MARYLAND BIRDLIFE bulletin of ike ^Maryland Orniili o logical Society, £nc> 2101 Rollon Street, Baltimore ij, ^Maryland ^ Volume 13 JUNE 195? THE MARYLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC* 2101 Bolton Street, Baltimore 17, Md. State Presidents Richard D. Cole, 625 Valley Lane, Tovson U, Md. State Secretary: Shirley H. Geddes, 503 Overbrook Rd*, Balto. 12, Md. State Treasurer: Richard M. Douglass, $11 Talbot St., Cumberland, Md. First Vice President: William Shirey, 121 Fairviev Ave., Frederick, Md. Second Vice Presidents: A* J. Fletcher, Evelyn Gregory, Herbert C. Heineman, Richard L. Kleen, Carl C. Long, W* Bryant Tyrrell, Elmer G. Worthley. Trustees: Edith Adkins, Dr. J. T. Ambler, Edwin Barry, Rodney Jones, Dr. Chas* Stine, Stephen Simon, Marvin Hewitt, Naomi Hewitt, John Richards, Melvin Partridge, Mrs. Ronald Nevius, Elsie Hovey, Goldie Thomsen, Mrs* Rebecca Munnikhuysen, Walter Braun, Capt. J.E.M. Wood, John Workmeister, Mrs. Helen Miller. LOCAL CHAPTERS Allegary County Bird Club Frederick Branch, M. 0. S. Avid Avists of Anne Arundel Co. Harford County Bird Club Balto. Chapter, M.O.S., Inc. Takoma Park Nature Club Caroline County Bird Club Talbot County Bird Club Out-of-state membership (Maryland Birdlife only) $2.00 Junior membership (under 18 years) $ .50 CONTENTS , JUNE 1957 Report of Statewide Bird Count P. W. Jones fit C.S. Robbins 27 Summary of 1957 Baltimore Walks Charles M. Buchanan 35 The Season - Jan., Feb., March, 1957 Chandler S. Robbins 37 M.O.S. Annual Convention Ur. & Mrs. A. J. Fletcher 40 Junior Activities Cardinal Fights His Reflection Tony Michel 41 Highlights From Annual Business Meeting Richard D. Cole 41 New Members 43 Coming Events 44 COVER: Least Tern and eggs. Photographed by Dr. C. J. Stine. HEADINGS: By Irving E. Hampe, Art Editor MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Published Quarterly by the Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc. to Record and Encourage the Study of Birds in Maryland Editor: Chandler S. Robbins, Patuxent Refuge, Laurel, Md. Editorial Board: Mrs. Roberta Fletcher, Mrs. Mabel Hoyler, Richard L. Kleen, Gordon Knight, Mrs. Martina Luff, Mrs. Helen Miller, Charles Stine, W. Bryant Tyrrell Junior Editorial Board: Wilbur Rlttenhouse, Gordon Knight, James Voshell Production: Gladys Cole, Richard Cole, Mrs. Edna Currier, Allen Currier, Martha Schaffer, Shirley Geddes MARYLAND BIRDIJFE Volume 13 JUNE 1957 Number 2 REPORT OF STATE-WIDE BIRD COUNT, MAT 4, 1957 Percy W. Jones and Chandler S. Robbins A poor day In the midst of a poor migration season stimulated Mary- land bird counters to put forth their best efforts. In spite of long and hard hours of field work, several participants reported the lowest totals yet recorded in their respective areas. The small numbers of transient song birds can be blamed entirely upon the weather. To be sure. May 4 was a fine cloudless day; but bird seekers learn to examine the weather more critically, knowing how dependent migrating birds are upon the various kinds of air masses, fronts, wind conditions, tempera- ture, and precipitation areas. We do not expect an influx of birds from the south when winds over Maryland are blowing briskly from the north, or when temperatures are far below seasonal norms, or when persistent rains in states to the south of us out off the supply of potential mi- grants . On May 4 we were under the Influence of an enormous high pressure cell of polar origin which had been centered over Hudson Bay since the first of the month. This mountain of cold dry air was of unusual inten- sity, and it kBpt a steady stream of Canadian air pouring over Maryland. Where this cold heavy air came In contact with warm moist air in Georgia and the Carolines, heavy rains persisted over a three to four day period. The cold weather reached its greatest intensity on the day of our count, tying or breaking all-time low temperature records for May 4 in our area. Freezing temperatures were recorded as far east as Howard County, and Denton, on the Eastern Shore, had a low of 33°. High readings for the day ranged between 50° and 60°. An earlier warm spell had caused the trees to leaf out earlier than usual, making it hard to find those birds that were not singing. This same April warm period had sent most of our wintering birds on their northward way. The May transients had hardly begun to appear before the cold weather set in. Migratory movement on the night preceding our count and on the day of the count was at the very minimum. And to top it off, a persistent wind of 10 to 20 miles per hour made observation difficult. So, you see, the odds were heavily stacked against us. In view of these most unfavorable conditions, it is gratifying to find that we recorded a total of 217 species in Maryland on the 4th. This is second only to last year's 229. The total number of individuals. 28 &iHYIiiND BIHDLIFE Vol. 13. Wo. 2 37,525, also compares favorably with last year’s 38,763. In order to achieve such scores, however, we had to increase our coverage (party- hours) by more than 50 percent. There was a small increase in observers this year, with 132 persons contributing to the 19 counts given in Table 1. The Caroline County group, with 22 participants in 15 parties, had the best coverage, and the longest list for an inland area. As In the past, the best lists are presented in Table 1, and details of coverage for all lists, including those taken on the following day, are given at the end of the article. The list is similar in many re- spects to that of a year ago, when we also had the misfortune to have no active migration. Counts for the following warblers were within 20 per- cent of last year’s totals: Black and White, Pro t ho notary, Blue -winged, Pamla, Cape May, Black-throated Green, Yellow- throated, Oven-bird, Nor- thern Water-thrush, Kentucky, Yellow-throat (277 both years), and Yellow- breasted Chat. Warblers showing the greatest drop from last year were: Nashville (32 in 1956 to 1 In 1957), Blackburnian (85 to 5), Chestnut- sided (65 to 22) , and Redstart (305 to 134). The only warbler with an appreciable increase was the Black-throated Blue (26 to 61) . With the above figures to guide you, see whether, on the basis of your field ex- perience this spring, you can guess some of the 9 other passerine spe- cies that doubled in abundance over last year (excluding species with fewer than 10 individuals last year) • Then, name some of the 7 species that dropped to less than half of last year's total. Those in the first category are the Bank Swallow (55 in 1956 to 195 in 1957), Cliff Swallow (25 to 56), Fish Crow (56 to 164), Blue-gray Gnatoatcher (71 to 155), Warbling Vireo (17 to 38), Bobolink (14 to 180), Cardinal (577 to 1189), Savannah Sparrow (53 to 116), and Chi pping t Spar- row (264 to 574). The 7 species that registered the greatest drops were the Olive-backed Thrush (61 to 5), Gray-cheeked Thrush (10 to 0), Veery (33 to 4), Cedar YJaxwing (99 to 25), Purple Finch (203 to 0), Goldfinch (2,754 to 1,186), and Slate-colored Junco (19 to 3). The thrushes aid waxwing were late in arriving this year and only aaall numbers were re- ported during the migration period. The Purple Finch simply did not come south this winter; and the warm weather of late April sent the Juncos on their way, leaving few stragglers to be recorded on May 4. The drop in Goldfinches need cause no alarm; the 1956 count was excep- tionally high, and the 1957 tally is closer to normal. In 1956, 18 species were found by all 20 parties whose lists were Included in the table. An equal number appeared on all lists in 1957. All were summer (or permanent) residents except the Myrtle Warbler and White-throated Sparrow. One might expect that with state-wide coverage on a fairly uniform basis year after year the same 1 or 2 species would head the list each time. But this has not been the case. The Red-wing has had the highest count on 3 years, and the Goldfinch, Double -crested Cormorant , Bobolink, and Starling on 1 or 2 years. In 1957 the Purple Graokle was the most numerous bird reported, followed by the Hed-wing, Starling, Bam Swallow, and English Sparrow in that order. The Ocean City list always contains many species not found by any June 1957 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 29 Table 1 • State-wide Bird Count, May 6 , 1957 i 2 3 4 5 ft 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Species All Was Ban Pnl Owg Rar Rol PP k How Pat Gibs Ann Cal g.r. <£U ECo Caro Tal OcC TOT Common Loon 1 1 . 1 5 41 49 Rad-throated Loon 4 4 Horned Grebe 2 3 1 6 Pied-bil.led Grebe 1 £ 1 1 5 Gannet 48 46 Double-cr. Cornorent £12 £18 Great Blue Heron 2 4 3 4 18 9 5 1 l£ 33T 9 4i*4 Snowy Egret 1 1 Green Heron 2 2 2 £ 2 3 2 2 32 4 l 16 70 Hlaok-cr, Ht. Heron 7 £ 9 Tellow-cr. Nt. Heron 3 3 American Bittern 1 1 Whistling Swan 2 4 4 16 Canada Goo bo 1 11 26 13 53 Brant SO 30 50 Snow Gooee 7 7 Ballard 24 2 9 10 9 3 21 2 3 83 Black Duck 1 S 12 6 U 2 11 76 4 9 4 17 161 Ge dwell 4 4 Bald pate 4 5 9 Blue-winged Teal 1 11 12 Wood Duck 1 2 1 1 8 27 £ 1 37 Redhead 1 1 Canraa-baok 1 6 17 24 Greater Scaup }56 Lesser Scaup 7 2 J* 7 Am. Golden-eye 1 7 8 Buffle-head 1 1 Old-squaw 9 9 Surf scoter 1 1 White-winged Scoter 3 sr American Scoter 1 i Ruddy Duok 182 89 4 £45 Hooded Merganser 2 £ Red-br. Merganser 2 9 1 £9 41 1' S' £ I 10 22 2 10 12 20 3 53 11 7 9 53 263 4 40 183 25 30 759 Blaek Vulture 1 2 € 3i 1 9 £ JJ1 Sharp-ehlnned Hawk 1 1 2 £ 6 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 1 1 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 1 1 22 2 6 1 £ 39 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 3 £ 1 5 1 4 2 £2 Broad-winged Hawk 1 2 2 1 £ 8 Bald Eagle 16 3 1 1 1 14 Marsh Hawk 1 1 10 £ 1 18 Osprey 2 1 4 2 6 67 12 7 3 15 119 Duck Hawk 1 1 Pigeon Hawk 1 1 Sparrow Hawk 1 2 1 1 s Ruffed Grouse 4 3 3 io Bob-white 5 IS 3 5 8 1 £ 25 12 50 12 £1 82 £ 8 71 4 .14 342 Ring-nook Pheasant 5 1 6 Sing Hail 1 1 Clapper Hall 3 3 Virginia Hail if 1 1 American Coot 3 3 34 6 fa iiii Am. Oyster -cat cher 1 1 Piping Plover 2 2 Sami palma ted Plover 20 £0 Kill deer 12 4 10 £ 1 1 10 11 6 3 £3 217 1 £ 32 7 £9 371 Black-bellied Plover £3 23 Ruddy Turnstone 4 b Woodcock B 7 15 Wilson's snipe £ 1 3 Hudsonian Curlew 7 7 Spotted Sandpiper 2 2 £j 3 2 4 14 3 3 3 3 14 5 6 66 Solitary Sandpiper 1 1 3 2 10 27 1 1 9 £ 57 ffillet 5*6 36 Greater Yellow-legs 3 1 40 1 1 e 5 ££ 81 Lesser Yellow-logs 1 1 1 68 3 1 3 70 Purple Sandpiper 1 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 1 Least Sandpiper 2 £ 113 £ 10 129 30 MARYLAND BIRDLIFS Vol> 13. No. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 19 Species All Was Bum Uni 3wg Rav Rol PFk How Pat Gibs Ann Cal K.I. QUA KCo Caro Tal OcC TOT Red-backBd Sandpiper 36 36 Eastern Dowltcber 4 4 Senlpalmated Sandplp 78 3 10 91 Sanderling 150 150 Block-backed Gull 4 4 Herring Gull 150 415 58 95 6 5 12 80 821 Ring-billed Gull 1 5 ISO 120 118 70 4 300 45 813 Laughing Gull 7 32 12 95 146 Bonaparte’s Gull 2 1 3 Gull-billed Tern 3 3 Forster's Tern 15 15 Common Tern 31 31 Least Tern 3 1 8$ 8$ Royal Tern n n Black Skimmer 60 60 Mourning Lore 12 4 12 £0 20 20 3 1 77 28 30 5 24 63 7 4 81 14 10 435 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 2 3 2 1 £ 11 Black-billed Cuckoo 1 1 Bern Owl 1 17 4 22 Screech Owl 1 2 3 Horned Owl 1 1 £ 1 5 Barred Owl 1 3 4 3 1 2 14 Short-eared Owl 2 2 Chuck-will* s-wldow 3 5 B Whip-poor-will 3 1 7 7 10 1 12 11 1 6 2 1 62 Night hawk 15 1 2 18 Chimney Swift 11 67 20 2 50 30 2 50 186 26 40 21 33 102 3 no 76 22 34 885 Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 1 1 8 2 1 2 5 2 1 23 Belted Kingfisher 4 4 1 6 6 7 6 15 1 5 8 2 65 Flicker 24 7 10 1 1 6 1 1 2 6 8 5 2 15 4 2 4 99 PI lasted Woodpecker 1 1 4 2 1 2 11 Red-bellied Woodpec'r 2 1 4 6 4 1 14 11 8 13 9 9 2 3 14 7 3 111 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 1 2 Yellow-bel. Sapsucker 1 1 £ Hairy Woodpecker 4 1 2 3 2 4 1 1 18 Downy Woodpecker 2 5 1 4 5 8 2 7 10 3 7 4 13 1 14 1 2 89 Eastern Klngtlrd 5 2 2 6 1 1 1 21 24 15 2 23 57 1 1 40 5 "Sle Crested Flycatcher 4 3 2 2 7 2 2 8 5 8 17 10 5 75 Eastern Phoebe 15 5 10 4 4 10 12 14 1 4 IB 56 3 36 2 2 196 Aoadlan Flycatcher 1 15 1 3 2 1 23 Least Flycatcher 1 1 Eastern Wood Pewee 2 2 2 1 6 1 14 Horned Lark 1 11 2 2 1 1 17 2 4 4l Tree Swallow 1 24 5 21 17 1 4 68 42 3 3 11 7 30 237 Bank Swallow 21 16 4 6 12 127 8 1 195 Rough-winged swallow 6 58 2 1 1 10 50 23 10 40 14 11 21 35 12 3 20 297 Barn Swallow 20 69 30 15 100 31 4 6 67 76 150 24 100 333 6 55 184 33 60 1363 Cliff Swallow 5 10 2 35 1 2 1 56 Purple Martin GO 48 lo 10 1 1 1 50 1.40 IS fc7 43 16 4ei Blue Jay 17 3 15 6 12 4 1 1 22 17 125 12 13 82 1 6 27 5 2 371 Crow 15 38 25 20 100 25 15 6 67 42 25 15 67 202 2 20 122 46 24 876 Fish Crow 5 1 2 20 21 104 1 7 3 164 Blaok-cap Chickadee 7 1 8 Carolina Chiokadee 12 6 4 2 10 3 1 19 15 U 20 2 38 2 2 58 6 10 221 Tufted Titmouse 21 20 6 6 2 12 2 35 27 12 22 19 23 1 4 B6 lfc 1U White- hr. Nuthatch 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 l 16 Brown-headed Nuthatch 19 1 £0 Brown Creeper 1 1 7 9 House Wren 12 10 6 22 12 8 1 2 15 9 100 7 8 16 6 16 1 l 252 Winter Wren 1 1 Bewick's Wren ■ 1 } 3 Carolina Wren 6 14 4 2 2 0 27 9 76 14 55 66 1 6 43 10 6 346 Long-bill Marsh Wren 1 6 8 4 19 Mockingbird 5 6 6 2 2 1 5 24 12 150 21 50 296 1 12 57 8 5 663 Catbird £0 15 20 8 2 4 7 14 25 27 300 38 £8 51 1 n 56 13 44 678 Brotm Thrasher 6 6 10 6 8 3 12 e 100 18 11 67 £ 2 24 5 6 294 Robin 24 55 50 16 25 35 4 14 110 42 200 87 74 384 10 35 197 52 12 1426 Wood Thrush 11 11 15 4 6 2 4 42 30 50 10 40 7 1 6 42 22 4 307 Hermit Thrush 1 1 4 6 OllTe-backed Thrush 1 1 1 1 1 5 Veery 1 2 1 4 Eastern Bluebird 7 6 5 6 6 2 25 5 60 7 50 72 2 4 65 17 2 349 Blue-gray Gnatcetcher 6 4 2 7 5 10 3 5 2 17 2 6 71 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 17 American Pipit 110 1 9 4 2 125 June 1957 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Species All Was Emffl Uni Owg Rav Rol PPk How Pat Gibs Ann Cal K.I. Qua KCo Caro Tal OcC TOT Cedar Vfaxwing 2 21 2 25 Star line 30 100 50 12 100 6 £ 2 180 85 100 50 91 23 15 170 278 120 55 1469 White-eyed Vlreo 3 1 8 7 6 ‘ 8 3 17 18 11 82 Yellow-throated Vlreo 5 6 1 £ 5 8 2 29 Blue-headed Vlreo 1 2 & Red-eyed Vlreo 8 15 6 2 4 15 56 30 5 35 19 1 32 9 15 252 Warbling Vlreo 2 26 1 3 1 1 3 i 3b Black & White Warbler 5 3 3 1 2 5 1 8 12 6 14 5 15 7 11 98 Prothonotary Warbler 1 1 15 1 8 26 Swain son* e Warbler 2 2 Worm-eating Warbler 6 1 £ 3 1 3 16 Golden-winged Warbler 3 1 3 1 8 Blue-winged Warbler 1 3 17 5 1 £7 Nashville Warbler 1 1 Parula Warbler 5 4 17 15 10 5 28 4 11 a 9 116 Yellow Warbler 28 9 2 5 1 3 2 20 1 4 36 7 3 121 Magnolia Warbler 1 6 1 3 11 Cape May Warbler 1 3 £ £ £ 1 11 Blk-thr. Blue warbler 2 12 £ 6 2 1 8 9 i 6 2 7 4 6l Myrtle Warbler 1 63 6 35 50 20 13 10 80 125 100 6 16 49 3 12 208 66 10 873 Bkrthr. Green Warbler 11 2 1 10 7 15 1 47 Cerulean Warbler 5 1 2 a Blackburnian Warbler 2 1 £ 5 Yellow-thrtd Warbler 1 £ 5 8 Cheat. -sided Warbler 1 2 2 1 3 6 1 i 1 1 22 Black-poll Warbler 1 3 2 1 7 Pine Warbler 1 4 5 3 1 1 15 Prairie Warbler 1 1 15 8 12 6 35 14 2 4 98 Palm Warbler 1 2 3 Ovenblrd 8 9 6 2 7 2 7 17 6 9 -11 11 15 no No. Water-thrush 1 2 5 1 1 1 11 La. Water-thrush 1 8 3 1 1 2 6 2 3 1 28 Kentucky Warbler 1 6 1 6 10 £ 8 4 3 41 Yellow-throat 7 6 10 3 12 25 2 2 £6 31 25 2 40 39 4 6 21 10 6 277 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 1 6 1 15 1 1 11 5 4 £ 10 2 6 n 5 82 Hooded Warbler 1 1 6 1 9 25 20 10 1 9 83 Canada Warbler 1 Z 3 i i 8 Am. Redstart 15 7 9 11 £ 41 £4 2 1 9 2 5 1 5 134 English Sparrow 50 129 40 6 100 4 2 4 74 14 36 24 65 £3 15 150 453 118 50 1359 Bobolink 1 46 2 106 25 180 Eastern Meadowlark 3 67 20 16 25 12 104 18 14 9 53 181 6 12 145 53 62 800 E. Red-wing 87 84 40 12 75 40 2 223 77 200 32 232 1070 9 100 233 245 145 2906 Orchard Oriole 4 2 2 3 5 3 2 10 12 4 47 Baltimore Oriole 2 8 4 1 2 2 3 6 2 1 11 17 5 64 Rusty Blackbird 2 2 4 Boat-tailed Crackle 31 31 Purple Crackle 36 203 40 10 100 3 1 6 82 39 100 29 298 1050 10 150 667 350 135 3309 Cowblrd 14 31 30 20 50 25 3 2 49 25 85 16 53 163 4 35 138 41 56 840 Scarlet Tanager 5 7 6 1 3 10 23 7 3 2 17 4 12 100 Summer Tanager 4 3 2 1 10 Cardinal 23 24 10 7 10 25 5 11 86 26 200 42 70 350 3 18 181 60 38 1189 Rose-br, Grosbeak 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 11 Indigo Bunting 4 9 3 1 12 7 1 11 14 1 1 10 2 76 Blue Grosbeak 1 6 £ 9 E. Coldfinoh 53 117 20 15 iso 45 A lo 63 33 300 41 43 38 i 8 113 99 £7 1186 Red-eyed Tonbae 10 14 10 6 12 20 3 1 53 33 200 13 36 73 2 2 64 30 11 593 Savannah Sparrow 2 4 12 10 2 9 7 15 3 52 116 Grosahopper Sparror. 7 2 6 1 39 1 15 1 11 £ 65 Henslow’s Sparrow 1 1 Sharp-tailed Sparrow 3 16 19 Seaside Sparrow 5 6 11 Vesper Sparrow 5 3 6 12 2 1 8 37 Slate-0 olored Junoo 2 1 3 Chipping Sparrow 21 13 6 30 50 3 7 38 29 60 8 49 120 5 9 124 7 7 576 Field Sparrow 12 18 10 10 6 25 3 49 22 12 12 100 96 6 12 88 11 11 503 White-crown Sparrow 9 4 £ 1 4 3 3 26 Whlte-thr. Sparrow 22 8 10 25 5 9 £ 35 48 104 75 61 48 170 1 3 74 7 18 725 Lincoln 1 a Sparrow 1 1 £ Swamp Sparrow 4 1 2 1 1 6 1 17 1 1 35 Song Sparrow 32 104 15 10 12 20 3 7 79 22 25 19 26 89 8 35 32 3 48 523 TOTU. SPECIES TOTAL INDIVIDUALS' P ARTY -HOURS _ 116 66 62 909 711 1172 143 2677 3602 2798 202 1740 473 757 296 1645 1478 7638 1231 30 31^ 13 9 4 15g 3 2 14& 20j 24 19 68 22 10 12 109 101 123 217 4675 2493 2485 37525 67 12 15 387 32 MARYLAND BIRD LIFE Vol. 13. No. 2 other party; this year they had 24 such species, Including 11 shorebirds and 6 gulls, terns, and skimmer s . Kent Island observers found 9 species not listed by any other party: Snow Goose, Gadwall, Greater Scaup, Old- squaw, White-winged Scoter, Hooded Merganser, King Rail, Pectoral Sand- piper, and, of course, the Short-eared Owl. Gibson Island contributed the only Redhead, Virginia Rail, and Least Flycatcher; Allegany County the only Duck and Pigeon Hawks and Bewick's Wrens; Howard County the only Nashville Warbler and Henslow' s Sparrow; Emmitsburg, the Buffle- head; Loch Raven, the American Bittern; Lake Roland, the Winter Wren; and Calvert County, the Black-billed Cuckoo. Fifteen of Maryland's 23 oounties were represented in this year's counts. Kent County was included for the first time, and observers in Washington, Calvert, Queen Annes and Caroline Counties provided better coverage than had been obtained in these counties in prior years. As in the past, some lists resulted from the combined efforts of several dif- ferent parties spread over a whole county, whereas other lists were made by single observers working in small areas. If we are to compare counts in the various parts of the State, we should attempt to put them all on the same basis. The following species totals ft>r the top twelve counties are based on all species recorded for each county on May 4, on the un- published as well as the published lists: Queen Annes 134 Prince Georges 102 Baltimore 98 Worcester 123 Calvert 101 Allegany 87 Caroline 109 Talbot 101 Washington 85 Anne Arundel 107 Howard 98 Montgomery 80 slent warblers in our State on May 4. The following warblers were con- sidered transients (non-breeding migrants) far purposes of this map: Golden-winged, Blue-winged, Nashville, Magnolia, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Chestnut -sided, Black-poll, June 1957 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 33 Palm, Northern Water -thrush, and Canada. Although 4 of these species nest locally in 1 or 2 counties embraced by this study, examination of Table 1 shows that few if any of the nesting Individuals were observed on the day of the count. areas on the map are those counties in which no observations were made on May 4. Map 2 illustrates the recorded abundance of the American Redstart on May 4. The breeding population of this species is usually present by the first of May, and is augmented by many individuals enroute to more northern states. This year, many nesting individuals had not yet arrived by May 4, and very few transients were present. Nearly the same situa- tion prevailed with the Red-eyed Vireo (Map 3) . 34 MARYLAND BIRDLIFS Vol. 15. No. 2 Resume of Coverage 1. Allegany County. 3 miles on C & 0 Canal at Cumberland, and 5 miles on Savage fountain near Frostburg. 8 observers in 2 parties; 30 party-hours. Mrs. Helen Miller, Richard Douglas, John Uorkmeister, Mrs. 7/illiam Leason, Mrs. Gordon Taylor, Daniel Folk, Royal Miller, Charlotte Richardson. 2. ’.Vashington County. 3ljr party-hours (5:50 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.); 167 party-miles (7 on foot, 160 by car). 6 observers in 3 parties. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Green, Dr. nnd Mrs. Ralph Stauffer, Lira. Lloyd Mallonee, Howard Dean. 3. Emmitsburg area of Frederick County. 13 party-hours (6 a.n. to 8 p.m.). Dr. John W. Richards. 4. Unity, Montgomery County (Stony Broke Ihrm, and by car to at. Zion, Brookvllle, and Brighton Dam). 9 party-hours (5 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Seth H. Low. 5. Owings Mills, Baltimore County. 110 acres covered in 4 hours on foot. Ur. and Mrs. Elmer '.Vorthley, Rodney Jones. 6. Loch Raven, Baltimore County. 12 hours (4:05 a.m. to 4 p.m.) by Haven Kolb around lower Loch Raven, plus 3 £ hours (7 to 10:30 a*m. ) at upper Loch Raven by Charles M. Buchanan. Round numbers of 10 or more are conservative estimates; other numbers are actual counts. '7. Lake Roland, Baltimore County. 8 observers together, 8 to 11 a.m. Mrs. Carl G. Francis, Grace Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Grif- fith, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kemp Bartlett, Jr., Mrs. E. J. Sanger, Mrs. James E. Hooper. 8. Fatapsco State Park, Baltimore and Howard Counties. 2 hours. Irving E. Hampe. 9. Howard County. 14£ party-hours; 128 party-miles (4 on foot, 124 by car). Observers together most of the time, 4:25 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Chandler S. Robbins, Aelred Gels. 10. Patuxent Research Refuge, Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Cos. 20£ party-hours (5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.). 5 observers in 4 parties on foot; most observations made in early morning. Robert E. Stewart, Fred Hermann, A. C. Martin, Leonard M. Llewellyn, Clark G. Webster. 11. Gibson Island, Anne Arundel County. 1,000 acres. 10 observers in 2 parties. 24 party-hours (on foot). C. M. Buchanan, Mrs. J. Dorsey, R. Dwight, Mrs. D. Groom, Mrs. R. Henderson, Judge and Mrs. W. L. Hender- son, Dr. C. Lawrence, Miss M. McLean, Mrs. Gail Tappan. 12. Annapolis (Hillsmere, Sherwood Forest, St. Conrad's, North River), Anne Arundel County. 19 party-hours. 7 observers in 4 parties (7 a.m, to 8 p.m.). Prof, and Mrs. David G. Howard, Fr. Edward Stoehr, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Long, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Miner and others. 13. Calvert County. 68 party-hours. 6 observers in 2 parties. 5 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. 232 party-miles (13 on foot, 219 by car). Frlel Sanders, Elizabeth Slater, Lorena Wendt, Katherine Keeley, Mary Goldman. 14. Kent Island (and 20 miles inland along Chester River), Queen Annes County. 22 party-hours (5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.). 3 observers in 2 parties. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dubois, Vernon Stotts. 15. Queen Anne, Queen Annes County. 10 hours, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wilbur Rittenhouse. (continued on page 44) June 1957 MARYLAND BIHDLIFB 35 SUMMARY OF THE 1957 BALTIMORE SATURDAY "BIRD WALKS" Charles M. Buchanan The spring of 1957 was a very unexciting one for bird migration. There were a few rather good days, hut unfortunately for the timing of these walks, they did not fall on weekends. It is interesting to note, however, that the sum total of 124 species seen on all the walks equals the total of last year, which had more favorable conditions, on the whole, for observation. Also, the weekly totals tie in rather closely with the corresponding weeks of last year. In the 1956 summary it was noted that new housing and road construction at Lake Roland was en- croaching on the breeding territories of the Least Flycatcher and Warbling Vireo there. The 1957 Lake Roland reports show a marked reduc- tion of Warbling Vireos and no record at all for the Least Flycatcher. Except for the final walk on May 18, birds were never seen in any- thing like good numbers, and even some of the common species such as the Bluebird were seen only once or twice. Among those missing altogether were Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Orchard Oriole (second year in a row). Blue-headed Vireo, and Blue-winged and Cape May Warblers. Records are incomplete for all species seen since the Saturday walks began in 1954, but it is believed that the following birds seen this year represent first records: Red-breasted Merganser (Loch Raven), Barred Owl (Wyman Park), Gray- cheeked Thrush (Wyman Park), Cerulean Warbler (Loch Raven), and, especially noteworthy, Summer Tanager (Loch Raven) . Leaders for the trips were Mr. and Mrs. Hans Krimm for Wyman Park, Mrs. Robert Kaestner, Mrs. Leo Vollmer and Mrs. Carl Francis for Lake Roland and Charles Buchanan at Loch Raven. The data following are set down in more or less comparative form, and therefore it is well to keep in mind that all Loch Raven walks included an early drive from near the dam up to the northern end of the lake where the main part of the walk took place. This larger territory covered and additional time spent is responsible for Loch Raven’s high counts. April 13 - Weather clear and cold, temperature 38° at 6:30 A.M. with light snow flurries in the early morning. A cold spell had set in the previous night. Wyman Park, with 26 species in 2 hours, had the only Barred Owl, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Fish Crow, and shared Hermit Thrushes with Lake Roland. Lake Roland, also with 26 species in 2 hours, had the only Red- shouldered Hawk, Bob-white, Killdeer and Chipping Sparrows and found White-breasted Nuthatches nest-building. Loch Raven made a special attempt to record water birds this weekend, and found 2 Homed Grebes, Great Blue Heron, Black, Wood and Ring-necked Ducks, Red-breasted Merganser and 13 Coots. The Coots were seen again on the following two walks. Also seen were Sharp-shinned and Red- tailed Hawks, and, among the migrants. Rough-winged and Bam Swal- lows, Blue- gray Qaatcatcher and Louisiana Water- thrush. Aggregate species total - 51. April 20 - Cloudy, 52° at 6:30 A.M. Wyman Park, 27 species in 2 36 MARYLAND BXHDLlgg Vol« 13. No, 2 hours, had the only Purple Martins to be seen on this year's walks, and this time 2 Barred Owls. Lake Roland, 29 species, had the first Catbird, the only Myrtle Warblers, one of the few 1957 Maryland reports of Purple Finch (2) and Black-capped Chickadees (small group). Loch Raven, 48 species in 4 hours, added Pied-billed Grebe, Ruddy Duck, 7 Broad-winged Hawks, Osprey, Sparrow Hawk, Wilson's Snipe, 2 Pheasants, and the first House Wren, Black and White Warbler and Yellow Palm Warbler. Aggregate species total - 57. April 27 - Clear, 66 ° to 84°, part of a prolonged warm spell which allowed migrants to trickle through rather than build up in waves. Wyman Park, 32 species in hours, got an early Black- throated Blue Warbler and, oddly enough for the "driest" area, the only Kingfisher. Lake Roland, 38 species, recorded the only Spotted Sandpiper and the first Warbling Vireo, Baltimore Oriole and Indigo Bunting. They shared Yellow Warbler, Yellow- throat and Redstart with Loch Raven. Loch Raven, 52 species in 3 hours, got 2 Green Herons, Cooper's Hawk, Savannah and Grasshopper Sparrows, and the first Kingbird, White-eyed and Red-eyed Vireo s, Parula, Prairie and Hooded Warblers, Oven-bird, Yellow-breasted Chat and Scarlet Tanager. Aggregate species total - 65 . May 4 - Sunny but very cool, 40° at 7:00 A.M. with north winds. Described as one of the poorest "Bird Days" on record. Vfyman Park, 39 species in 3^ hours, recorded the only Veer y and shared Worm-eating Warblers with Loch Raven, 2 apiece, and found Mourning Doves nesting. Lake Roland, 41 species, added Mallard (2) to this year's list, and the first Solitary Sandpiper and Chestnut-sided Warbler. Loch Raven, 65 species in 3 jj hours, found a mixed band of migrating swallows, including 14 Tree, 9 Bank and 22 Cliff Swallows. Also seen were Ruby- throated Hummingbird and Golden- winged. Black- throated Green, Cerulean and Black- burnian Warblers among the 17 kinds of warblers seen this day. Aggregate species total - 82. May 11 - Annual Convention at Ocean City. No Baltimore walks. May 18 - Clear and warm, 58° at 6:00 A.M. This was the most reward- ing day of a poor season, with the first good counts on flycatchers and thrushes and 22 kinds of warblers. Wyman Park, 47 species in 3 hours, got Olive-backed Thrushes along with Loch Raven, and the only Gray- cheeked Thrush and Wilson's Warbler, and still had White- throated Spar- row. Lake Roland, 49 species, finally managed, as did UFyman Park, to record Cedar Waxwing for the lists. Loch Raven, 66 species in 4 hours, had a surprising Canada Goose, Black- billed Cuckoo, Acadian and Alder Flycatchers, Yellow- throated Vireo, Bay-breasted and Kentucky Warblers, Northern Water- thrush. Rose-breasted Grosbeak and climaxed the day with one of the few Baltimore County records for Summer Tanager. All trips had Crested Flycatchers and Wood Pewees, and Magnolia, Black-poll and Canada Warblers in fairly good numbers. Aggregate species total - 84 . 104 W. Melrose Ave., Baltimore 10 June 1957 MARYLAND B1RDLIFE 37 JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, 1957 Chandler S. Robbins Sandwiched between a warm December and a mild February was a month with more than the usual amount of snow coyer, and with a prolonged hard freeze. On Jem, 18 the majority of weather stations in Maryland regis- tered negative mercury readings, with the lowest, -16°, reported from Unionvllle and Fort Meade, As a result of a series of Arctic air masses that pushed into our State from Jan, 14 through Jan. 19, temperatures at many stations remained continuously below freezing for 6 consecutive days. Even at the southern extremities of the State the mercury stayed below the freezing mark for 2 full days. Such conditions are bound to work a hardship upon stragglers of those species that normally winter to the south of us, and upon species that rely in part on flying insects for food. Herons .— For 4 out of the past 5 winters, one or more Green Herons have wintered in tidewater Maryland. This year's bird was found on Jan. 30 by Joe Spurry at St. Michaels, and is the first winter record for Talbot County. Swans and Geese . — Blue Geese wintered again at Blackwater Refuge, and 2 were seen in the Miles River at Newcomb on Feb. 23 by Meade Lloyd, Roland Lloyd, Cottle Cottrell and Dick Kleen. The principal northward movement of Whistling Swans took place during the warm spell from March 11 through Mar. 16; the majority of reports during this period came from the Patuxent River valley between Patuxent Refuge and Unity. Brant . — In the December 1956 issue we ran a brief note about 1,553 Brant that had been banded last summer on Southampton Island in northern Hudson Bay, Only one of the 253 birds carrying a yellow neck band was reported seen in Maryland, but 16 banded birds were shot in Maryland by hunters. These reports came from Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot and Wor- cester Counties. It is interesting that only 4 of the recoveries were from the vicinity of the coast. There are few previous reports of Brant In Maryland outside of the usual wintering areas; so Stephen Simon's report of a very heavy Brant migration at night during mid-March over Monkton in northern Baltimore County is of special interest. Thomas Barry's summary of recoveries of Southajnpton Island birds shows that their main fall migration probably comes almost straight south through James Bay, Lake Ontario, the interior of New York State, and the Susque- 38 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Vol. 15, No. 2 henna River valley. If moat of the Brant migrate through our area by night that would explain the paucity of observations from counties at the head of the Chesapeake. Diving Ducks , — Of local interest was a Ring-necked Duck at Bellevue on Mar. 26; it was the first Harry Armistead had seen in Talbot County in 7 years of blrding there. Mrs. W. L. Henderson and Mrs. Gail Tappan, who have been feeding scaup and other ducks in front of their Gibson Island homes for several years, reported that Greater Scaup Ducks built up to a peak of 2,000 on Feb. 11. On the same day an equal number of Canvas-backs arrived; about half of these remained and fed on grain put out on the shore. Buffle-heads were more numerous than usual at Gibson Island; 60 were counted on Mar. 24, together with 100 Old-squawa. All mergansers were scarce at Gibson Island. Hawks .— Mrs. Henderson and G. Blakiston located 5 Bald Eagle nests in one hour on Mar. 17 at "Briarly" in Saint Marys County; 10 adult birds were in sight at one time! In addition to the adult Golden Eagle seen at Blackwater Refuge on Feb. 3 (Vo shell. Maryland Blrdllfe 13:21), an immature bird was spotted at the same place on Feb. 10 (Kleen). Osprey arrivals ware orderly, except for a record-br asking date of Mar. 4 near Tilghman f s Island (Kleen): Mar. 20 at Williston, Mar. 22 at Denton,. Mar. 24 at Gibson Island, Mar. 26 at Grasonvllle, and Mar. 28 at Centreville; there was no correlation of arrival dates for this species with warm weather or favorable winds. Pheasants . — A Ring-necked Pheasant seen at Baltimore Corner in nor- thern Caroline County, Mar. 13 (Marvin Hewitt) , is worth recording, as legitimate records of this Introduced bird in Caroline County are few. It is questionable whether the species can become established this far south. Sho rebirds . — Killdeer wintered in the Frederick Valley in excep- tional numbers. Eighty were counted on the Jan. 1 Catoctin Christmas Count, as compared with a previous high of 35 in 1952. The first spring Killdeer were recorded on Feb. 25 at Patuxent Refuge (Paul Springer) and Monkton (Simon). The first Woodcock reports of the year were on Feb. 23 at St. Michaels (Cottrell), Feb. 24 at Beltsville (Clark Webster) , and Feb. 27 at Berwyn. In Baltimore County they were not found until Mar. 15. Fred Schmid observed the first Wilson 1 s Snipe at Patuxent Refuge on Mar. 13. A high count of 60 Purple Sandpipers was obtained at the Ocean City Jetty on Mar. 31 by Robert E. Stewart and Irston R. Barnes. Phoebe s . —Wintering Phoebes were found during this period as far north as the Emmitsburg area (_3 on Catoctin Christmas Count, Jan. 1), Patuxent Refuge (Jan. 18, Helen Webster), and Denton (Jan. 16, Mrs. A. J. Fletcher). There was an early arrival at Denton on Mar. 4 (Alicia Knotts), but first arrivals in most localities were associated with the warm spell of Mar. 12-18. Swallows . — In addition to the scores of Tree Swallows that spent the early winter in southern Dorchester County, there is a single record June 1957 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE 39 for Talbot County; one was seen near Easton on Feb. 20 by Dr. Tom Ambler. The earliest spring arrival was dated Mar. 16 at Denton (Jerry Fletcher) • Purple Martins reached Preston (Hewitt), Greensboro (H. Hubbard), and Williston (B. Maloney) on Mar. 22, arriving in advance of a Tropical air mass from the Gulf of Mexico. Two Rough -winged Swallows set a new arri- val date for Gibson Island on Mar. 29 (Mesdames Henderson and Tappan) . Catbirds and Thrashers .— Wintering Catbirds were noted as far north as Annapolis, Gibson Island, Bellevue, and Queen Anne, and Brown Thrash- ers north to Fullerton (Haven Kolb) and Queen Anne (Wilbur Rittenhouse) . Robins , Kinglets .— All sections of the State east of the mountains were invaded by Robins on Feb. 23; almost every observer gave this as his first date. Ruby-crowned Kinglets wintered north to Monkton (banded by Simon), Queen Anne, and Denton. Meadowlarks and Orioles .— The Meadowlark is a rare wintering species on the Allegheny Plateau; but on Jan. 2 Leonard' Llewellyn found 3 of them at Mountain Lake Park in Garrett County. More than the usual number win- tered in the Frederick Valley; 64 were tallied on the Catoctin Christmas Count. The David Howards* Baltimore Oriole at Annapolis was joined by 2 others, all males; and all were still present at the close of the period* Winter Finches . — Where were "our" Evening Grosbeaks and Purple Fin- ' che s this winter? Since no Evening Grosbeak was reported from Maryland all winter, some of you probably cheoked Steve Simon* a Christmas Count summary in the April issue of Audubon Field Notes to find out which area recorded the highest count for this species this Christmas. Upon finding that the high tally came from Walker in northern Minnesota, you would assume, quite logically, that these were not our birds— but rather, that the eastern segment of the population was scattered through the vast coniferous woods of northern Quebec or Ontario in areas where no Christ- mas Counts are taken* Actually, one of the Maryland Evening Grosbeaks was at Walker, Minn.; a female I banded at Laurel on Apr. 24, 1956 was trapped on Mar. 24, 1957 at Harold R. Hanson’s banding station at Walker 1 The absence of Purple Finches creates even more of a mystery; although a bit irregular here in winter, we count on a spring flight of Purple Fin- ches as a regular feature of the months of March end April, This spring there was no flight at all. The total spring count from all observers did not exceed the state Christmas Count total of 4 individuals. All other northern finches were entirely absent from our State. Dlokciasels and Sparrows . — The only Dickclssel of the season was a male discovered at Hyattsvllls on Mar. 17 by Nell Hotchkiss. The White -crowned Sparrow continues to increase as a wintering speoies in Maryland, and to spread into more localities on the Eastern Shore. As many as 74 (twice the previous high) were enumerated on the Catoctin Count, Jan. 1; at least 5 wintered at the home of Wilbur Rittenhouse at Queen Anne, one at the feeder of Catherine Baraer near Eaeton, and others at Denton as in past seasons. In addition to the Snow Bunting reported at Blaokwater by Voshell in the last issue, 5 were studied at Gibson Island on Feb. 27 and 28 (Mesdames Henderson and Tappan) • 40 MABTUHD HtHDLIEE Vol. 15. go. £ M. 0. S. ANNUAL CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fletcher The Tenth Annual State-wide Meeting of the Maryland Ornithological Society was held at Ocean City, Maryland from May 10th to 12th, 1957. This is the third consecutive meeting at Ocean City, following a long series at Camp Green top in the Catoctin Mountains. The place of next year*s meeting is not yet decided. The 1957 meeting was characterized by emphasis on field activities, important in the best birding area of the State. Leaders on trips to Sinepuxent Bay, the Barrier Beach and to Pocomoke Swamp were Mrs. Carl Lubbert, Mrs. Elmer Worthley, Steve Simon, Chan Robbins, Bob Sundell, Charles Buchanan and Dick Cole. In addition, a banding station was maintained in West Ocean City by the Coles and Fletchers, and Dr. Elmer Worthley led a popular botany trip into the Pocomoke Swamp area. Inside activities, held at the Hastings Hotel, included the Annual Meeting, an illustrated lecture by Dr. Worthley on Friday evening, and another lecture with slides on Saturday evening by Mr. Merrill S. Cottrell of Mill ville, N. J. Dr. Worthley showed a series of slides prepared by Dr. Charles J. Stine of Baltimore who was unable to attend. Dr. Stine is well known for his photographs in Maryland Birdlife and for his contributions to natural history data of Maryland in several fields. Mr. Cottrell, an "out-of-state" member of the Society and prominent nature photographer of the South Jersey region, spoke on his experiences and his techiques used in taking the beautiful and instruc- tive pictures which were shown to the group. An item of interest to all members of the Society was the subject of raising dues to prevent a decline in Society activities owing to increasing costs. After airing this matter fully in a lengthy session at the business meeting, it was finally voted to raise State dues to $2.00 per member. An attack of Mumps prevented the president from attending, but the success of the meeting was assured by ids careful organization. A wire was sent expressing our regret to Mr. Richard L. Kleen. One other disappointment was the scarcity of migrating land birds, backed up by a low of only 12 birds captured at the banding station. The very cool weather, following a very warm period, contributed to this lull. Oyster- catchers, observed several times on the sand bars under the Ocean City bridge, were a great find. A total of 152 species was observed. Most observers added a few birds to their life lists. One hundred fifty-two persons registered for the meeting — about one-fourth of our membership. The Allegany Bird Club, coining the greatest dis- tance, was best represented with 11 of their 29 .members present. Facilities for meeting were good, and everyone present enjoyed the meeting. — R. 1, Denton June 1957 MARYLAND BIHDLIFE 41 Tony Michel During the first week In February, 1957, we were startled by a jnale Cardinal ( Rlohmondena cardlnalls) that was flying at our sunroom windows* flach time his beak struck the glass with such force that we thought he would hurt himself. The bird kept It up and so we decided to look into the matter. There are three windows facing south with a white pine tree and a bird feeder facing them. The Cardinal would sit on the feeder or in the tree and fly at the windows for as much as an hour at a time, three or four times a day, pausing now and then to whistle. Apparently he had chosen his nesting territory at this early date, and was defending it from all other male Cardinals, Including his own reflection. He did this every day beginning shortly after daylight. By the mid- dle of March his excitement seemed to reach a peak and he would fly at each of the three windows in succession without perching between crashes. Eventually he discovered a trailing vine on which he could sit and peck his reflection in the glass. After that, his eagerness decreased until now, in the second week in April, he rarely flies at the window more than once a day. 6 Lombardy Place, Towson 4 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING A registration of 152 members with each Chapter well represented, made it the most balanced meeting the Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc. has ever held and while everyone did not get to personally shake hands with everybody else, at least they got the chance to get acquaint- ed with many of the folks who make up our membership from all over Maryland. Three amendments to our By-laws were made: 1. On recommendation of our Finance Committee the annual dues were raised $1.00. Article Ill-Membership, Section (e) Active members, now reads: Those who shall pay annual dues of $2.00. 42 MARYLAND HIHDXJ1K Vol. 13, Ho. 2 2. On recommendation of our legal advisor, Mr. E. H. Burgess, Article IV was amended to read: Local Chapters and the word Chapter is substi- tuted for the word Units in two places in the Article. 3. Article V-Trustees, Section 3 was amended to read: The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Sanctuary Committee consisting of five members chosen from the members or officers 6f the Corporation. Note: Member- ship on this Committee was originally limited to Trustees or Officers; the amendment makes it possible for any member of M.O.S., Inc. to serve. The Trustees in their meeting passed a resolution to open the Active Membership to couples with one dues payment, one copy of Maryland Birdlife, etc. They also appointed a Sanctuary Committee and a Nominat- ing Committee, as follows: The new Sanctuary Committee is composed of Stephen W. Simon, Commander E. 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