge, Brooke Meanley, John H. Fales; Anne Arundel- -Paul Bystrak, Danny Eystrak, Bill Anderson, Prof. Harold Wierenga, Prof, and Mrs. David Howard; Calve rt --John H. Fales; St. Marys--James Banagan; Cec il- -Vernon C. Rossman, Caroline- - Marvin W. Hewitt, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fletcher, Mrs. Alicia Knotts, Mrs. Aldridge Pepper; Talb ot- -Jan Reese, Richard L. Kleen, Don Meritt; Lower Eastern Shore (Worcester and Wicomico Counties )- -Samuel H. Dyke, Dr. Francis G. Scheider, Mel Garland, Stephen W. Simon. Grebes , Shearwaters . A peak concentration of about 2,000 Horned Grebes was reported on April 22 at St. George Island near the mouth of the Potomac River for Maryland's highest spring count on record (James Banagan). During the east-northeast gale on May 30 Dr. Scheider saw 6 Sooty Shearwaters from shore at Ocean City; on the next day Samuel H.Dyke saw 12 at Ocean City inlet; then on June 5 j Dr. Scheider and H.M. Johnson saw 2~ more at the same place, this time without the benefit of easterly winds. This pelagic species, . which nests on islands in the South Seas, migrates northward off our coast in late May and June, but seldom is seen from shore; its southward migration in fall is over the eastern Atlantic. The above observations are considered sufficient to add the Sooty Shear- water to the Maryland list, making an official total of exactly 350 species for our State. Herons and Ibis . The following early arrival dates for herons were noted at Tilghman in Talbot County (most by Jan Reese ) and in St . Marys County (James Banagan) [first date is for Tilghman]: Green Heron, Apr. 13 (Chris Clark), Apr. 21; Little Blue Heron, none. Mar . 28 ; Cattle Egret, Apr . 8, Apr. 21 (flock of 100 near Maddox); Common Egret, Apr. 12, Mar . 13 ; Snowy Egret, May 3; Apr . 28; and Louisiana Heron, none, May 10 . This is an excellent record for both areas . As many as 20 Cattle Egrets were seen in Talbot County on Apr. 20 (John Wanuga), but the only sight- ing in the Maryland Piedmont was of 3 birds opposite the Howard County Fair Grounds on the late date of June 6 (Vern Stotts). Three Glossy Ibis were seen in Anne Arundel County as early as Apr. 9 (Prof, and Mrs. David Howard), 3 flew over Laurel on Apr. 11 (Vernon Kleen and Glenn Austin), and a post -breeding wanderer appeared at Sandy Point State Park on June 29 and was still present on July 8 (Prof. Harold Wierenga). Table 1. Spring Arrival Dates, 1964 Median Counties Species I960 1961 1962 1963 1964 W.Md Fred Balt Howd Mont Pr.G Anne Calv StMa Cecl Caro Talb LES Common Loon — — -- 4/13 4/4 Green Heron 4/l4 4/25 4/22 4/25 4/24 Broad-winged Hawk 4/29 4/26 4/22 4/lT 4/l8 Bald Eagle Spatted Sandpiper 5 / 25/2 4/30 4/24 5 / 2 3/27 5/ 2 3/29 4/64/3 - 5/ 1 - - 3/29 5/ 3 5 / 25/2 4/23 4/30 4/17 4/ 6 4/20 — 4/21 5 / 2 4/25 4/13 4/21 5 / 25/2 4/l6 4/l8 4/l8 4/l8 4/12 4/11 4/24 5 / 2 5/16 - 3/ 7 - 2/4 - 4/12 5/10 — 5 / 2 4/29 5/ 2 4/30 4/26 4/11 5 / 15/2 5/10 5 / 65 / 25/2 - Solitary Sandpiper 5 /* 1 5/ 6 5/ 2 5/ 2 5/2 Least Sandpiper — — — 5 / 25/6 Laughing Gull — — 4/ll 4/l6 4/l4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4/28 5 / 65 / 25 / 45/9 Black-billed Cuckoo 5/25/65/55/4 5/12 - 5 / 25 / 25/2 4/28 5 / 25/2 - 4/28 - 5/25/3 - - 5/10 5/ 2 5/20 - 4/30 - - 5/14 5 / 3 - — — - 4/29 3/28 4/18 — 5 / 2 4/11 3/26 - 5/ 9 5/ 2 5/ 9 5/ 8 5/12 5 / 85/9 V30 5/16 4/19 5/24 5 / 9 - -- 5/34 5/12 5/12 5/11 5 / 2 - 5 / 2 5/12 - 5/17 5/ 9 Chuck-will ’ s -widow — 4/26 4/28 5 / 3 4/19 Whip-poor-will 4/22 4/23 4/25 4/l8 4/21 Common Nighthawk 5 / 75/85/85/85/ 9 Chimney Swift 4/l6 4/20 4/20 4/l4 4/l4 Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 4/26 4/28 5 / 2 4/29 5/ 2 ~ ZZ ZZ ZZ ZZ 57-2 — 4 / 18 — 4/24 4/19 4/18 — 4/23 4/18 5 / 2 4/17 4/23 — 4/22 4/25 4/17 4/20 4/17 - 5/10 5/ 9 - 5/ 1 -- 5/14 - - 5/ 9 5/9 — 4/18 4/10 4/15 4/12 4/11 4/15 4/18 4/24 4/12 4/15 4/12 4/l4 5 / 2 - 5/2 5/10 4/29 5/ 3 U /18 5/ 2 V 28 5/ 5 5/ 2 V27 V 23 Eastern Kingbird 4/23 4/25 4/27 4/26 4/26 Gt. Crested Flycatcher 4/27 4/26 5y 2 4/26 4/26 Acadian Flycatcher 5 / 65 / 65 / 55 / 45/2 Least Flycatcher — -- — 5/4 -- Eastern Wood Pewee 5/65/65/55/45/2 5 / 85/2 4/26 4/23 4/23 4/19 4/25 5/ 2 4/23 4/30 4/28 5 / 2 4/18 — 5 / 25 / 25 / 25/2 4/23 4/23 4/26 4/25 5 / 1 4/27 4/25 4/23 - - 5/12 5/ 2 - 5 / 25 / 25/9 - 5/55/2 - 5 / 2 5/ 2 - - 5 / 8 5/11 5/12 5/ 2 — - - - - - 5/ 2 - 5 / 15 / 7 V 29 5 / 25 / 25 / 8 5 / 10 5 / 55 / 25 / 2 5/8 Rough -winged Swallow 5/10 4/8 4/20 4/12 4/16 Blue Jay — 4/25 4/27 4/24 4/28 House Wren 4/l6 4/24 4/26 4/20 4/21 Catbird 4/25 4/27 4/27 4/27 4/24 Brown Thrasher — -- — — 4/l0 5 / 2 4/26 4/16 5 / 2 5 / 8 3/27 4/18 4/11 3/28 4/20 4/ 7 3/27 4/l£ -- — 5 / 25/2 4/20 4/l4 5 / 2 4/l8 — — 5/2 4/25 --- 5 / 2 4/23 4/18 5 / 2 4/l8 4/15 4/24 4/l8 4/25 4/l8 4/17 4/25 4/21 5 / 25/2 4/21 4/27 4/23 4/21 4/24 4/19 4/24 4/22 4/25 4/25 4/26 4/18 4/20 4/13 4/12 4/ 6 3/28 4/ 7 3/28 4/17 4/10 4/ 8 4/12 4/ 4 Wood Thrush 4/23 4/25 4/26 4/21 4/25 Hermit Thrush — — — 4/12 4/l4 Swainson's Thrush 5 / 1 5 / 6 5 / 5 5/10 5/ 8 Gray-cheeked Thrush — — — 5/l0 5/l2 Veeiy 5/ 7 5/ 6 5/ 2 5/ * 5/ 2 5 / 2 4/29 4/25 4/27 4/24 4/22 4/23 4/25 4/24 4/27 4/l9 5/ 2 4/18 -- -- 4/16 — 4/12 3/30 4/15 4/2 6 3/29 — - -- 5/ 9 -- 5/ 2 - 5 / 25 / 95/8 5/10 - - 4/25 - - 5/ 9 - 5/4 5/22 5/18 - 5/ 2 5/15 5/17 -- 5/ 8 5/2 5 / 25 / 25 / 25/2 5 / 25 / 25 / 25/1 4/29 5/14 5 / 25/8 Blue -gray Gnatcatcher 4/14 4/15 — — 4/12 Water Pipit — — 3/10 3/ 9 3/22 Cedar Waxwing 4/l4 5 / 6 — — 5 / 2 White-eyed Vireo 5 / 4 4/24 4/26 4/22 4/l8 Yellow-throated Vireo 4/28 4/28 4/28 5/ 4 4/26 5 / 2 — 4/16 4/18 4/ 6 4/11 3/20 4/11 — 4/12 4/13 — 5/T — 3/22 — — 3/22 3/30 4/l6 — — — — 3/22 — 4/25 5 / 25/2 4/30 5 / 2 4/23 5/25/25/25/1 - 5 / 9 4/18 4/l4 4/25 4/l8 4/24 4/19 4/29 4/26 4/l8 4/23 4/15 5/ 2 — 5 / 25/2 4/25 4/23 4/25 4/19 5 / 25/2 4/26 — 4/23 BIRDLIFE Vol. 20, Mo Solitary Vireo — V27 5/ 5 V 2 3 V 2 5 Red-eyed Vireo 4/27 4/28 4/29 4/28 4/2 6 Warbling Vireo — — -- 5 / 25/2 Black-and-white Warber 4/l4 4/2 6 4/26 4/23 4/20 Prothonotary Warbler 5 / 1 4/29 4/28 4/25 4/23 — 5/ 2 4/23 4/17 4/24 4/25 4/26 — 5/ 1 — 5/ 9 5/ 2 5/ 3 4/24 4/25 4/26 4/26 4/30 5/ 2 4/20. 4/26 4/18 ro — - 5/2 5/2 - - " - - - 5 / 2 5 / 3 5/ 2 - £ 5 / 2 4/23 4/18 4/17 4/20 4/l4 4 / 85/2 4/29 4/12 4/23 5 / 24/5 £ __ — 4/18 4/23 5/ 2 4/19 5 / 1 4/30 4/18 4/25 4/18 a Worm-eating Warbler 5/75/6 5/ _ 55/ 3 5/ 2 Blue -winged Warbler 5/ 7 5/ 6 5 / 5 5/ 4 5 / 2 Parula Warbler 4/20 4/25 4/28 4/26 4/l8 Yellow Warbler 4/24 4/29 4/29 4/30 4/28 Magnolia Warbler 5/11 5/75/55/45/6 5 / 95 / 25 / 25/2 4/24 4/25 5 / 2 4/26 4/30 5/2 5 / 25/2 4/25 2 5/25/25/2 — - 5/25/2 - 5/25/2 4/27 4/26 4/23 5/9 -- 4/18 4/18 4/12 4/18 4/23 4/17 5 / 15/1 4/19 5/2 4/11 vo 5 / 25/9 4/11 5 / 2 4/23 - 4/25 4/25 5 / 15 / 25 / 25/2 4/19 £ 5/ 2 5/10 5 / 75/5 - 5/11 5/ 5 - - 5/ 4 5/15 5/ 2 5/10 Black -thr. Blue Warbler 5/ 2 5 / 6 5/55/45/2 Myrtle Warbler 4/23 3/20 4/l4 — 4/25 Black-thr . Green Warblr — 5/6 4/30 5 / 45/2 Cerulean Warbler 5/75/65/25/45/2 Blackburnian Warbler — 5 / 65 / 55 / 45/8 5/9 -- 5 / 25 / 64/24 - 5 / 24 / 264/30 - 5 / 25/55/10 5 / 95 / 25 / 25/2 4/11 4/ 7 4/20 4/ 4 — 4/18 — 4/25 4/25 5/ 2 - 4/23 4/22 5 / 4 4/25 5/ 2 - - 5 / 2 - 5/3 5/7 5/ 9 - 5 / 2 5 / 2 4/24 5 / 25/2 - 5/2 - 5 / 75 / 95 / 85 / 75 / 85/9 - - - 5 / 55/9 Ye How -throated Warbler — -- 4/15 4/18 4/12 Che st nut -sided Warbler 5/ 7 5/ 6 5 / 5 5/ 4 5 / 5 Blackpoll Warbler 5/ 7 5/ 8 5/ 5 5/ 8 5/ll Prairie Warbler 4/23 4/25 4/26 4/30 4/23 Palm Warbler — -- — 4/7 4/25 — 4/18 4/10 4/ 4 -- 5/2 4/l8 4/12 4/ 5 2 5/ 2 5/ 9 5/ 6 5/ 5 5/11 5 / 7 4/26 - - - 5 / 8 - - g -- ” 5/ 8 5/12 5/ 6 5/13 5/ 2 5/ 9 5/16 5/n 5/11 -5/9 8 5/ 2 5/ 2 4/23 4/17 4/12 4/16 4/26 4/18 4/29 4/27 4/19 4/25 4/18 g -- 4/25 -- 4/12 4/25 4/ 8 — 4/30 B Ovenbird 4/25 5/ 3 4/28 4/30 4/21 Northern Waterthrush 4/29 4/26 5/55/45/2 Louisiana Waterthrush 4/24 4/l6 — — 4/ll Kentucky Warbler 5/75/45/15/45/2 Mourning Warbler -- — -- - — 5/ 2 — 4/18 4/22 5 / 3 4/20 4/20 4/19 4/30 4/29 4/19 5 / 7 4/11 -- — 5/2 5/1 V25 5/ 2 4/26 — 4/29 5/ 2 4/26 5 / 2 5 / 9 H 5 / 2 — 4/12 4/ 4 4/11 4/24/9 4/11 — . — 4/13 4/19 4/3 e -- . - 5/25/25/3 5/ 2 4/29 4/26 5/25/5 4/24 5 / 2 4/25 5 - - ?/ 9 - 5/10 5/22 - - - 5/ 6 S Yellowthroat 4/17 4/24 4/28 4/21 4/19 Yellow-breasted Chat 4/30 4/30 5 / 45 / 45/2 Hooded Warbler 4/28 5 / 4 4/2 6 4/28 4/25 Wilson’s Warbler — — -- 5/l4 5/12 Canada Warbler 5/l0 5/75/85/45/6 5 / 9 5 / 2 4/19 4/19 4/26 4/l7 4/22 4/17 J+/25 5/ 2 4/l8 4/19 4/ 8 5/25/2 4/27 5/25/25/25/2 4/26 4/25 4/30 5 / 25/2 - 5/ 2 — 4/25 5/ 2 — 4/23 4/24 4/19 5/ 2 — — 4/25 4/25 - - 5/12 5/12 5 / 7 - 5/15 5/ 9 - - 5/12 - - .. -- % 2 5/ 7 5/ 7 5/ 25 / 65/9 - 5/5 5/11 - 4/25 American Redstart 4/30 4/30 4/29 4/30 4/29 Bobolink 5/ 7 5 / 6 5/ 5 5/H 5/ 2 Orchard Oriole 5 / 2 4/26 5 / 4 5 / 2 4/26 Baltimore Oriole 4/30 4/28 5 / 1 4/28 5/2 Scarlet Tanager 4/26 4/26 4/30 5/ 1 4/27 57 25/9 4/24 5 / 2 4/18 4/17 5/ 2 4/19 5/ 25/3 5 / 2 4/26 4/15 5/ 2 5/10 5/11 5/ 1 -- - 5/11 5/ £ 4/30 -5/3 — 5 / 2 5/26 5 / 2 4/23 4/23 4/29 5 / 2 4/25 4/27 4/26 4/26 4/26 5/ 2 5 / 2 4/19 5/ 3 4/23 5/ 2 4/26 5/ 2 5 / 1 4/29 5 / 15 / 25/2 X -9 5/2 5/2 4/27 4/19 4/23 4/26 5 / 9 5/ 2 5 / 2 4/27 4/19 4/18 Summer Tanager 5/~4 5 / 65 / 55 / 35/2 Rose -breasted Grosbeak 4/30 5 / 6 5 / 5 5 / 4 5 / 2 Blue Grosbeak — 4/30 5 / 2 4/28 4/30 Indigo Bunting 4/30 4/30 5/ 1 5/. 4 5 / 2 Grasshopper Sparrow 4/22 4/30 4/28 5/45/2 White-crowned Sparrow- 5/l2 5/6 5 / 5 — 5 / 2 1/9 -- -- 5/ 2 - 5 / 4 5/7 - 4/30 5 / 2 4/27 5 / 25/4 5/25/25/15/2 - 5 / 2 4/29 5/12 5/55/2 5/ 9 4/23 5 / 2 5 / 2 4/29 5 / 65 / 25/2 4/23 - 5/25/3 4/29 ^ — 5 / 2 5 /. 2 4/12 4/ 9 4/12 5/19 4/26 5 / 25 / 25/2 4/23 — vS? -- — 4/12 4/27 5/ 2 - 5/2 - 4/28 - 5/ 2 5/ 3 - September 1964 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 86 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Vol. 20, No. 3 Swans and Geese . A Mute Swan was at Linchester in Caroline County on May~13""" (Marvin Hewitt ) . Two thousand Canada Geese were still in the Tilghman area on May 3 j hut only 7 were there ten days later. As usual a few Brant lingered at Ocean City through Convention week end (May 10 ). Please correct the typographical error on line 10, page 70 of the June is- sue; the 53 Canada Geese were resting, not nesting on Loch Raven, Mar. 13 . Ducks . An immature male Harlequin Duck discovered at Ocean City inlet on Feb. 8 was still present on Apr. 10, Apr. 21 (Dyke) and Apr. 2k (Carl W. Carlson). Shorebirds. Dyke found a very early Willet at Ocean City on Apr . _5, breaking the Maryland arrival date by 4 days. The best shorebird list away from the coast came from the fish hatchery at Lilypons in Frederick County where Carl Carlson carefully identified a Baird's and a Western Sandpiper (both first inland Maryland spring records) together with five more common species on May 10. More frequent coverage of the few choice inland "flats" would certainly prove profitable. The only Table 2. Spring Departure Dates, 1964 .Me4£«a. Counties Species l96t 1961 19&3 1964 Common Loon — — 5/ 5 5/ 2 Whistling Swan 4/l4 — 4/28 ~ Canada Goose 4/29 5/ 5, 5/ 6 5 / 2 Common Snipe — -- 5 / 4 5 / 2 Solitary Sandpiper — — 5/l7 5/l0 Fred Balt tiowd Mont Pr.G Anne Calv Cecl Caro Talb LES* .. .. 5 / 2 -- 4/25 5/ 8 - 5/ 2 - r 5/31 4 / 1 - 4/11 3/23 5/13 -- 4/13 5/ 2 - ” 4/24 • - T . 5/13 5 / 9 — - - 4/25 5/2 -- - 5/ 5 5/ 8 5/ 2 5/9 5/10 - - 5/23 5 / 6 5/12 5/ 3 5/l0 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker — — 5/ 3 4/26 Blue Jay 5/ 8 ?/20 5 / 8 5/24 White -breasted Nuthatch — 4/26 -- |4/2jS/ Red-breasted Nuthatch -- 'y/ 5 -- 5/ 2 Brown Creeper 5/ 1 4/22 4/22 4/21 - 5/ 2 5/ 2 4/1815/^4726 4/ 4 - 4/H 4/19 5/ 2 - - , -- 5/24 5/25 -- 5/16 - 5/24 5/10 - — f5r3l 4/10 — 5 / 2 4/18 — 5/ 4 4/19 — -- 5/ 2 5/ 2 4/17 4/25 5/ 2 4/19 - 5/ 2 4/19 5/10 4/12 5/ 2 4/17 4/24 4/26 4/16 4/11 4/18 5 / 3 4/25 - Winter Wren — — — 4/24 Hermit Thrush 4/24 4/26 5 / 3 5/ 2 Swainson's Thrush 5/22 5/24 5/26 j5/2l) Gray-cheeked Thrush 5/23 — 5/22 5/l6 Veery 5 /l 8 ,5/20_5/ 15 — 5 / 2 4/24 4/l4 — V/ 21 4/26 — — — ~ — 5 / 25/2 4/12 4/23 5/ 2 4/26 4/22 5 / 7 — 5/10 5/16 5 / 22 . 5/211 5/12 6 / 2 5/23 5/16 5/24 -- - 5/10 5/16 5/13 - 5/12 5/31 - -- 5/21 5/17 - 5/10 5/30 i6/- J - - 5/1J 5/14 - 5 / 9 Ruby-crcjwned Kinglet 5 / 6 5/ 5 5/ 4 5/ 2 Solitary Vireo 5 / 7 — — 5 / 2 Magnolia Warbler 5/18 — 5/24 5/20 Black -thr. Blue Warbler 5/l4 5/20 5/20 5/l0 Myrtle Warbler 5 / 9 5/l7 5/ 9 5/13 5 / 2 5/ 2 5/ 25/2 * 5 /T 5/ 9 5/ 2 - 5/ 2 5 / 2~5/ 9 5 / 25 / 25/2 - - 5/ 5 5/10 - 5/21 - 5/20 5/30 5/17 - - 5/20 - 5/10 5/18 - 5/14 5 / 9 -- - 5/ 7 5/10 5/16 5/16 - 5/14 5/13 5/15 5/10 5/11 5/13 5 / 9 5/10 Blck-thr. Green Warbler 5/8 — — 5/U Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler 6 / 3 5/28 6 / 1 />/ jJ Palm Warbler — — 5 /. 4 5 / 2 Northern Waterthrush 5/16 — 5/24 5 / 8 -- - ” -- 5/11 5/15 - - 5 / 18 . 5 / 3 5/10 - - .-"^5/31 5/21 5/16 - 5/10 - 6/ 4 15/21/6/ 3 6/13 6/ 5 - 6/ 7 5/22 5 A 8 - 5/10 5/ 2 5/ 2 5/ 2 5/12 g § -- - -- - 5/2 -- --5/ 5 - - 67 4 5/ 7 — 5/22 — 5/75/10 Wilson's Warbler — — 5/23 — Canada Warbler 5/18 5/l9 5/26 5/l7 American Redstart 5/23 -- 5/27 '5/ 2 3| Bobolink — 5/17 5/23 ; 5/l4j Rusty Blackbird — -- — 5/5 - 5/12 - 5/17 - — - — - - 5/10 - 5/16 - 5/14 5/22 5/^7 5/23 5/22 5/17 5/17 5/10 -- 5/25 - 5/17 5/27,, 5 / 293/23 5/20 5/25 5/27 5/10 5/10 -- - 5/12 je/ J5/22- 5/15 5/10 .. 5 / 2 - - 5 / ]5/ 5 - - -- 5/_.3_3/l0 Evening Grosbeak 4/21 5/ 8 3/10 5/1^ Purple Pinch 5/45/5 4/28 5 / 2 Pine Siskin - 5/ 2 Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill 3/14 6/2 5/8.5/ 2 5/16 5/ 9 4/19 - . 5/13 5/12 5/11 5 / 25/6 . 5 / $ 5/ 2 5 / 2 5/10 4/19 - 5/ 5 4/19 - 3/22 5 / 2 - -- 5 / 85/2 - - 5 / 7 3/22 4/15 4/23 3/16 - - - 7/ 6 4/18 4/27 3 / 7 2 / 1 Savannah Sparrow 5/85/5 5/10 5/ 2 Slate -.colored Junco 5 / 6 4/30 4/28 5 / 2 Tree Sparrow -- -- — 3/20 White-crowned Sparrow 5/7 -- — ' 5/9 White -throated Sparrow 5/14 5/16 5/l4 5/ 13 5/ 9 5/ 2 -- 5 / 2 5/2 5/15 - ~ 5 / 25/2 5/10 5 / 2 5/16 5/ 4 5/ 3 5 /lOf 5/ 2 4/19 5/-2 5 / 2 5 / 2 5/10 -- 3/11 - - 3/30 4/ 5 -4/6 2/12 3 / 8 - 5/10 - - 5 / 9 . 5/12 5/15 - - 5 / 85/55 / 9 5/16 5/18 5/14 5 / 9 5/16 5/21 5 / 95/9 5/11 5/13 5/10 Pox Sparrow 4/ 6 3/26 3/23 4/12 Swamp Sparrow 5 / 7 5 / 5 5 /ll 5/ 7 — 5/ 2 4/12 5 / 2 l/ll X/ll — — - 3/29 -- 5 / 2 5/12 5 / 25/2 5 /lQ 3/16 5 / 95 / 25 / 75/2 5/10 *LES - Lower Eastern Shore (Worcester and Wicomico Counties) September 1964 MARYLAND BIRDUFE 87 other shorebird observations of note came from St. Marys ,• Talbot and Wor- cester Counties. At Pt. Lookout Banagan saw a late Sanderling on June 11 and a late Dunlin on June 12. At Tilghman Ruddy Turnstones reached a peak of 20 on May l6 (ReeseJ and 3 remained on May 30; 3 summer stragglers were seen there on June 30 by Don Meritt. Reese also saw 2 Western Sand- pipers with 50 Semipalmated Sandpipers at Tilghman on May l6. At West Ocean City several members observed an American Avocet in flight on May 7, the second spring record for Maryland. The only phalarope reported was a Red at Ocean City inlet , May 1 (Eyke),also the second spring record. Gulls and Terns. As many as 9 subadult Great Black-backed Gulls were still at Tilghman, May 2k (Reese). Fifteen Bonaparte's Gulls were at Loch Raven on Apr. 11 (Hank Kaestner), the same day Jan Reese had his peak count of 20 at Tilghman. Inland tern observations included 25 Com- mon Terns at Seneca on May 9 (Robert W. Warfield) and a Caspian Tern over the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center on Apr. 23 (Robbins). A Caspian Tern at Hillsmere Shores below Annapolis on June 26 was a summer vagrant (Mr. and Mrs. Carl Long). A Royal Tern in St. Marys County on May 8 (Banagan) was a casual spring vagrant. Cuckoos , Owls . Except for an extraordinarily early Yellow -billed Cuckoo at Denton on Apr . 19 (Mrs. Alicia Knotts)., cuckoos were late and scarce; note the number of late arrivals in Table 1. A Long-eared Owl found dead near St. Michaels on Apr. 4 was a new species for Talbot County (Bill Bryan). Goat suckers , Hummingbirds . A Chuck-will' s -widow heard in St. Marys County on Apr . l8 by Banagan is the earliest on record for the Western Shore; one was found in Talbot County the next day by Chris Clark. An- other very early arrival for Apr, 18 was a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Annapolis (Howards ) . Woodpeckers . Vernon Kleen banded a hybrid flicker at Laurel on Apr. 11. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers were well represented among the May stragglers of wintering species; they were found in four central and eastern counties on May 2. A group of 5 Red-headed Woodpeckers was seen at Pt. Lookout on May 8 (Banagan); they were probably migrants. Point Lookout would bear more ornithological investigation in spring as well as in fall I The appearance of 2 Pileated Woodpeckers at Mrs. George Munro's home on the upper Patuxent near Fulton on June 27 is further evidence that this species is adapting itself as a resident of Howard County . Flycatchers . One of the many ways in which the strategically located banding stations along the Maryland coast and Chesapeake Bay add to our knowledge of bird migration is by making it possible to detect migrants at times when other members of the same species are present as nesting or wintering individuals. For example. Birds of Maryland states that the normal spring migration period for the Eastern Phoebe is from Mar. 5-15 to Apr. 20-30. Several extreme arrival dates are cited, but no extreme spring departures --be cause no dataware available. Thanks to continuous operation of the Ocean City banding station during our annual 88 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Yol. 20, No. 3 Convention, May 8-10, a number of record- late departure dates were ob- tained. Among these was an Eastern Phoebe on May 10; there is no suit- able nesting habitat for this bird on Maryland's barrier beach. All Empidonax species were reported this spring, but there were only two re- ports of the Yellow-bellied: one seen near Snow Hill on May 27 for the first spring record on the Eastern Shore (Dyke), and one banded on May 31 at Patuxent (Robbins). Creepers . Brown Creepers, apparently responding to the presence of several acres of dying deciduous trees in the backwaters of recent im- poundments, summered for the fourth consecutive year and presumably nested at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. The presence of a singing Brown Creeper at Patuxent on June 2, 1944 and several subsequent summer records in the Baltimore-Gibson Island- Patuxent triangle suggest that this species may have been nesting sparingly in central Maryland for a couple of de- cades without arousing the suspicion of ornithologists. We believed the Brown Creeper did not nest in Maryland except in the mountains of Garrett County . Wrens , Thrushes . Carl Carlson found 2 Bewick's Wrens at the Bill- meyer Game Refuge on Green Ridge Mountain on May 9; and another at Grant s- ville on May l6. A scattering of Hermit Thrushes remained well into May this year, with 14 reported on the May 2 Statewide Count, one banded at Denton on May 7 "(Essie Pepper), and 3 banded at Ocean City on May 9 (Gar- land). Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrushes seemed less common than usual and there were few reported after the third week of May; normally they are fairly common to about the end of May. Vireos . A record early Red-eyed Vireo was identified at Denton on Apr . 20 (Mrs. Knotts); in most areas they were very scarce even as late as May 2. Warblers . There were more reports of scarcity of warblers than of abundance. The Nashville and Cape May Warblers, in particular, slipped by almost unnoticed. Even the generally abundant Myrtle Warbler was not seen in its usual large flocks at Lake Roland (Mrs. Kaestner), but this could be a result of the small number of well-defined waves in late April and early May. On the other hand. Cerulean and Mourning Warblers were regarded as more common than usual; Carl Carlson squeaked up an unprece- dented 11 Ceruleans at once at Billmeyer Game Refuge on May 9* Early Mourning Warblers were seen at Lake Roland on May 9 (Charles Buchanan), Montgomery County on May 10, and Baltimore on May 12 (Mrs. Kaestner); they were regular in small numbers at Patuxent through June 4 (Robbins). Early Prothonotaries were seen on Apr . l8 at Pennyfield Lock near Seneca (Warfield) and at Greensboro (Hewitt). Yellow-throated Warblers appeared as far north as Baltimore (Apr. l8, Haven Kolb) and Gunpowder River (May 2, Hank Kaestner). Two late migrating Louisiana Waterthrushes were banded at Ocean City on May 8 (Garland), as were 101 Yellowthroats . At least 1 Lawrence's, 2 Brewster's and 5 Blue-winged Warblers were located at the Foxville hybrid warbler field on May 9 (Carlson). The last tran- sient warbler detected was a singing male Blackpoll at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center on June 13 (Robbins), September I 96 L MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 89 Tanagers . Scarlet Tanagers at Seneca (Warfield.) and Tilghman (Reese) on April 19 are Maryland's earliest except for a Gibson Island bird on Apr. k, 1959. Finches and Sparrows. An escaped Brazilian Cardinal caused a bit of excitement in Howard County . It visited the feeding station of Mrs . Robert E. Leister at Ellicott City from Feb. 8 to Mar. 5; then on Mar. 7 it appeared 12 miles to the west at the feeder of Mrs. John C. Metz at- Glenelg. Three other belated reports from March are of sufficient in- terest to be included here. A female Common Redpoll visited the Michaels' Towson feeder on Mar. 8 ; a first year male European Goldfinch (presumably of introduced stock) was studied at Bethesda on Mar. 28 by Carlson and Mrs. Sarah Baker; and;, as reported in the Atlantic Naturalist (19:127) by A. A. Baker and Edwin T. McKnight, the female Black-headed Grosbeak that visited a Westmoreland Hills feeder in southern Montgomery County between Feb. 3 and Apr. 8, 1963 , was there again from Dec . 7j> 1963 to Apr. 10 , 196k. Single Dickcissels appeared at three Talbot County feed- ers within a single week. Mar. 28 through Apr. 3 at places as widely sep- arated at Easton and Neavitt and well before the normal migration time for this species; it would be interesting to know whether the second and third reports (by non M.O.S. members) were of wintering birds that were identified as a result of publicity over Mrs. Ronald Nevius 1 bird at Easton from Mar. 28 to Apr. 10, Another Dickcissel was seen at Frederick on Mar. 1 (Charles Mullican). Evening Grosbeaks remained into May in all parts of the State. Mrs. Robert E. Kaestner reports that a Mrs. Lingenfelder in Towson still had a female Evening Grosbeak at her feeder on June 2, the first June record for Maryland; several others had left her station on May l 8 — itself a late date. Crossbill numbers thinned out during March, but small flocks remained well into April and estab- lished new departure records for the White-winged species: a male at Pennyfield Lock near Seneca on Apr . 18 (Carlson), one banded at Laurel on Apr. 11 (Ted Stiles), and another banded at Laurel as late as April 25 (Vernon Kleen), and 3 seen at Laurel on Apr . 27 (V. Kleen and Austin). The unpredictable Red Crossbills lived up to their reputation and stayed on well into the summer; the last reports received were of single birds near Mataponi Landing south of Snow Hill on June 28 (Dr. Scheider) and July 6 (Dyke); 1 had been seen there on May 27 and 1 at Salisbury on May 30 (Lyke). And to top off a generally mixed up season, Carl Carlson spied a Blue Grosbeak adding a Tree Sparrow to its life list on Apr . 25 at Romancoke--at least the two birds were sitting in the same tree. These two species normally do not occur within 500 miles of each other at any season, as the Tree Sparrow leaves by the end of March and does not return until November. April 25 is eleven days beyond the latest known Tree Sparrow record for Maryland. Migratory Bird Populations Station, Laurel Deadline for reports for July, August and September is Nov. 1. Please send them in sooner if possible. 20 MARYLAND HIRDLIFE Voi. 20, NO. 3 REMINDERS Membership payments for 1964*65 were due September 1st. Send yours in today 1 It is time to send in nest cards for the nests you found this summer. All records can be used, whether visited once or many times, whether successful or unsuccessful. Send completed cards or requests for additional cards to: David and Margaret Bridge, 8- A Ridge Road, Greenbelt, Md. COMING EVENTS Cct. 3-4 TALBOT Weekend in Cape May, N. J. Oct. 4 TALBOT Breakfast hike. Hosts: The Jan Reese's Oct. 9 BALTIMORE Monthly meeting and Annual Dinner. Rodgers Forge Church, Stevenson Lane near Bellona Ave. 6:30 PJ1 Make reservations with Mrs. Robert Kaestner, (by Oct. 1st) Dinner $2.00. Film, "Island Wildlife - Bona venture, Machias, Bull's," - Merrill S. Cottrell Oct, 10*11 STATEWIDE Meeting at Carey Run Sanctuary, Garrett County Board of Trustees meet Saturday at 1 :3° P. M. Trips to Finzel Swamp and Swallow Falls. 6:00 P. M. Saturday, ALLEGANY CHAPTER hosts for covered dish supper for visiting members. Oct. 1 1 TALBOT Breakfast hike. Hosts: The Pulberts. Cct. 14 KENT Monthly meeting. Lecture by kichard B. McCown, "Predatory Birds in Our Time." Oct. 15-17 ALLEGANY Hawk Mountain weekend. Leader, Mr, Edgar Reynolds . Oct. IS BALTIMORE Monument Knob, South Mt. for migrating hawks. Meet Hutzlers' Westview 7:30 A.M. Leader: Mr. Stephen Simon, 944-3145 TALBOT Breakfast hike. Hostess: Mary C. Cockey Oct. 21 MONTGOMERY Organizational meeting. "Birds of Big Bend National Park" by Joseph King. Y, M. C. A. 9401 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Oct. 23 TALBOT Monthly meeting Oct. 24 ANNE ARUNDEL 8:20 A. M. Bird walk, Severn River North Shore, Meet Sevema ParkHigh School. Oct. BALTIMORE Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and Potomac River for winter arrivals and Pileated Woodpecker. Leaders: Mrs. Win.. Gerringer (VA5-2175) and Mrs. Gordon MacGregor (ID5-3044) 25 FREDERICK Field trip to Washington Monument State Park Oct. 27 PATUXENT Monthly meeting. "Banding Sooty Terns in the Dry Tortugas" by Mrs. Bradley Fisk. Equitable Trust Bldg., 14a in St., Laurel. 7:45 P.M. September 1964 Oct. 28 ALLEGANY Oct. 29 BALTIMORE TALBOT Nov. 4 KENT Nov. 5 BALTIMORE MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 91 Nov, Nov. FREDERICK HARFORD ANNE ARUNDEL Bird walk. Nov. 7-11 Nov. 8 Nov. 14 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 24 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Monthly meeting. Board of Education Bldg. Film, "Out of the North" . Waterfowl identification class, 700 P. Cylbum Mansion. Mr. Hank Kaestner (ID5-7682) Audubon Lecture. "Northwest to Alaska" Walter H. Berlet. Monthly meeting. Lecture by Maurice Broun, "Four Seasons of Hawks." Monthly meeting. Lecture by Maurice Broun, "A Naturalist's Treasury", benefit for Sanctuary Fund. Tickets $1.00 each from Mrs. Robert Kaestner (DR7-8990). Monthly meeting. Speaker: Mr. Roy C. Okan, Principal of Outdoor School of Frederick County at Camp Greentop. Dinner meeting. South Anne Arundel County. Hosts: The C. Vi. Hiatts. BALTIMORE and P ATUXENT Joint canoe trip. Exploration of Patuxent River Marshes by canoe. Charge for canoe rental. Limited to adults. Make reser- vations by Oct. 16, with Mrs. Joshua Rowe (VA 5-3076). Leaders: Mr. & Mrs. David Bridge. NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CONVENTION . Tucson, Arizona. Dawn to dusk work at Mill Creek Sanctuary Field trip. Towpath C. & 0. Canal, Camp Kanawha. Monthly meeting. Speaker: Mr, Paul Herndon, National Resources Institute, on "Water Conservation" ANNE ARUNDEL Monthly meeting 8 P.M. Lecture, "The Value of Bird Counts, Sanctuaries and Lore," by Mel Garland. Monthly meeting Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Leader: Mr. Ted VanVelzen. Meet Mr. Win. Schneider (CL4-2095) at main gate on Route 197, 2 miles southeast of Baltimore- Washing ton Expressway. 8:30 A. M. Field trip. Vicinity of Linganore Filtration Plant Monthly meeting. "Lassen Volcanic National Park" by Earl Baysinger. Equitable Trust Bldg., Laurel, 7:45 P. M. ANNE ARUNDEL 3 P. M. Twilight silhouettes at Sandy Point. FREDERICK Monthly meeting. ANNE ARUNDEL Monthly meeting 8 P. M. Lecture and slides, — “ "Birds in the Hand and How you Know Them." Monthly meeting Sandy Point and Kent Island for winter residents. Leaders: Mr. & Mrs. Carl Lubbert (DR7-6346) Audubon lecture. "Wilderness Trails" Charles T. Hotchkiss TALBOT FREDERICK ALLEGANY TALBOT BALTIMORE FREDERICK PATUXENT BALTIMORE BALTIMORE TALBOT 92 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Vol. 20, No. '3 Dec. 19 ANNE ARUNDEL Bird walk Holly Beach Farm. Meet Revell Highway opposite Sandy Point entrance Dec. 22 - ■ Jan. 2 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS - Others to be announced. Dec. 26 ALLEGANY Christmas Bird Count tally 8 P.M. at 75 Broad- way, Frostburg Leader, Mel Garland. Slides "Scandinavian Tour", Mrs. c. Gordon Taylor Dec. 2? KENT Christmas Count TALBOT Christmas Count 1965 Jan. 7 FREDERICK Monthly meeting. Dr. M* Rowland Taylor to speak on the MOS Sanctuaries. Jan. 8 ANNE ARUNDEL Monthly meeting. Lecture: "Ecology and Related Things" by Mr. Ed. Barry. BALTIMORE Monthly meeting, Pratt Library 8 P. M. Speaker: Mrs. 0. J, Theobold, former MOS Conservation Chairman, "The Great Swamp of New Jersey." Jan. 10 STATE Board of Trustees meeting at Cylbum Mansion, 12:30 P.K. Jan. 15 TALBOT Audubon Lecture. "Around the Bay" George Regensburg Jan. 22 TALBOT Monthly meeting Jan. 23 ANNE ARUNDEL 3:15 A.M. Winter bird walk, Pleasant Plains Farm, St. Margaret's. Leader: Mrs. John Hough Jan. 24 BALTIMORE 2:30 - 4:30 P. M. Druid Hill Park waterfowl Lake and Bird House. Leaders: Mrs, Alfred Lawson (DR7-4965) and Mr. Walter Hill, Head Keeper of Birds at Baltimore Zoo. 6:00 P. M. Covered Dish Supper at Cylburn Mansion. Jan. 27 ALLEGANY Seminar. Mr. Edgar Reynolds Jan. 28 EALTIMORE First of six Thursday evening seminars in Ecology. Cylbum Mansion 8 P. M. Field trip March 13th. Jan. 0^1 1 0 c-’i BALTIMORE Winter weekend. Bombay Hook, Little Creek, Ocean City. Leader: Mrs. Richard D. Cole, VA 3-2650 or HA 6-0190 BALTIMORE CHAPTER - JUNIOR PROGRAMS Bird walks at Qylburn on Saturday, September 19* October 3, October 17, October 31, November 14, November 28, December 12, 1964, January 9 and January 23, 1 965- Bird banding demonstrations at 8 A.M. and 9*3° A.M. on November 4th. Decorating Birds' Christmas Tree on December 12th. ’ MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Published Quarterly by the Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc. to Record and Encourage and Study the Birds of Maryland Editor: Chandler S. Robbins, Patuxent Research Center, Laurel Asst. Editor: Mel Garland, 36 Burke Ave. , Towson, Md. 21204 Editorial Board: C. Douglas Hackman, Vernon Kleen, Mrs. C. Gordon Taylor Production: Mildred F. Cole, Mel Garland, Shirley H. Geddes