ButtzUn of t(iz 5/31 0 5/18 5/ 4 5/15 5/18 Vg4i/ll 5/16 5/ 4 5/18 5/18 5/18 5/11 5/21 0 6 / W25 5/4 0 5/11 5/11 5/15 0 5/18 5/26 % 2 5/24 5/n 5/ 4 - 5/25 5/18 5/ 4 - 4/17 4/i4 3 9 4/13 5/6 0 6/24 5/ 4 3/17 3/31 0 0 0 5/11 0 0 0 5/11 4/21 5/12 Black -thr. Green Warb. Blackburnian Warb. Chestnut -sided Warb. Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler 5/11 5/ 5 - 5/19 5/13 5/12 6 / 2 5/28 iK" 5/17 5/1 0 0 5/4 4/16 5/1 0 5/13 -- 5/12 5/19 0 5/14 6/ 2 — — 00 5/19 0 5/21 5/24 5/20 5/25 - 0 5/19 5/21 5/29 5/31 5/23 5/29 - - - — - 6/ 4 0 0 5/22 5/4 5/4 0 0 0 5/21 TJW 0 0 5/16 0 0 0 5/25 - 7/ g ? 0 5/16 5/ 4 - 0 5/4 0 5/2 5/4 3/ 1 0 5/12 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/ 1 5/12 Palm Warbler Wo . Wate rthrush Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Am. Redstart Bobolink Rusty Blackbird Rose-br. Grosbeak Purple Finch House Finch 5/l6 5/16 5/12 5/ 3 Savannah Sparrow Slate -col. Junco Tree Sparrow White -cr. Sparrow White -thr. Sparrow 5/17 5/ 4 ffir 5 / 4 0 “5pr - - 5/14 - 5/24 - -- -- 5/55/6 - 5/19 5/ 5 - 5/17 5/ 5 5/15 5/45/4 0 5/12 0 0 0 0 5/gi - 5/ 4 .. . 3/29 - 57 4 5 7 4 3/22 - 5/ 6 5/ 4 5/“ 5/ 4 5/ 4 5/ 4 5/12 5/14 5/ 1 4/21 4/21 5/ 1 5/26 4/21 5/ 1 4/20 -- 3/10 - - 3/10 3/17 - - 5/13 5/ 6 5/ 4 5/15 5/ 45/4 5/14 5/ 7 5/14 5/12 - 5/12 5/23 5/16 5/22 5/29 4/ 4 3/17 ~ " 3/13 47 5 3/10 — 5/7 5/4 .. - 5/ 4 5/13 5/ 45/45/75/ 45/4 - 5/4 - 5/11 57'T"5/28 4/21 4/25 — 2/28 5/4 5/7 4/28 5/10 0 5/12 4/27 0 ¥721 5 /IT 4/19 5/11 0 4/21 5/11 5/ 4 5/12 Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow September 1968 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 77 Bohanan. A zero (0) indicates that no report of a species was received from the county in question; a dash (--) means that the species was re- corded, "but not on a significant arrival (or departure) date. Counties are arranged from northwest to southeast, as is our usual practice. L oons, Grebes . The usual early morning flights of Common Loons took place during the latter half of April and the first week of May, with single birds and small groups seen flying northwestward over the uplands of Baltimore, Howard, Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties. One indi- vidual remained at least until mid -summer in Talbot County (Reese). Peak spring counts of Horned Grebes were reported from Talbot County on Apr. 6 and Apr. 13 (150 each day); by the 21st only 15 birds remained (Reese). Cormorants , Herons . One of the problems that results from leaving half the counties out of the migration tables is that, for certain species, some of the most interesting migration dates come from counties with the fewest reports. Such is the case with the Double -crested Cormorant, which had arrived in Dorchester County by Mar. 28 (Harry Armistead), more than two weeks earlier than any date shown in Table 1. On this same day Mr. Armistead saw Cattle, Common and Snowy Egrets and American Bittern, also in Dorchester County. Note that all reporting Coastal Plain count- ies had Snowy Egrets this spring. One Common Egret wandered as far in- land as the southern Frederick Valley, May 4 (Mr. and Mrs. E. T. McKnight). Waterfowl . Elizabeth Slater and Friel Sanders saw b Mute Swans in front of their house at Churchton on May 9; this seems to be the first Anne Arundel County record for this species. April l4 was the last day for waterfowl concentrations in Talbot County: 21,000 Canada Geese, 5 00 Buffleheads, 50 Oldsquaws, and 15O American Coots (Reese). On Apr. 26, however, Ted Van Velzen noted 2,000 to 3^000 Canada Geese flying north over Cecil County. Among the summer strays were a Whistling Swan on June l6, a Lesser Scaup on June l4, 5 White -winged Scoters on June 1, and a Common Scoter to June 13, all in Talbot County (Reese). Gallinules . On Apr . 6 Karl McGovern and Robert Snyder found a freshly killed Common Gallinule in the Patapsco River marshes in Balti- more County, This is one day ahead of the earliest previous spring arrival date for the State. Shorebirds . Although the Willet breeds in salt marshes of our four southeastern counties, it is rarely found elsewhere in the State. An April lb record of a single bird at Tanyard--the first sighting for Caroline County--is of special note (Ethel Engle). The Choptank River marshes at Tanyard lie right on the scenic route (Route 331 ) from Easton to Salisbury and are deserving of much more attention from ornithologists. As many as 80 Semipalmated Sandpipers were counted there on May 29 (Engle), and a thorough search would certainly reveal at least small num- bers of some of the rarer shorebird species. In Talbot County Reese found Ruddy Turnstones from May 19 ( 10 birds) to June 9 ( 1 ) Semipalmated Plovers (ll) on May 26, Willet s on four dates from May 21 to June 15 (2), and Dunlins on three dates from April lb to May 22 (l8). Professor Wierenga saw lb Ruddy Turnstones at Sandy Point State Park on May 2 4. MARYLAND BIKDLIFE Vol. 2k, No. 3 78 Armistead ' s prize shorebird was the Black-necked Stilt that he discovered at the Blackwater Refuge Visitors Center on May 4; this is the second Maryland record, but the species still remains on the Hypothetical List unless someone can substantiate its occurrence with a recognizable photo- graph, As many as 10 Upland Plovers were counted along New Design Road in southern Frederick County on June 30 (Sarah Baker, Phil Faurot). Gulls . The only count of more than 15 Great Black -backed Gulls from Chesapeake Bay during this period was a tally of 70 on May 26 in Talbot County (Reese). There were no unusual weather conditions to account for such a high count on this date. Bonaparte's Gulls were included in both tables this spring, not because they were reported by many people, but rather to point out the period during which the inland birds were found. It is likely that this species occurs regularly over all Maryland counties, but it is not likely to be seen unless people spend more time watching the sky for migrating parties of gulls. The highest inland count of Bona- parte's Gulls came from Loch Raven where Douglas Hackman counted 36 indi- viduals flying over on Apr. 27. Flycatchers . The transient flycatchers generally evoke comment in spring from the few ardent observers who are still active at the tail end of May and the first week of June. The average active field man who knows the calls of the Traill's, Yellow-bellied, and Olive-sided Flycatchers can generally find from 1 to 5 individuals of the three species combined (excluding those Traill's Flycatchers that are at nesting locations). The farther west one goes in Maryland, the better the chances of finding any of these species. This spring seems to have been a poor one for Mary- landers because I find only two reports other than my own: a Traill's Flycatcher at Sandy Point State Park on May 25 (Wierenga), and an Olive - sided Flycatcher near Highland in Howard County on May l8 and 21 (Dorothy Rauth). A Yellow-bellied Flycatcher was calling in my woods along the Patuxent River near Laurel on May l8 and May 20; and an Olive -sided Flycatcher was seen and heard singing from a tree top at Marumsco, not far from the new M.O.S. sanctuary in Somerset County on June 6 --the third spring record fromihe Eastern Shore. Jays . In marked contrast to last year, the Blue Jays departed north- ward in late April and early May as they should. The May k counts show some migration through all Sections of the State on that day, in spite of opposing winds. Had other observers been watching on the previous day, they could well have matched Douglas Hackman's Towson total of 1,067 between 8:15 and 9:55 a.m. , as the winds were southwest, favoring northward migration. Creepers , Wrens . Summering Brown Creepers were found again at Pennyfield (May 31 and June 9) and Sycamore Landing (3 birds on June l) in Montgomery County (Peg Frankel) and at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center near Laurel (Robbins). A Winter Wren sang its full song at the upper end of Loch Raven at dawn on the unprecedented date of May 26 (Charles M. Buchanan). The nearest known nesting grounds are in the higher Appalachians of Pennsylvania, and the latest Maryland departure date is May l6. September 1968 MAKHAND BIRDLIFE 22 Warblers . In the St ate -wide Bird Count summary ( Maryland Birdlife 24: 35 ~43) Ted Van Velzen called attention to the extraordinary list sub- mitted by Harry Armistead from Dorchester County. Lest other observers feel too disappointed about their own efforts on May 4,1 want to point out that the cards were all in his favor that day. A rapidly moving cold front swept over Maryland during the night, with warm southwest winds in front of it, and overcast shies and northwest winds behind it. Birds flying northward in the warm air were constantly being nudged east- ward by the approaching front. At 7 a.m. the front lay diagonally over Dorchester County in. a northeast -southwest line, and we can visualize that tens of thousands of migrants were crammed into the southern Eastern Shore counties. Armistead stated that he saw many species he had never seen previously in spring in Dorchester County. He did not specify which ones they were, but his list of 162 species included 3 Gray-cheeked Thrushes, 2 Veeries, and 1 each of Golden-winged Warbler, Magnolia Warb- ler, Cape May Warbler, Black -throated Green Warbler, and Rose -breasted Grosbeak, (it is indeed a pity that there was no comparable count from neighboring Talbot and Somerset Counties that day. ) Late Mourning Warb- lers were found on June 1 at Glenara, Baltimore County, on June 3 near Winfield, Carroll County, and on June 6 in Somerset County near Pocomoke City (Robbins); this is a very rare spring migrant on the lower Eastern Shore . Tanagers . An adult male Scarlet Tanager appeared at Oldtown in Allegany County on the record-breaking date of Apr. l4 (Edgar A. Reynolds). This was at the height of the mid-April heat wave amid conditions favor- able for nocturnal migration. The next arrivals of this species were not recorded until April 27, when southerly air flow returned over Maryland and Scarlet Tanager arrivals were noted in five counties. Finches and Sparrows . Douglas Hackman counted 5 male and 2 female House Finches at Towson State College on Apr. 10; the males had been in song since late March. This still remains the sole Maryland nesting locality for this escaped species. Burton Alexander banded a stray White- throated Sparrow on June 24 at Ivy Neck in Anne Arundel County and re- captured it three days later. A late Savannah Sparrow found singing at Tanyard in Caroline County on May 28 (Ethel Engle) suggests the remote possibility that the species might nest there; as yet there have been several suggestions, but .no proof, that the Savannah Sparrow nests on Maryland's coastal plain other than very locally on Assateague Island. Equally exciting is the discovery of a Swamp Sparrow singing in suitable nesting habitat in an impoundment on the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center on June 22 and 24 (Brooke Meanley); if the species were to become established at Patuxent this would be a noteworthy extension of range, as the nominate race nests no closer than the mountain valleys of Garrett County, and the resident tidewater race is restricted to the marshes of the Want i coke River and Delaware Bay. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Populations Station Laurel 20810 80 MARYLAND BIRSLIFE Vol. 24, No. 2 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE V. Edwin linger The purchase of the Somerset Tract for a wildlife sanctuary Is certainly the most significant and most ambitious project yet under- taken by our Society. I commend and give the entire credit to those individuals who made the appraisal of the property, to the Sanctuary Committee for its vision, to the Trustees for their oourage, and to the donors who, through their foresight and generosity, created and built the Sanctuary Fund. Response to my current appeal to the membership for contributions has been most gratifying . Elsewhere in this issue, you will see a list of these donors as of August 20th. While we have put into action our own conviction that wetlands constitute vital wildlife habitat and must be preserved, we are aware of the vastness of such area and of the enormity of the task of preserving it. The very factors that led us to our decision call attention to the need to preserve a hundred or a thousand times as much such acreage. What is needed is the help and assistance of a vast segment of the public. Public interest, once aroused and skillfully directed, can be the source of great power and vast accomplishment. Conservation courses will be a part of our school curriculum when public Interest therein is aroused. Conservation legislation will be enacted when such is a matter of public demand. The preservation of more and more wildlands, wetlands, forests and seashore will ensue as the fact of their importance and the threat of their loss becomes evident to the public at large. Attainment of this sublime state will not just happen. Others are working on the problem too, and if we do our part we can help to make it happen, but we dare not rest on our laurels. More work lies before us than behind. I am pleased to report the formation of another chapter. A group at Rossmoor (Leisure World) , Montgomery County, has applied for admission to M. 0. S. The enthusiasm displayed by the officers and the members at a meeting I attended on July 18 convinces me that they possess the necessary ingredients for another fine chapter. Federalsburg September 1968 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 81 FIRST LIST of CONTRIBUTORS to SOMERSET MARSH SANCTUARY Cash Contributions to August 20. 1968 . Adkins, Edith D. Alexander, Burton J. Allegany County Bird Club Anderson G. Armistead, Mrs. George Amdstead, Henry T. Arnold, Siting Averell-Ross Foundation Inc. Buchanan, Charles M. Baker, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Baldwin, Dr. Stanley H. Bilbrough, ELsie Bohanan, Peggy and Walter Bohlman, Mildred Boulden , Mrs. John Bowen, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bowman, Mrs. Charles W. Braeuninger, A. D. Bridge, David and Margaret Bridge, Mrs. Richard B. Brown, Mrs. Avis C. Butenschoen, M. Buterbaugh, Madeleine J. Cole, Gladys H. Cole, Mildred F. Collmus, Mrs. Dwight Conley, Mrs. C. L. Cook, Vernon Crowder Nature Tours Dandy, Dr, & Mrs. Walter Davenport, A. B. Davis, Helen R. Davis, Mrs. Wilmer Fell Delario, Mrs. A. J. Delphy, Mrs. C. D. Jr. Donnald, Morrill and Margaret duPont, Edmond Eckstein, Stanley R. Emerine, Mary Ann Oner son, James D. Evans, Miss Gene Faurot, Philip R. Fletcher, A. J. Fisk, Mrs. Bradley Fisher, Elizabeth G. Fountain, Mrs. A, Dixon Francis, Mrs. Carl G. Friedel, Miss Alice Galloway, Mrs. Walter S. Ganter, Dr. & Mrs. Robert Geddes, Shirley H. Gillet, Mrs. F. Warrington Gregory, Evelyn M. Haile, Grace R. Haile, Miss Margaret E. Hank, Miss Mildred G. Hardin, George C. and Helen S. Hartline, Elizabeth K. Hayes, Leroy M. Heiss, Mr. & Mrs. L. R* Hogan, Harry A. Howard, Dr. & Mrs. W. L. Hulburt , Dr. E. 0. Iseminger, Mrs. Howard M. Jackson, Mrs. John E. Johnson, Mrs. J. T. H. Jones, Vincent C. Kaestner, Mrs. Robert E. Keen, Blanche E. Kemper, Dr, & Mrs. William Kent Chapter Kingsley, Mabon Kirk, Mr. & Mrs. Neville T. Lakeman, Marcia and Nelson, Marcia Lakeman, Marcia and Katharyn Brown Lakeman Memorial Fund Lang, Mrs. Francis C. Larrabee, Barbara B. Lawson, Dorothy W. Leggett, Mrs. W. Carman Lis combe, N. Susan Long, Carl and Bernice McClelland, Mrs. Betty Mallalieu, Robert Meleney, Helen and Koester, Marjorie Mendinhall, Dorothy A. Metcalf, George F. Minke, Mr. & Mrs. Jos. M. 0. S. Book Store Motherway, Mrs. Mary S. Mumford, Odr. & Mrs. E. R. Naumann, Miss Grace Newcomer, George S. Nicol, Mr. & Mrs. John W. Oberman, Dr. J. W. Patten, Mr. & Mrs. Harry 82 MARYLAND BIKDLIFE Vol. 24, No. 3 Pelot, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Penman, Mr. & Mrs. James Perry, Mrs. M. B. Pfeiffer, Miss Ella R. Poteet, John W. Jr. Poultney , James W. Price, Frances and Bob Price, Marie E. Rackemann , Adelaide G. Reifschneider, Mr3. Herbert Reissmann, Dr. Hildegarde H. Riley, Mrs. E. Gordon Rizner, Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Roop, Quentin W. Rowe, Mr. & Mrs. George F. Ryan, William E. Sanbury, Miss Virginia Santelman, Mrs. A. W. Sharp, Robert II Simpkins, Miss Martha A. Smith, David J. Smith, Robert and Alice Smith, Mrs. Turner L. Smithers, Miss Margaret Stevens, Mrs. Byam K. Stewart, Mrs. Carroll Stollenwerck , Mrs. Frank Tawes, W. I. Teele , Mr. & Mrs. Ray P. Teuber, Leonard Theobald, Mr. & Mrs. 0. J. Thomas, Mr, & Mrs. Malcolm F. Thompson, Miss A. May Thornley, Elizabeth J. Tillinghast, Katherine L. Todd, Mrs. Robert C, Trowbridge, Mr. & Mrs. Winthrop Unger, Mr. & Mrs. V. E. Van Velzen, Mr. & Mrs. Willet T. Walker, Miss Josephine Warfield, Robert W. Wierenga, M. Williamson, David Wolf, Kenneth A. Yeckley, Mrs. William H. Zapf, Mrs. Alger, Jr. SLATE-COLORED JUNCO RECOVERY FROM MICHIGAN Willet T. Van Velzen During Operation Recovery at Ocean City,, participating banders have the opportunity to handle large numbers of Slate -colored Juncos and White -throated Sparrows. When one reflects upon these waves of migrants , one often wonders about the origin of the birds. As the number of re- coveries is small and as most occur at another point in the birds ' migration, the breeding grounds of the birds that pass through Maryland during migration are not easily learned. An exception occurred with the recovery of a Slate-colored Junco ( Junco hyemalis ), number 114-74013, banded on October 21, 1966 ; this was one of 97 banded at the Ocean City station that day. This bird was subsequently retrapped by another bander, Dr. N. F. Sloan, near L'Anse in the northwestern corner of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on June 20, 1967 * The date of the recovery and the fact that this location is within the regular breeding range of the species probably indicates that the bird was on its nesting territory. It is interesting to compare this recovery with the 20 Slate - colored Junco recoveries plotted on page 3&0 of Birds of Maryland and Ep_ C. (R. E. Stewart and C. S. Robbins, North American Fauna Wo. 62, 19587' These recoveries lie roughly in a northeast -southwest belt along the Atlantic Seacoast. The Michigan recovery is far to the west of these previous recovery locations. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Migratory Bird Populations Station Laurel 20810 September 1968 MARYLAND BIRDL 1 FE 83 EDITORIAL We M.O.S. members can rightfully feel proud of our accomplishments in the field of wildlife conservation over the past decade! It was bare- ly eight years ago that Commander Edward P. Wilson, then Chairman of our Sanctuary Committee, announced that we had rented our first M.O.S, Sanc- tuary, Rock Run, through the kindness and foresight of Mr. J. Gilman Paul. Then, in rapid succession, the Allegany and Talbot Chapters arranged for the acquisition of Carey Run and Mill Creek Sanctuaries, and all three are now the site of educational and research activities of many types. Rather than being content to rest '(^n its laurels, your Sanctuary Committee has continued to investigate new sites each year and to main- tain close contact with other conservation organizations. It was through this means that our President, Ed Unger, learned of the Somerset County property that early in September became our fourth, our largest, and in many ways our most vital Sanctuary. In the course of three short months, President Unger and your Sanc- tuary Committee investigated the proposed Sanctuary area, prepared re- ports for the Society, and launched a summer-time campaign to raise what funds they could by the September deadline and to borrow the rest. Every- one who saw the property or heard about the opportunity to obtain this large tract of tidal marsh and adjoining upland at a cost of just over $50 per acre became an enthusiastic backer of the project. Your Trustees, at their July meeting, voted unanimously to proceed with the $80,000 pur- chase, confident that our membership would accept the challenge. And accept it you have! The first Honor Roll of contributors ap- pears on the two preceding pages. In addition there have been many pledges. And many additional generous contributions have arrived in the ten days since the list was prepared. A second list of contributors will be published in the December issue. As an M.O.S. member, you are now a co-owner of this fabulous 1,400- acre Sanctuary, as yet un -named. You have done more than purchase a few acres of land; your acres, together with those of fellow members, have re- sulted in saving a huge unit of unspoiled and highly productive wetland. Just as there is strength in the united efforts of a group of dedicated people, there is protection in a large wildlife sanctuary that would not be possible in small isolated holdings. Your Sanctuary will not only pro- vide food and cover for thousands of birds during the coming winter, it will assure the annual production of thousands more for countless years to come. Among them will be such rare, local, or rapidly declining species as the Osprey, Bam Owl, Willet, Seaside Sparrow, and Black Rail.' I know of no surer way to contribute to wildlife conservation than to share In the purchase of this Sanctuary. Tell your friends that buying an acre now will pay continuing dividends year after year; and remind them that as American marshlands keep dwindling at an alarming rate, this Sanc- tuary will play an ever more important part in assuring the survival of our wildlife heritage. G.S.R. 84 MARYLA ND BIRDLIFE Vol. 24, No. 3 PROJECTS Maryland Birdlife often carries notes about Society or Chapter pro- jects, or requests from members for assistance in studies of various sorts. The number of such activities that are of interest to many of our members is increasing to the point where it seems desirable to start a special department in your journal that will be devoted to requests, reminders, and informal progress reports. Breeding Bird Survey . Remember -when M.O.S. and the Delmarva Orni- thological Society pioneered by conducting the first trial run of this Survey in 1965 by running 50 routes in Maryland and 10 in Delaware? This cooperative project, sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, achieved continental coverage in 1968, with over 1,200 50-stop roadside counts reported. M.O.S. members, by covering "check routes" that are also run each year by Chan Robbins, are contributing valuable information on observer variability, which is important to the interpre- tation of the results on a continent -wide scale. Nesting Records . Have you sent nest record cards for all your 1968 Maryland nests to Danny Bystrak, 5^2 Rita Drive, Odenton 21113? See Ted Van Velzen's cumulative summary of 396 Brown Thrasher nests in the March 1968 issue of Maryland Birdlife . Then look at Mr. Bystrak' s 1967 nest summary in the same issue and note that only 2 Brown Thrasher nests were reported in I967J Remember, we need report § for the common species as well as the rare ones. Nest cards may be obtained free of charge from your local Chapter or from Mr. Bystrak. Watch for Dyed Swans . A team of ecologists from the Johns Hopkins University has begun a study of the behavior and migrations of the Whis- tling Swan in collaboration with Federal, State, and private organizations. To study fall migration, swans captured on their breeding grounds in the Northwest Territories have been dyed a deep yellow on the upper half of the neck, and swans on the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska have been dyed a deep purple (nearly black) on the upper neck. This winter, swans in Chesapeake Bay will be dyed a deep yellow on the lower half of the neck and part of the upper body, while swans in Currituck Sound will be dyed a deep purple on the same areas. Each dyed bird will carry a colored band (blue, red, white, or black) with 3 large numbers and a letter prefix (e.^. "A/104") in addition to the regular band on the opposite leg. The numbers on the color bands can be read with binoculars or a spotting scope when the swans up-end during feeding. Report all sightings to Dr. W. J. L. Sladen, 615 N. Wolfe St., Bal- timore 21205, Include date, time and place of observation, dye color, 'part of bird dyed (send sketch), color and number of color band, number of swans in the vicinity and number of other marked swans present, and any other information recorded such as age, with a family group, paired, or activity. Some birds may have special marks or numbers painted on the upper neck. Please include your name, address and telephone number. Christmas Bird Count . Over 300 M.O.S. members participated last winter. See the reports in the April 1968 issue of Audubon Field Notes . September 1968 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Sept. 27 Oct. si COMING EVENTS 5 FREDERICK 7 BALTIMORE 8 ALLEGANY BALTIMORE 12 BALTIMORE 13 HARFORD 14 BALTIMORE FREDERICK 17 BALTIMORE 19 MONTGOMERY 20 TALBOT 21 ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE MONTGOMERY 22 FREDERICK TALBOT 24 PATUXENT 26 BALTIMORE 29 MONTGOMERY 28 ANNE ARUNDEL 29 BALTIMORE TALBOT 2 BALTIMORE 3 FREDERICK 4 ANNE ARUNDEL 5 STATEWIDE 6 ALLEGANY MONTGOMERY TALBOT 8 BALTIMORE 10 BALTIMORE Monthly meet inf 700 P. M, Winchester Hall, E. Church St. Speaker: Mr. Albert M. Powell, "Wildflowers , " Susquehanna Flats and Rock Run Sanctuary 8 A.M. Covered dish supper at Carey Run Sanctuary 5 P.M. Twilight Funneling of Chimney Swifts. Meet sw. cor. of Belvedere & Roland Aves. 6:45 P.K. Cancelled if raining. Lake Roland. First of three fall migration walks. 9 a.m. Meeting at Rock Run Sanctuary 5*30 P.M. Market Day at Cylbum Park 10 A.M, - 5 P.M. Field trip to Tresselt’s Fish Ponds, Lewistown Leave Baker Field 7*30 a.m. Hawk Identification Class 8 P.M. at Qylbum Monthly meeting 8 P.M. , Auditorium of Perpetual Bldg. Ass'n., Bethesda. Monthly meeting 8 P.M. , Library. Film "Galapagos** Kent Island Banding Station and Mill Creek Sanctuary. 7*^+0 a.m. South Mountain and Lilypons 7 a.m. Field trip - South Mountain for hawks and Catoctin for warblers. Field trip to Catoctin State Park, Thurmont Breakfast hike 7 a.m. from St. Michaels School Monthly meeting 7*45 P.M. at St. Philip's Parish House, Laurel. Lake Roland 9 a.m. Cape May, New Jersey, weekend Queen Anne's Bridge in Southern Anne Arundel County, 7:40 A.M. Patapsco State Park (Glen Artney area) 7*3° a.m. Breakfast hike 7 a.m. Fall dinner meeting, Govans Presbyterian Church, 5826 York Road, 6:30 P.M. $2.00. Reservations required by Sept. 25 . Film: "The Birds Around Us", by Stephen Simon. Monthly meeting 7*3° P.M. Speakers: Dr. and Mrs, Elmer G. Worthley. "Birds and Plants". Monthly meeting 8 P.M. , Assembly Room of State Office Bldg. , Calvert St. entrance. Illustrated lecture "Whistling Swans" by Mrs. Walter Innes. Trustees meeting at Cylburn Mansion, Baltimore Bird walk at Dans Rock, 2 P.M. Trip to Bombay Hook and Little Creek, Delaware Breakfast hike, 7 a.m. Enrichment Class: Migration. 8 P.M. at Cylburn Mr. Compton Crook. Lake Roland 9 a.m. 12 13 14 16 17 18 .20 20 22 26 27 27 31 1 3 7 8 ■11 9 12 15 16 BALTIMORE FREDERICK TALBOT KENT ALLEGANY MONTGOMERY TALBOT MONTGOMERY TALBOT PATUXENT ANNE ARUNDEL FREDERICK TALBOT TALBOT BALTIMORE HARFORD MONTGOMERY TALBOT FREDERICK ANNE ARUNDEL MONTGOMERY FREDERICK BALTIMORE TALBOT BALTIMORE ALLEGANY MONTGOMERY ANNE ARUNDEL MONTGOMERY MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Yol. 24. No. 3 Camp Mohawk and Camp Conoy in Southern Md. on Chesapeake Bay, 7:30 a.m. Field trip to Linganore Rd. 700 a.m. Breakfast hike 7 a.m. First of Audubon Screen Tours - "Trails' 1 by Hotchkiss Monthly meeting 700 P.M. , Board of Education Bldg. Monthly meeting 8 p.m. Monthly meeting 8 P.M. Library. Film: "Marshland is not Wasteland". Visit to new MOS Sanctuary in Somerset County, plus Chincoteague Island. Breakfast hike 7 a.m. Monthly meeting 7:45 P.m. at St. Philip's Parish House, Laurel Java Research Area 700 a.m. Field trip to Greentop at Thurmont - Catoctin State Park Breakfast hike 7 a.m. Audubon Wildlife Film 8 P.M. Mt. Pleasant Elem. School. "This Curious World in Nature" by William Ferguson. Audubon Wildlife Film "Designs for Survival" by William A. Anderson, at Merganthaler High School, 35th Street and Hillen Road. 8 P. M. Dinner meeting 6:15 P*m. Churchville Presbyterian Church Waggoners Gap, Carlisle, Penna. Work trip at Mill Creek Sanctuary 9 a.m. Bring lunch I Monthly meeting 700 P. M. Winchester Hall. Speaker: Mrs. Joshua W. Rowe, President of the Baltimore Chapter. Monthly meeting 8 P.M. Anne Arundel County Library Lecture: "Endangered Wildlife Species" by Glen Smart Nags Head, North Carolina Field trip to Lander on C & 0 Canal and Potomac River. Leave Baker Field 7:30 A.M. Identification Class: Winter Birds at Your Feeder. Qylburn 8 P.M. Monthly meeting 8 P.M, , Library "Alaska Wild- life" , by Chandler Robbins . Feeding Stations walk, 8 A.M. Dinner meeting at Shrine Country Club. Speaker: Mr. Chandler Robbins Monthly meeting 8 P. M. Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, Meet Parole Parking Lot 7:40 a.m. Elackwater Refuge September 1 968 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 8Z Nov. Dec. 24 26 27 5 6 6 8 15 19 21 22 26 27 28 29 BALTIMORE KENT PATUXENT TALBOT FREDERICK Bombay Hook N. W, R and Little Creek Wildlife ItelflWcir® Audubon Wildlife Film: "Death Valley, Land of Contrast" , by Kent Durban Monthly meeting, 7 p.ra. , St. Philip's Parish House, Laurel Audubon Wildlife Film 8 P. M. , Mt. Pleasant ELem. School. "Death Valley - Land of Contrast" by Kent Durban Annual dinner meeting. Speaker: Mr. Chandler Robbins on "Alaska Wildlife" ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE BALTIMORE MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY Christmas it Count n tt it w n Monthly meeting. Assembly Room, State Office Bldg. 8 P. M. "Our Maryland Game Wardens - Their Responsibilities - Do You Know?" Speaker: Mr. W. B. Willing, State Game Officer. Audubon Wildlife Film "Wings of the Wild" by Alvah W. Sanborn. 8 P. M. Merganthaler High School Sanely Point and Kent Island 8:30 A.M. Hughes Hollow and C & 0 Canal Monthly meeting 8 P. M. Triadelphia area St, Michaels Blackwater Allegany Ocean City Baltimore Creagerstown and Lewistown Seneca Anne Arundel Kent 1969 Jan. 3 HARFORD 7 BALTIMORE 9 FREDERICK 1 1 BALTIMORE 12 MONTGOMERY 15 ALLEGANY 16 MONTGOMERY 18 MONTGOMERY 19 BALTIMORE Dinner meeting. Churchville Presbyterian Church 6:15 P. M. Duck Identification Class at Cylburn 8 P. M. Monthly meeting 7:30 P. M. Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology at Ivy Neck. 8 A.M. Roaches Run, National Airport Fringe area, Alexandria Marina Monthly meeting 7:30 P. M. Film: Caribou Caravan. Monthly meeting Sandy Point and Kent Island Covered dish supper at Cylburn Mansion 5 P. M. Film: "Birds of Prey of Northeastern U. S. " by David Smith 88 MARYLAND EIRDLIFE Vol. 24. No. 3 JUNIOR PROGRAM Baltimore Chapter - M.O.S. programs for all school age children on alternate Saturdays and Spring vacation: Talk and Film: Birds of Prey of Northeastern U. S. Mr. David Smith 10 a.m. Bird and nature walk 10:45 a.m. Talk: Bats of Maryland and the World - How They Find Their Food and and Home. Dr. Edwin Gould 10 a.m. Bird and nature walk 10:4-5 a.m. Film: Tree Portraits - How to Identify Common Trees. 10 a.m. Bird and nature walk 10:4-5 a.m. Bird Banding 8 and 9 a.m. Talk: Rocks and Minerals. Dr. Daniel Edwards, 10 a.m. Bird and nature walk 10:45 a.m. Bird walk and decorating the birds' Christmas tree. 10 a.m. Sept, . 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Nov, 2 Nov. 16 Dec. 14 CONTENTS, SEPTEMBER 1968 Who Lost a Paradise Crane Virginia P. Henry 71 The Season — April, May, June, 1968 Chandler S. Robbins 73 The President's Page V. Edwin Unger 80 Contributors to Somerset Marsh Sanctuary 81 Slate-colored Junco Recovery from Michigan Willet T. Van Velzen 82 Editorial Chandler S. Robbins 83 Projects 84 Coming Events 85 MARYLAND El R D L I F E Published Quarterly by the Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc. to Record and Encourage the Study of Birds in Maryland Editor: Chandler S. Robbins, Patuxent Research Center, Laurel Associate Editor: Willet T. Van Velzen, P. 0. Box 397, Laurel, Md. Art Editor: William N. Schneider Production: C. Douglas Hackman, Gladys H. Cole, Mildred Cole, Phyllis Ravesies Mailing: Mrs. Joshua W, Rowe, Mrs. Robert Heyda. 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