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CONTENTS, MARCH 1961

Breeding Birds on Maryland's David Bridge and John S. Weske 3

Coastal Islands

First Maryland Record of the Rodney S. Jones 7

Black-headed Grosbeak

I960 County Bird Lists John S. Weske 7

The Season — Oct., Nov., Dec. I960 Chandler S. Robbins 13

Some Experiences in Hand Feeding Virginia Marvel 18

Six-year-old Junco Stephen W, Simon 20

Trip Record, March U, 1961 Susanna Michel 20

Telephone Wires Fatal to a Snipe Marvin W, Hewitt 21

Book Review Pan Minke 21

Billie Taylor Awarded Scholarship 21

New Members 22

Announcements 23

Submission of Material 2 3

Coining Events 2ii

COVER: Nesting Osprey in Talbot County. Photo by Brooke Meanley

HEADINGS: By Irving E. Hampe, Art Editor

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Volume 17

MARCH 1961

Number 1

BREEDING BIRDS ON MARYLAND'S COASTAL ISLANDS
David Bridge and John S. Weske

Several of the coastal islands of Maryland support large colonies of
terns and herons. These island present excellent opportunities for
study. The islands were visited in I960 on June 11-12, 18-19, July 2-3,
August 6-7, and 27.

The Least Tern colonies in Ocean City were the northernmost colo-
nies studied. There were two small colonies. One at 28th Street and
Philadelphia Avenue contained U nests with 2 eggs each, one nest with one
young (which we banded) and two nests with broken eggs. The other colo-
ny at 33rd Street and Philadelphia Avenue was composed of U nests with 2
eggs each and one nest with one egg.

The nesting site was an area that had been filled by a dredge for a
housing development. When the colonies were revisited two weeks later o
only one nest was found. The numerous bulldozer and dog tracks that were
found told the reason. The fate of Least Terns in coastal Maryland seems
dubious. The feeble colony of 12 pairs was the only one found this year,
although a few individuals of this species were seen near Sandy portions
of Snug Harbor and South Point.

The small sandy island under the north side of U.S. 50 bridge at 0-
cean City has the largest population of Common Terns and Black Skimmers
of any island visited. We banded iiOli young Common Terns and 100 young
Black Skimmers. If we divide by the normal maximum number of eggs in a
clutch (3 for Common Tern and k for Black Skimmer) we get an estimate of
the minimum of nesting pairs as 135 Common Terns and 25 Black Skimners.
However, we believe an estimate of 175 pairs of Common Terns and UO pairs
of Black Skimmers to be more accurate.

Table 1. i960 banding returns, island at US 50 bridge. Ocean City

Species

Band No.

Date Banded

Where Banded

Age

Common Tern

50-325821*

7/21/51

island off South Point

10 yr.

Common Tern

503-92167

6/27/59

island at US 50 bridge

1 yr.

Black Skimmer

14j-lt23268

7/18/1*9

island at US 50 bridge

11 yr.

Black Skimmer

14t-l*23l*3l*

7A2/51

island off South Point

9 yr.

Black Skimmer

5U*-97657

6/27/57

island at US 50 bridge

3 yr.

Some mist netting of adult birds was done on this island at night,

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resulting in the capture of 45 Common Terns and 22 Black Skimmers. Two
(4$) of the Common Terns and three (14$) of the Black Skimmers were pre-
viously banded (see Table 1). Also captured were six Sanderlings, a
Semipalmated Sandpiper, a Semipalmated Plover, and a Seaside Sparrow,

On June 18, there were two Black Skimmer nests with newly hatched
young, This ties the earliest State record for nestlings.

Proceeding south in Sinepuxent Bay we next came to a group of
small islands off Snug Harbor. The northern island has no vegetation
and no breeding birds, though there were a number of shorebirds there
in June, In contrast, the island east of Buoy #11 is very interesting.
It is mostly open grass bounded on the south and west by dense brush.
Common Terns and Willets nest in the open grass areas. One hundred and
sixteen young terns were banded from about 60 nests. Three Willet
nests were found on July 3, two with 4 eggs and one with 3 eggs. In
the brushy area about 20 pairs of Boat-tailed Grackles were nesting.
Thirty-seven young were banded. Also in the brushy area was one Green
Heron nest. About ten pairs of Black Skimmers nested between the brush
and the high water line.

There are two other islands in this group. One, a low salt marsh
island east of Buoy #12, is populated by 20 pairs of Common Terns,
eight pairs of Black Skimmers and one Seaside Sparrow. The other is-
land is a quarter of a mile east J of Buoy #13. It is a low salt marsh
island on which our only young Willet was banded. No other nesting
birds were seen.

Two other very unusual islands were those by Buoys #20 and #21.

They are both overgrown with dense shrubs about eight to ten feet in
height. The northern one is completely overgrown, the other has some
marsh. The principal species on these two islands is the Green Heron:

44 young on the northern island and 52 young on the southern island.

One of the most interesting phenomena observed was that of the Boat-
tailed Grackles on these islands, which are about a third of a mile a-
part. On June 18, on the northern island, only three young in one nest
were banded. All other grackles had eggs. In contrast, 18 young were
banded on the south island. TWo weeks later, on July 3, 18 young were
banded on the north island and none on the south island. Why should
two colonies so close together have more than two weeks difference in
their breeding cycles? One explanation might be that the southern colo-
ny was established first. As more individuals arrived it reached capa-
city (in about two weeks) and then overflowed to the north island.

Other species on the south island were: American Oyster- catcher ( two

young banded). Redwinged Blackbird (three nests). Clapper Rail, and
Song and Sharp- tailed Sparrow.

The most extraordinary islands are the three off South Point. The
north island, which nine years ago supported 200 pairs of Common Terns,
now has none. Its main inhabitants are Laughing Gulls, at least 80
pairs, although only 23 young were banded. These chicks are so well
camouflaged they were very hard to find. We felt there were many more

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than we were able to locate. There were also three pairs of Herring
Gulls, which raised nine young, all of which we banded. Also nesting
here were two pairs of Black Ducks and an Oyster- catcher (one young
banded). But this is child's play compared to the middle island. By
far the largest of the three, it is more than half covered with brush.

The rest is about equally divided between dry grass, cane and marshy
areas. Because of the dense cover and the large size of the island, it
is difficult to capture many young of species that nest on the ground.
They can travel through the brush much better than we can. These species
are Herring Gull, two pairs (one young banded), Laughing Gull, 50 pairs
(five young banded), Willet, one pair. One Black Duck flushed out of
tall grass, but the nest was not found.

The real highlight of this island, and perhaps of all the islands,
is the huge (by Maryland standards) heronry. Its main tenants are UO
pairs of Little Blue Herons (105 young banded), 35 pairs of Snowy Egrets
(93 young banded) and 25 pairs of Louisiana Herons (72 young banded).
Mixed through the colony were nine pairs of Glossy Ibis (23 young banded)
and most surprizing of all, nine pairs of Cattle Egrets (25 young band-
ed). There was also one Common Egret nest from which two young were
banded. In one corner of the colony are five Black-crowned Night Heron
nests. Three more were found in another part of the island. A total of
21 young night herons were banded. Green Herons were sprinkled through-
out the island - at least 25 pairs (2i* young banded). There were also
seven nestling Boat-tailed Grackles banded.

The south island of this group, while smaller in size than the
middle one, actually has more pairs of birds. This is because Mary-
land's only colony of Royal Terns is located here. We estimated 125
pairs of Royal Terns, but only eleven young were reared. This was be-
cause of the destruction of the nests and young by the spring tide on
the night of June 11. More about this later.

Also nesting on this island were 15 pairs of Laughing Gulls, which
suffered the same fate as the Royal Terns and succeeded in raising only
two young. There were three pairs of Herring Gulls; seven young were
banded. The heronry is completely different in composition from that on
the middle island. The dominant species was the Showy Egret, of which
there were about IS pairs (208 young banded). There were about 15 pairs
of Common Egrets (ii5 young banded). Except for the one pair on the
middle island, this was the only colony of Common Egrets. There were
also eight pairs of Louisiana Herons (22 young banded) and one pair of
Glossy Ibis ( h young banded).

The last island on our itinerary was Robins Marsh in Chincoteague
Bay. Nesting here were an estimated 100 pairs of Laughing Gulls (85
chicks banded) and 160 pairs of Forster's Terns. About 120 of the
nests were in good condition, but the eggs had not hatched yet. The re-
maining UO nests had been destroyed by the high water. Also a Clapper
Rail nest was found with one young and 9 eggs on June 18 • Several Sea-
side and Sharp-tailed Sparrows were seen.

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Fire Osprey nests were inspected. One contained three very large
young, another two young that were hatching, and three nests were empty.

Hie north end of Assateague Island also was visited. No nests were
found, although two pairs of Piping Plover were seen. Hie only Gull-
billed Tern that we saw during the summer was seen here. Hie Black
Skimmers that do not have nest-s±tting jobs come here to sit in the
sand*

Hie Least Terns, as already stated, are not doing well. Hie birds
on the islands off Snug Harbor are not faring much better. Hie channel
is adjacent to these islands. Hie motor boats using the channel are
continually scaring up the birds. Also numerous pony tracks were
found. Hie island under the Ocftan City bridge is the closest one to
civilization, but the skimmers and terns have adjusted to its influence.
All the other islands are fairly remote and safe, although the Forst-
er' s Terns on Robins Marsh appeared to have had their eggs robbed.

. Hie eight nesting pairs of Herring Gulls represent a new high for
coastal Maryland. Hie first evidence of their nesting here was the
three nests found in 1958.

None of these islands had any nesting heron species on them except
Green Herons "prior to the summer of 1958. Hiat year about 20 pairs of
Snowy Egrets, two pairs of Louisiana Herons and one pair of Common
Egrets nested on the island off South Point. With this start the her-
onry has grown in three years to approximately 225 pairs of seven spe-
cies. All herons known to nest in Maryland were found except for the
Great Blue Heron, Yellow-crowned Night Heron and the two species of bit-
terns. The best discovery was that of the second colony of Cattle E-
grets in Maryland. Hie first Cattle Egret nests were found at Mill's
Island heronry in 1958. In this new colony nine nests were found, from
which 25 young were banded. At this rate the Cattle Egret will soon be-
come a common species here.

Hie Royal Item colony raised only 11 young because of the high
spring tide which inundated most of the colony. This high tide also
washed out a few Common Tern, Black Skimmer and Laughing Gall nests on
other islands. It also destroyed about U0 Forster's Tern nests on Rob-
ins Marsh. On July b, we visited Adams Island at the extreme southern
tip of Cape Charles, Virginia, where there is a large colony of Royal
Terns. We were disappointed to find the entire colony destroyed, ap-
parently from wave action during a high tide. The 1*00 pairs of terns
seemed to be making no attempt to renest on July b.

These trips were very interesting and, if followed up in years to
come, should yeild some very profitable information on these coastal
species.

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812 Dryden Road, Ithaca, N. Y.

March 1961

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FIRST MARYLAND RECORD OF THE BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
Rodney S. Jones

Early in January, 1961 , a "different" bird was noticed feeding on
the ground in an area cleared of snow at my home in Pikesville, Baltimore

County. A bit of research indicated
that the stranger was a male Black-
headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melano -
cephalus ) in full adult plumage.
Peterson describes this bird as "un-
mistakable" so I felt safe in announ-
cing my find. This grosbeak has been
quite cooperative and about a dozen
people have verified ray identifica-
tion. The bird has been coming to my
feeding station daily, and since the
15th of March has been arriving as
early as 7 a.m. and making frequent
visits until 4 in the afternoon.

The Black- headed Grosbeak is a
western bird, breeding as far east as
Kansas and Nebraska. Normally it winters in Mexico. Thanks to photo-
graphic substantiation by Mr. Carl Lubbert, the Black-headed Grosbeak can
be added to the Maryland list on the basis of this first observation for
the State. It is interesting that single Black-headed Grosbeaks also ap-
peared this winter in Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ( Raven 32: 3-
4; Audubon Field Notes 15 (3).

207 Oak Avenue, Pikesville 8

i 960 COUNTY BIRD LISTS
John Seddon Weske

Observers in Maryland reported a total of 297 species of birds in
i 960 , the highest in the seven years that the County Lists have been
compiled. This figure exceeds the previous record of 290 in 1955 and
last year’ s total of 288 .

County-by- county coverage was improved over last year, with fif-
teen counties increasing their species totals and eight decreasing.

The counties of the Coastal Plain, generally speaking, showed an. advance
while those in the central and western portions of the state averaged
lower. Worcester County once again recorded the highest number of spe-
cies ( 255 ), while four other counties — one more than a year ago-ex-
ceeded (200). These were Talbot and Dorchester (both 224), Prince Geor-
ges (212), and Anne Arundel (206). Approaching the "charmed circle"
was St. Marys with 195, representing a remarkable rise of 68 species
over 1959. On the other hand, there were three counties below the 100-
mark, one more than last year.

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Three species appear in the lists for the first time. Observers
enjoyed close looks aba Razorbill in Worcester County. The other spe*»
cies, a state record, was a hurricane- tossed Bridled Tom in Wicomico Co.

The hybrid Brewster's Warbler was recorded in Frederick and Prince
Georges Counties in I960, but the Lawrence 1 s was not seen.

During the year. Common Redpolls were reported from ten counties,
and there was a minor Showy Owl invasion. As long as there is no con-
sistent coverage of all counties in the State, it is impossible to draw
conclusions about changes in avian distribution by comparing the lists
from year to year. Each year Catbirds and Juncos go unreported in some
counties. Some changes are of interest for curiosity's sake, however.
Species recorded in at least five more counties in I960 than in 1959 in-
cluded Red- tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Black Tern, and Savannah
S|pa«row. Those noted in at least five fewer counties were Green-winged
Teal, Oldsquaw, Ruddy Duck, Great Homed Owl, and Connecticut Warbler.

The number of species reported in each county is given below:

Garrett

97

Montgomery

187

Queen Annas

133

Allegany

128

Prince Georges

212

Caroline

179

Washington

129

Anne Arundel

206

Talbot

224

Frederick

167

Calvert

150

Dorchester

224

Carroll

62

Charles

107

Wicomico

152

Baltimore

181

St. Marys

195

Somerset

121

Harford

no

Cecil

67

Worcester

2 55

Howard

139

Kent

154

I would like to thank the more than eighty observers who initialed
the checklist or submitted reports, and particularly those who visited
less well-covered counties or who compiled reports for their county
from a number of observers. Listed following are a few of the most
active contributors in each county: Garrett— Pan Minke, William M.

Leeson; Allegany — William M. Leeson; Washington— Alice Mallonee, Ster-
ling W. Edwards; Frederick— Sterling W. Edwards, John W. Richards,

Hazel White; Carroll — Jean Worthley; Baltimore — C. Douglas Hackman,

Hank Kaestner, Betsy Schaffer; Harford — C. Douglas Hackman, Sue Wilding;
Howard — David Bridge, Chandler S. Robbins, Rosamond Munro; Montgomery —
Helen Fessenden, Seth H. Low, J. S. Weske; Prince George 8 -Jackson M Ab-
bot, David. Bridge, Chandler S. Robbins; Anne Arundel— Vera Henderson,
Prof, & Mrs. David G. Howard, Hal Wierenga; Calvert— John H. Fales,

Helen Fessenden, K. Friel Sanders, Elizabeth Slater; Charles — Edwin T.
McKnight, Leonard Teuber; St. MaryS -James Banagan, Vernon Kleen; Cecil —
C. Douglas Hackman; Kent— Dorothy A MendinhAll, Clark G. Webster; Queen
Anne— Terry Moore; Caroline— Jerry & Roberta Fletcher, Carol Scudder;
Talbot — Richard Kleen, Erana K» Lubbert; Dorchester — Harry Armistead,
Samuel H. Dyke, John W. Terborgh; Wicomico & Somerset— Samuel H, Dyke;
Worcester — Gladys H. Cole, Samuel H. Dyke, Chandler S. Robbins. ( A list
of 124 species received from Vernon Rossman too late for inclusion raised
the Cecil total to 142, and the total species reported from all counties
to 39.) Oakwood, Sandy Spring

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Conmon Loon
Red-throated Loon
Homed Grebe
Western Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Leach's Petrel
Gurnet

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Green Heron

Little Blue Heron

Cattle Egret

Conmon Egret

Snowy Egret

Louisiana Heron

Black -creamed Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Least Bittern

American Bittern

Glossy Ibis

Mute Swan

Whistling Swan

Canada Goose

Brant

Snow Goose
Blue Goose
Mallard
Black Duck
Gadwall
Pintail
Conmon Teal
Green-Cringed Teal
Blue-winged Thai
European Widgeon
American Widgeon
Shoveler
Wood Duck
Redhead

Ring -necked Duck

Canvasback

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Conmon Goldeneye

Bufflehead

Oldsquaw

Harlequin Duck

Coimon Eider

King Eider

White-winged Scoter

Surf Scoter

Connon Scoter

Ruddy Duck

Hooded Merganser

Common ler^nser

Red-breasted Merganser

Turkey Vulture

Black Vulture

Goshawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper 's Hawk
Rod-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle
Marsh Hawk
Osprey

Peregrine Falcon
Pigeon Hawk
Sparrow Hawk
Ruffed Grouse
3otwhite

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Vol» 17j No. 1

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Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sara

Yellow Rail
Black Rail
Comnon Gallinule
American Coot
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Piping Plover
Sendpalmated Plover
Killdeer

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Black-bellied Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
American Woodcock
Common Snipe
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Upland Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet

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Lesser Yellowlegs
Knot

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Pectoral Sandpiper
White-rmped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin

Short-billed Dowitcher
Stilt Sandpiper
Semipalnmted Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Sanderling
Red Phalarope
Northern Phalarope
Glaucous Gull
Iceland Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Herrirg Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Laughing Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-legged Xittiwake
Gull-billed Tern
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Least Tern
Royal Tern
Caspian Tom
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Razorbill
Dovekie
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Bam Owl
Screech Owl
Great Homed Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Snowy Owl
Short-eared Owl
Saw-whet Owl
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X

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X

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X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

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X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

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X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

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X

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Eastern Kingbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

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X

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X

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X

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X

X

X

X

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X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

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X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

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X

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X

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X

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X

X

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X

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X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

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X

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X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

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X

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X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

Black-capped Chickadee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Carolina Chickadee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

21

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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White-breasted Nuthatch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Red-breasted Nuthatch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Brown-headed Nuthatch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Brown Creeper

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Winter Wren

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

16

Carolina Wren

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Long-billed Marsh Wren

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Wood Thrush

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Hermit Thrush

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

11

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Eastern Bluebird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

21

Golden-crownad Kinglet

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

20

Euby-crowned Kinglet

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

19

Loggerhead Shrike

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

Starling

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

White-eyed Vireo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

18

Yellow-throated Vireo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

Solitary Vireo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Rad-eyed Vireo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Philadelphia Vireo

X

X

X

3

Warbling Vireo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

Black-and-white Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Prothonotary Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Swainson's Warbler

X

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Worm-eating Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Golden-winged Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Blue-winged Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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Tennessee Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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MARYLAND BIRDLIFE

Vol, 17, No. 1

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X

X

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Nashville Vfarbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13

Parula Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

19

Yellow Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

1 a

Magnolia Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

Cape ’fay Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

n

Black-thr. Blue Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

Myrtle Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

21

Black-thr. Green Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X'

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

is

Cerulean Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

Blackburnian Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13

Yellow-throated Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

12

Chestnut-elded Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13

Bay-breasted Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

Blackpoll Warbler

J£

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

16

Pine Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13

Prairie Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

19

Palm Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

11

Ovenbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

21

Northern Waterthrush

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

is

Louisiana Waterthrush

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

19

Kentucky Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

19

Connecticut Warbler

X

X

2

Mourning Warbler

X

X

X

X

It

Yellowthroat

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Yellow-breasted Chat

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

21

Hooded Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

16

Wilson’s Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

Canada Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

lit

American Redstart

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

20

House Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Bobolink

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

Eastern Meadowlark

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Redwinged Blackbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Orchard Oriole

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

19

Baltimore Oriole

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

21

Rusty Blackbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

Brewer's Blackbird

X

X

2

Boat-tailed Crackle

X

X

X

X

it

Common Crackle

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Brown-headed Cowblrd

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Scarlet Tanager

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Sumner Tanager

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IS

Cardinal

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Rose -breasted Grosbeak

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

16

Blue Grosbeak

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13

Indigo Bunting

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Dickcissel

X

X

X

X

X

S

Evening Grosbeak

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

16

Purple Finch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

Comnon Redpoll

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

Pine Siskin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

American Goldfinch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Red Crossbill

X

1

Rufous-sided Tcwhee

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Ipswich Sparrow

X

1

Savannah Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

18

Grasshopper Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

20

Henslow's Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

8

Sharp-tailed Sparrow

X

X

2

Seaside Sparrow

X

X

2

Vesper Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IS

Slate-colored Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

21

Tree Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13

Chipping Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Field Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

White-crowned Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13

Harris' Sparrow

X

1

White-throated Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Fox Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

15

Lincoln's Sparrow

X

X

X

X

It

Swanp Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

Song Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Lapland Longs pur

X

X

2

Snow Bunting

X

X

X

X

X

X

6

OCTOBER , NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, I960
Chandler S. Robbins

After trickling along at a snail's pace during the month of Septem-
ber, the migration responded in spectacular fashion to weather stimuli
during the opening days of October. A fascinating parade of winged
transients met the eyes of waiting observers at daybreak on Saturday,

Oct. 1; and during the next few days most insectivorous species departed
and were replaced by grain-eating birds.

The sudden rush of migrants was instigated by an abrupt change in
atmospheric circulation. As mentioned in the report for the preceding
season ( Maryland Birdlife 1 6 : 92 ), no cold front reached Maryland's
coast during the last 3;? weeks of September. So when a good vigorous
cold front swept across New England and the Middle Atlantic States during
the afternoon and evening of Sept. 30, belated migrants by the hundreds
of thousands took wing and headed for their winter homes. Banders man-
ning the Operation Recovery station north of Ocean City on Oct. 1 en-
countered the greatest concentration of transients in their experience,
as northwesterly winds following the frontal passage caused hordes of
birds to drift eastward to the coast. On that one day they banded 431
birds of 50 species, or more birds than they had banded during the entire
preceding week with the same number of nets in operation. Lowering
temperatures and light northerly winds provided the stimulus for continued
heavy migration during the following night, and 330 birds of 39 species
were banded at the Ocean City station on Oct. 2. A comparison of the
Ocean City banding totals for the 15 most common species during the 3-day
period Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 shows dramatically the sharp increase in
birds on Oct. 1, and the continued rise in White-throated Sparrows on
Oct. 2 together with the abrupt drop in thrushes. Red-eyed Vireos and
the less hardy warblers on Oct. 2.

Additional cold fronts penetrated the State on Oct. 2-3j 6, 12, l8,
20, and 23-24, but the effects of these are poorly documented because
the Ocean City banding station was closed for the season on Oct. and
the subsequent frontal passages took place during midweek.

Routine migration was experienced in November; and winter set in
with a vengeance on Dec. 12 with the first big snowfall of a memorable
winter season.

14

MARYLAND BIRDUFE

Vol. 17, Ho. 1

Table 1. Birds banded at Ocean City,, Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, i960

Species

Sept. 30

Oct. 1

Oct. 2

Yellow- shafted Flicker

1

22

8

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

0

17

14

Brown Creeper

1

12

17

Catbird

2

15

31

Brown Thrasher

2

12

12

Swainson’s Thrush

0

31

10

Gray- cheeked Thrush

0

17

5

Ruby- crowned Kinglet

1

14

1

Red-eyed Vireo

8

42

4

Black-throated Blue Warbler

1

32

9

Myrtle Warbler

0

6

16

Blackpoll Warbler

6

21

12

American Redstart

3

13

8

Slate- colored Junco

0

17

16

White-throated Sparrow

0

50

96

Total species

18

50

39

Total individuals

4o

431

330

Migration table . Table 2 gives a summary of fall departure dates for
I960, listed by comities or pairs of counties arranged geographically
from northwestern to southeastern Maryland. As in previous migration
tables, a zero indicates that the species was not reported during the fall
migration season from the county in question; a dash signifies that the
species was observed but not on a significant departure date. The follow-
ing members supplied the majority of the dates for their respective
counties: Weste rn Maryland (Allegany and Washington Counties) — Pan Minke

and Alice Mallonee; Balt imore City and County — Douglas Hackman, Betsy
Schaffer and Hank Kaestner; Northeastern Maryland (Harford and Cecil
Counties )-- Vernon C. Rossman, Chandler and Eleanor Robbins, Betsy Schaffer
Mont gomery — John H. Fales, Seth H. Low, Lucille V. Smith and John S. Weske
Prince Georges — David Bridge, Ronald Feller, John Fales, Melvin and Vernon
Kleen; Anne Arundel — Vera Henderson, Elise Tappan, Elizabeth Slater, Friel
Sanders, Prof, and Mrs. David Howard; Southern Maryland (Calvert and St.
Marys Counties) — Vernon Kleen, John Fales, Friel Sanders and Elizabeth
Slater; Kent — Dorothy Mendinhall; Caro line — Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fletcher,
Carol Scudder; Worce ster --Gladys H. Cole, Samuel H. Dyke, Dorothy
Mendinhall and Chandler S. Robbins.

For the convenience of those who wish to keep their copies of Birds
of Maryland up-to-date, counts or dates that supersede those published
in the book or in subsequent issues of Maryland Birdlife are underscored.

Loons . On Nov. 28 Sam Dyke witnessed a spectacular flight of Red-
throated Loons at Ocean City; his estimated total of 1,000 birds was more
than ten times the highest previous fall tally, recorded on Nov. 2k, 1946.
On Nov. 14 at Gibson Island Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Tappan saw a Common
Loon in full breeding plumage — a rare sight for that season of the year.

March 1961

MARYLAND BIRDLXFE

15

Table 2 . Fall Departure Dates } i960

West

Balt

N.E.

Mont

Pr G Anne

' SoMd

Kent

Caro Wore

Green Heron

9/10

9/26

_ _

9/25 10/ 2

10/ 9

9/21 10/ 1

Whistling Swan

0

11/12

0

0

0 11/24

—

—

ll/ll 11/12

Canada Goose

--

10/21

10/29 10/26

10/l6 10/30

10/ 8

—

10/ 1 —

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

10/ 4

--

9/10

9/22

10/ 1 9/14

9/22

9/24

10/17 10/ 1

Black-billed Cuckoo

--

0

0

0

9/23 9/24

0

9/27

0 10/ 1

Common Night hawk

10/ 1

—

0

WT

9/17 9/13

10/16

--

" 9/19

Chimney Swift

10/ 5 10/16

0

10/ 9

10/24 —

9/24

0

10/ 9 --

Ruby- 1 hr. Hummingbird

9/16

9/27

9/25

—

9/18 -

9 / 6

--

9/13 9/11

Eastern Kingbird

. —

9 / l

9/ 5

--

9 / 8 -

9/27

—

9 / 9 9/19

Gr. Crested Flycatcher

8/22

8/28

—

.sip ---

9/10

—

9/24 9/22

Eastern Phoebe

10/ 1 10/29

9/25 10/27

13/12

--

11/ 1

— 10/ 1

Eastern Wood Pewee

10 / 1

—

9/11

9/22

9/24 9/27

9/18

10 / 6 10 / 2

Tree Swallow

—

10 / 2

9/10

—

- 9/18

11 / 3

9 /l 4

11/ 4 10/ 1

Barn Swallow

9/10

—

9 /io

--

8/18 9'/l4

9/12

9/19 9/13

House Wren

10/ 1 10/10

9/10

9/23

10/ 8 9/18

10 / 8

— 10 / 2

Catbird

10/19 10/10

10/14 10/16

10 / 9 10/12

10 / 9 10/14

- 10/ 3

Brown Thrasher

10/ 1 10/ 5

9 / 5

9/19

10/ 8 10/15

10/ 5 10/10

- 10/ 3

Wood Thrush

10/ 1 10/ 7

9/10

--

10 / 8 10/10

9/22 10/ 9

9/15 10/ 8

Hermit Thrush

0

10/29

10/29

--

11/17 -

10/27 10/30

10/17 10/ 2

Swainson's Thrush

0

10/23

9/25 10/ 7

10/17 10/10

—

10/29

— 10 / 2

Gray- cheeked Thrush

0

9/2 9

0

10/16

9/25 10 / 6

0

10/17

10/ 2 10/ 3

Ruby- crowned Kinglet

10/22 11/ 6

10/29 10/29

11 / 9 11 / 5

10/ 7 11 / 7

10/ 8 10/ 2

White-eyed Vireo

0

0

0

0

9/20 10/ 9

—

—

9/15 10/ 1

Red-eyed Vireo

—

10/30

9/18

—

10/ 8 9/14

10 / 5 10 / 5

— 10 / 2

Black- &- white Warbler

9/10

9/19

9 /ll

—

10/ 1 9/27

9/27

9/27

10/17 10 / 2

Nashville Warbler

0

0

0

10/ S o

9/15 10/11

0 10 / 2

Magnolia Warbler

0

9/17

0

10 / 2

9/25 10/11

—

9/23

0 10 / 2

Cape May Warbler

0

0

0

9/27

10/17 10/17

0

10/ 9

10/17 10 / 1

Black-thr. Blue Warbler —

10/ 9

9/25 10/16

10/ 7 10/ 1

--

10/18

0 10/ 3

Myrtle Warbler

—

11 / 6

10/29 10/17

11/ 9 11/19

10/30 11/21

10/22 10 / 2

Black- thrGreen Warbler —

97 W

0

10 / 2

10/ 7 0

10/ 1

9/22

0 I0/1

Black-poll Warbler

0

10 /l 4 10 / 2

10/ 7 10/17

9/25 10/13

10/16 10/ 3

Ovenbird

9/10

—

9/24

—

9/25 -

--

10/ 5

9/28 10/ 3

Northern Waterthrush

0

0

9/25

0

9/24 0

9 /ii

9/25

-- 10/ 2

Yellowthroat

—

10 / 9

10 / 9

—

10/16 10/12

10/ 1 10/18

9/28 10 / 2

Yellow-breasted Chat

"10 1

9 / 3

8/14

--

9/ 6 10/15

8/23 10/19

9/11 10/ 3

Canada Warbler

9 / 6

—

8/25

9/16 0

0

10/17

0 9/29

American Redstart

--

9/17

—

—

10/ 1 10/ 7

9 / 7

9/25

9/21 10/ 3

Bobolink

0

9/20 9/20

9/24

9/14

10 / 4 10 / 2

Scarlet Tanager

—

iO/U

?/ii

—

10/ 2 10/ 7

9/29 10/19

10 / 2 10 / 2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak —

10/ 3

0

10 / 2

9/22 0

10 / 1

0

~ 10 / 2

Blue Grosbeak

0

0

0

0

0

9 / 8

9/23

10/17 9/29

Indigo Bunting

10/12 10/ 2

—

10/19

10/ 1 —

9/16

9/28

10/16 10/ 3

Rufous- sided Towhee

11/15 10/29

10/29 10/ 7

10/30 11/12

- 10 / 3

White- crowned Sparrow 11/13 10/22

0

11 / 7

0 10/24

0

--

10/27 0

Chipping Sparrow

--

—

10/27 10/ 7

10/ 7 10/25

11/ 1 11/ a

--

Fox Sparrow

--

11/19

—

--

11/29 12/12

—

11/22

--

1 6

MARYLAND BIRDLIFE

Vol. 17, No. 1

Waterfowl. Observers in all sections of the State noted a heavy in-
flux of Canada Geese on Oct. 1 on the heels of the energetic cold front
that drifted across the State during the last evening of September. In
addition to a small flock of Canada Geese, Douglas Hackman spotted a
flock of 32 Brant migrating over White Marsh on Oct . 1. Brant seldom are
seen migrating over the Maryland Piedmont, but they have been recorded in
spring over Monkton in northern Baltimore County by Stephen Simon. Ob-
servers in Baltimore, Harford and Cecil Counties should keep their eyes
pealed for these small geese, which fly in irregular lines rather than in
neat V's. Hank Kaestner reported 5 Snow Geese and 2 Blue Geese at Reming-
ton Farms near Chestertown on the Oct . 9 Baltimore Chapter trip; thus new
fall arrival dates were established for three species of geese within
nine days. Mr. Kaestner 's sighting of a lone Canvasback in a migrating
flock of Canada Geese over Qy lburn on Oct. 8 is of special interest to
the many bird watchers who frequent this Baltimore City Park. The Gibson
Island European Widgeon arrived on Oct. 31j nearly a month ahead of the
previous local record (Mesdames Henderson and Tappan); the American
Widgeon was the commonest duck at Gibson Island during the fall (except
for the semi-tame population of permanent resident Mallards ) . Two eiders
appeared at Ocean City inlet; by good fortune one of these was a King
Eider (female?) and the other a Common Eider (immature male). The King
was first seen on Dec. 29, the Common on Nov . 28 (Dyke).

Hawks . We rely heavily upon Douglas Hackman for an appraisal of
hawk migration along the Fall Line. Mr. Hackman's research is worthy of
separate publication, so will not be discussed in detail here. Although
his Osprey, Marsh Hawk and Sparrow Hawk counts for the fall of i960 com-
pare favorably with similar counts in 1952 ( Maryland Birdlife 10: 19-26),
his i960 records show a conspicuous decline in Sharp- shinned and Red-
shouldered Hawks. He saw only 1 Bald Eagle in i960 as compared with 21
in the same three months (September, October and November) in 1952. On
Oct. l4 John Richards saw a Golden Eagle over his Emmitsburg home; on
Dec. 31 Clark Webster saw another on the Kent Comity Christmas Count.

Shorebirds . The following late reports for an inland location came
from Ridgely in Caroline County (Marvin Hewitt): Lesser Yellowlegs, Nov.

1; Pectoral Sandpiper, Nov . 19 ; Least Sandpiper, Nov. 11; and Dunlin,

Nov. 11- 19 (first fall record for the county).

Gulls and Terns . An unprecedented concentration of 2,000 Bonaparte's
Gulls was estimated on Nov. 13 in the Ocean City area by Samuel H. Dyke;
the highest previous count for our State was 332 in the same area on the
Dec. 27, 1953 Christmas Count. The third winter record of the Common
Tern in Maryland was reported from Ocean City on Dec. 28 by Mr. Dyke.

Owls , Goatsuckers . By operating mist nets at night, Mrs . Edward
Mendinhall banded 4 Saw-whet Owls between Oct. 27 and Nov. 22 at her home
on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake near Tolchester. Nighthawks nor-
mally leave Maryland by Oct. 5 j but this year there were three later re-
ports: Oct. 7 near Darnestown (Lucille V. Smith), Oct. 8 in Allegany

County (Pan Minke), and Oct. l6 at Plum Point in Calvert County (2 birds
by John and David Fales, 2 days past the latest State record).

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Flycatchers . The second., and latest, October observation of an
Olive-sided Flycatcher in Maryland was reported from M.O.S. headquarters
at Cylburn Wildf lower Preserve and Garden Center in Baltimore on Oct ■ 8
by Hank Kaestner. The only other observation of this species this fall
was at Ocean City on Sept. 15 (Gladys Cole).

Thrashers , Thrushes . Wintering Brown Thrashers in Piedmont lo-
cations were noted as follows: a previously banded bird at Cylburn, Dec.

20-31 (Betsy Schaffer), and another individual at White Marsh, Dec, 30
(Hackman). In 1959^ Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrushes reached their
peak at the Ocean City banding station in mid- September; in i960, however,
the peak was on Oct. 1. Final departures also were exceptionally late.
Douglas Hackman saw his last Swainson's at White Marsh on Oct. 23, and
Mrs. Mendinhall banded 1 on Oct. 26 and 2 on Oct. 2$ at "Damsite" near
Tolchester. In addition to a late Gray- cheek on Oct. 17, she banded and
photographed another on the extraordinary date of Nov . 18 . Eastern Blue-
birds continue to be unusually scarce. The highest count reported during
the fall migration was 31 at White Marsh on Oct. 26 (Hackman).

Vireos . Normally the peak fall movement of Red-eyed Vireos takes
place between Aug. 25 and Sept. 25- In i960, however, the highest one-
day banding total at Ocean City was 42 birds on Oct. 1; this was not only
the highest total of the season, but it also exceeded all one-day counts
of past years. One late straggler was observed at Cylburn on Oct . 30 by
Betsy Schaffer.

Warblers ■ Twenty-two species of warblers were identified in Maryland
in October, but 7 of these were not reported after the first weekend of
the month. The Black- throated Blue was the commonest warbler at Ocean
City on Oct. 1, with 32 individuals banded that day by Mrs. Cole, Mrs.
Mendinhall and Robbins; next in abundance that day were the Blackpoll (21)
American Redstart (13), Magnolia (9), and Cape May and Yellow-breasted
Chat (7 each). The only Orange-crown of the season was banded at Damsite
near Tolchester on Oct. 5* Late departure dates of note were Black-and-
white Warbler at Denton, Oct. 17 (Roberta Fletcher); Yellow-breasted Chat
banded at Damsite on Oct. 19 (Mrs. Mendinhall); Hooded Warbler banded at
Ocean City on Oct. 1; Wilson's Warbler banded at Unity on Oct . 2 (Seth H.
Low); and Canada Warbler banded at Damsite on Oct. 17 (Mrs. Mendinhall).

Tanagers . A sick female Scarlet Tanager was caught by hand on the
late date of Oct. l8 at White Marsh by Douglas Hackman, who believes it
may be the same bird he had seen one -eighth of a mile away during the
period Oct. 2-12.

Finches and Sparrows . Late Indigo Buntings were identified on Oct .

16 at Concord (Carol Scudder) and Oct . 19 at Darnestown (Lucille V. Smith)
Observations subsequent to the publication of Birds of Maryland indicate
that the normal period of occurrence for the Blue Grosbeak should be
changed to read April 25 — May 5 to October 5-15 « For the third consec-
utive year this species was seen after the 20th of October; the two latest
reports, both from Caroline County, were at Denton on Oct. 17 (Mrs .
Fletcher) and Concord on Oct. 21 (Carol Scudder). Northern finches were

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few in number and late in arriving. There were no reports of crossbills ,
redpolls or Pine Grosbeaks, and only one of Pine Siskins. No Evening
Grosbeaks were seen until Nov. 8. (Mrs. Alma Goldberg, Baltimore). Sparrow
reports were quite routine except for a record-breaking Vesper Sparrow
banded at. Damsite on the late date of Nov. 21 (Mrs. Mendinhall ) , and a
Lincoln's Sparrow banded at Denton on Oct. 17- -first Caroline County re-
cord (Mrs. Fletcher)'. Two early Snow Buntings at Gibson Island on Oct.

31 (Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Tappan) were harbingers of an unusually good
visitation by this species. A flock of 36 at Kennedyville on Nov. 9 is
believed to be the first on record for Kent County (Ellsworth Knudson).

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel

SOME EXPERIENCES IN HAND FEEDING
Virginia Marvel

When my husband makes the statement that taming wild birds to feed
from .the hand takes hours, and hours and hours, he speaks with author-
ity* He is remembering the times that he left for work in the early
morning seeing me stand at the living room window with outstretched
hand, holding a piece of suet or sunflower seeds. Returning late in the
evening he frequently finds me in the same spot. The haphazard cleaning
and short-order cooking normal to our home at such times only confirm
his opinion that bird watching is a time-consuming hobby.

Such patience, however, has its rewards. For me it all came about
as a result of the mid-December storm of i960, which blanketed our area
with eight or nine inches of snow. The soft white flakes began to fall
on Sunday morning, December 11 . Birds that only a day before had scorn-
ed my offerings of food now came to the feeding area in large numbers.
Cardinals, Redwinged Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Blue Jays, Tuft-
ed Titmice, Carolina Chickadees, a Purple Finch, a Rufous-sided Tbwhee,
an Eastern Meadow Lark, Slate-colored Juncos, Yellow- shafted Flickers
and sparrows all ate together with that anxious tolerance so common to
birds in a storm. Starlings did not find the feeder until Monday and by
that time the other birds were Ido self assured to be discouraged by
their noisy clamoring.

On Sunday I contented myself with watching and feeding . A thirteen
foot expanse of windows, overlooking a narrow strip of woodland, makes
an ideal place for bird watching. And the rough stone ledge outside the
windows provides a convenient supplementary feeding shelf to the regular
feeder just a few feet away. Even in that partially sheltered part of
the yard, birds found aerial navigation difficult. A down draft of
wind from off the roof seemed to catch them as they came in for a land*-
ing. A White- throated Sparrow without tail feathers and another with
the end of its tail solidly encased in a chunk of ice seemed to have
special difficulty, A female Cardinal with a broken bill stood on the
window ledge a foot or so from me and worked valiantly to crack open
the sunflower seed she had so laboriously picked up.

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On Monday I felt that the birds were sufficiently accustomed to my
presence at the window, that X might attempt hand feeding. I fitted a
piece of cardboard under the storm window, leaving an opening just
large enough for ray hand. A slice of soft bread, spread with peanut
butter and sprinkled with mixed grain, made up ray first offering* With-
in a matter of seconds a Tufted Titmouse helped itself to a sunflower
seed and flew off with it. Jfc- first thought was that it just didn't
realise what it was doing. But in no time at all the titmouse was back,
again and again, until finally I found out that not one but three of
them were feeding from my hand. A White- throated Sparrow came for a
quick bite as did a blackbird. A chickadee came, but lost its courage
when the seed it had chosen seemed too deeply embedded in the peanut
butter. A Blue Jay was not so easily discouraged. Grasping the tough
crust he tugged in a most determined manner until the morsel came loose.

Mindful lest my presence at the window scare some of the more timid
birds, I decided to make my appearances brief. But when I extended ny
hand again, from time to time during the day, the titmice came freely
without hesitation. It seemed that as far as they were concerned I had
it made.

On Tuesday morning I was back at my post. As on the previous day
the titan ice came promptly and repeatedly. A flicker fed up and down the
length of the sill but made no attempt to jump up on ay hand. A Rusty
Blackbird came and ate contendedly of the bread which I was holding.

When he had completely satisfied himself from the food in ay hand, he
hopped off, sat on the window ledge, wiped his bill thoroughly, then
dropped down to the ground below.

Thinking that X could not rightly hope for more excitement in one
day I was just about to leave the window when it happened! Suddenly
and without warning I had a Mourning Dove in ay hand. Whether he hopped
up from the sill or down from the roof I do not know. It happened so
quickly. Although the bread, peanut butter and assorted grain were
still there he made no attempt to eat. Instead he slept. He simply sat
there, his feet clutching my gloved hand and slept. His eyes opened
and closed at intervals but if he was aware of me standing there he gave
no notice. Terribly anxious to have him find the food I rotated ay
hand ever so slightly. He took a few inquisitive pecks at the snap
fastener on my glove and went back to his dosing. Although it was bit-
ter cold a bright sun beamed down on the whole area and perhaps he was
getting some reflected warmth from the window panes. Perhaps he was
just too tired to care. I do not know. After a while he hopped unhur-
riedly off ray hand and on down to the ground below where he did find
food and ate with the other birds.

My clock would have me believe that the whole experience lasted a-
bout four minutes. I know better. For me, at least, time stood still
while that little exhausted wanderer accepted the rest and shelter
which I so gladly gave.

Skeddle stone, p.O. Box 696, Easton

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SIX-YEAR-OLD SLATE-COLORED JUNCO RE TRAPPED AT MONK TON
Stephen W. Simon

On Nov, 2 5, I960, my Mother, Mrs. Andrew Simon, retrapped a Slate-
colored Junco ( Junco hy emails ) that I had banded at HLuemount Nurseid.es
near Monkton on Oct* 27, 1951n This bird, number 21*-03021*, had pre-
viously returned to my traps on Oct. 21*, 1955, Nov. 23, 1956, and Mar.
6, 1957. My Monkton banding summary (Maryland Birdlife 16:2-10) shows
that SM of my wintering juncos returned the first winter after band-
ing, and 3.1£ the second winter after banding. None were recaptured
the third winter after banding, but only 61* wintering .junco s had an
opportunity to be captured after this interval because I stopped band-
ing at Monkton when I moved to Ohio in 1958. The return of junco num-
ber 2i*-0302l* after an interval of a little more than six years is the
oldest record of any of the i*,961 birds of 87 species that I banded at
Monkton from the spring of 19 5U through the sunmer of 1958.

R. D. 2, Box 261*, Ashland, Ohio

TRIP RECORD, MARCH 1*, 1961
Susanne Michel

On Saturday March 1*, some members of the Junior Audubon Club went
on a duck walk led by Doug Hackman.

First, we went to a point on the Gunpowder just where it reaches
the bay. We saw a few domestic Canada Geese, Also we spotted a Red-
bellied Woodpecker.

The first ducks we saw were a few stray pairs of Mallards. Then in
the distance some hugh flocks of Ruddy Ducks flew down. We surveyed
them and among them was a pair of Canvasbacks, Black Ducks, and one Am-
erican Widgeon. Here and there away from other ducks were Homed and
Pied-billed Grebes. Along the opposite shore we could hear swans, but
because of the heavy fog we couldn't see them. Just as we were heading
toward the cars, we spotted two Savannah Sparrows,

Our second stop was a hike around the woods behind Doug Hackman's
house. We saw a Barred Owl nest and many owl pellets containing bones
of small animals.

Our last stop was at a reservoir farther north. The first ducks
we saw very clearly were Ring-necked; then some Mallards and Wood
Ducks flew over. One lone duck swimming around we identified as a fe-
male goldeneye. High in the sky a Sparrow Hawk flew over. All in all,
we had a very learned day seeing many birds that we hadn't known before,

6 Lombardy Place, Tfowson U,

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TELEPHONE WIRES FATAL TO A SNIPE

Marvin W. Hewitt

In September 1960 I took thin picture of a Common
Snipe ( Capella galllnago) that had flown into a bundle
of telephone wires at Burrsville, Maryland. Evidently
the bird hit the wires with such force that itB bill
became firmly embedded, preventing escape. The impact
of the bird hitting the wires carried it over to the
opposite side* causing the bill to break.

Greensboro

BOOK REVIEW

Terres, John K. THE WONDERS I SEE. J.B.Lippincott Co., Phila. & N.Y. $5

Nature comes to life in your backyard. You realize that under the
surface of apparently drab, or at least ordinary happenings, a real
drama is occuring. Instead of just a mass of ants wandering over the
cement walk there is really a unique organization of a group of insects
all intent on a specific task in their really complex lives.

Naturalist John Terres inspires a growing awareness, in The Won-
ders I See, of the animal, bird, insect and reptile kingdoms. In daily
accounts of observations of "nature in action" Mr. Terres transforms
the ordinary activities of these animals into informative stories re-
vealing the answers to millions of the tiny mysteries in nature that
puzzle many people. In one instance there is offered a solution to
the strange disappearance of thousands of song birds during migration.
Then the tree toad is presented in a close-up into his usual habits of
living. The skunks and squirrels are given a spot-light on their pri-
vate family lives. And even the microscopic mites and insects have re-
vealing oddities to interest an average scientific mind.

The information accorded by Mr. Terres in The Wonders I See is
fact recorded from actual visual study of these many facets of nature
in their natural environments. - - Pan Minke.

BILLIE TAYLOR AWARDED HELEN B. MILLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Mrs, Gordon Taylor of Frostburg, Md. has been awarded the Helen B.
Miller Audubon Nature Camp Scholarship for 1961. She has been on the
staff of the Junior Nature Camp at Pleasant Valley for thirteen years.
Mrs. Taylor has always been a very active member of the Allegany Chapter.
The Scholarship Committee feels she is thoroughly qualified and is con-
fident that she will be a fine representative of M.O.S. at the Audubon
Camp of her choice.

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NEW MEMBERS

Ashenden, Miss Barbara J., 2901 N. Calvert St., Balto. 13
Beall, Miss Bemardine, Clarksburg, Md.

Beers, Mrs. R. 0., 612 Meadowridge, Towson 4, Md, VA. 5-6234

Bilsfcorough, Miss Barbara, R.D. 2, Box 108 A, Aberdeen, Md.

Bluel, Mrs. George J., 7 Elmhurst Road, Balto. 10 HO. 7-0168

Clarke, Mrs. Boone, 1818 Greenberry Road, Balto. 9 MO. 4-7984

Cohen, Dr. & Mrs. Charles J., Box 93 , Dahlgren, Virginia
Cole, Miss Elizabeth, Watkins Acres, Frederick, Md.

Coons, Miss Isabella M., Rt. 5, Box 282, Windsor Mill Rd., Balto. 7
Corliss, William R., Box 311, Manor Road, Glenam, Md.

Curtis, Mr. & Mrs. F. A., Royal Oak, Md.

Dudash, Dale, 243 Washington St., Frederick, Md.

Dupree, Pat, 906 Phillip Powers Drive, Laurel, Md,

Dwyer, Bruce, 10?4 E. 36th Street, Balto. 18
Ensor, Mrs. Bennett S., 6609 York Road, Balto. 12
Ewing, Mrs. Sharkles, 418 Choice Street, Bel Air, Md.

Garland, Melvin, Oakland, Md.

Gerlach, Dr. Jane K., 235 Gaywood Road, Balto. 12
Glanville, 'Walter L., 818 Cedarcroft Road, Balto, 12
Hodge, Dr. & Mrs, Howard, 436 W. Greenwood Rd., Linthicum Heights, Md.
Lipscomb, Miss Nancy E., 1732 Reisterstcwn Road, Balto. 8
McClelland, Mrs. Betty, 118 W. 3rd Street, Frederick, Md.

Myers, Pete, 504 Hampton Lane, Towson 4, Md.

Ohrenschall, 104 Tuscany Road, Balto. 10

Perlman, Masters Daniel and Ricky, 6108 Ivydene Terrace, Balto, 9
Reif schneider, 3409 Greenway, Balto. 18

Roeder, Mt 3, George H., 6800 No. Charles, Ruxton 4, Md. VA. 5-2376
Russell, Mrs. R. P. , 902 Greenleigh Road, Balto. 12
Sallee, Edna S., 513 Montgomery Street, Laurel, Md. PA. 5-2570

Sparks, Charles, 230 9th Street, Laurel, Md, PA. 5-3169

Thompson, Mrs. Robert A., 605 Worcester Road, Towson 4, Md.

Treppe, Vincent J., 2014 Northboume Road, Balto. 14

Twilley, Mrs. G. Ennis, 1815 Edmondson Ave., Catonsville 28, Md,

Vanon3dale, DonaLd Lee, 160J A Street, Keyser, West Virginia

Vanonsdale, 416 Harmon Street, Westernport, Maryland

Wardsworth, Mr. & Mrs. Donald H,, Box 229-L, Rte 1, Atkisson Rd, Joppa

Wentworth, Mrs. Edna Clark, 1801 South Road, Balto. 9

Williams, Mrs. L. Elliot, Jr., 824 Beaumont Avenue, Balto. 12

Wilson, Charles M., 801 Bond Mill Road, Laurel, Md.

Wright, Miss E. E., R. D. 3, Bex 69, Aberdeen, Md,

******

On April 6, 1961, our Society lost one of its most esteemed
members. Dr. George R, Fessenden of 1703 Northern Parkway, Baltimore.
Dr. Fessenden was one of the most influential persons in helping our
Society acquire an office and the bird trail at Cylburn Park. He
will be long remembered by our club for his untiring work and devotion
to Cylburn.

PA. 5-5355
DR. 7-5555

DR. 7-3364

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CONSERVATION NEWS

Space does not permit a full report. The items mentioned In. the
December issue are virtually unchanged. Good measures still beg for
popular support. For further information on current legislation contact
Mrs. J. E. M. Wood, 101 Old Crossing Lane, Annapolis.

SANCTUARY NEWS

Rock* Run Sanctuary now has a back porch that the Landlord, Mr. Paul,
had built for us. We have finished clearing and marking two bird trails,
planted three hundred white pine seedlings, and erected a Purple Martin
house. The Sanctuary is being widely used by local chapters, junior
groups, and college students.

PLEASE REPORT ALL MARYLAND NESTS

The M. 0. S. maintains a ^ile of nesting records of Maryland birds.
We wish to have a card for every nest you find and for every record of
young birds just out of the nest. Information on subsequent visits to
nests is desirable, but not essential; so please submit cards for nests
visited once as well as for those studied more intensively.

Dates for submission of material for publication

"Do it now" is tha best policy. The earlier your articles, notes,
Observations, reports, photos and other material are received, the easier
it is far the editorial staff to make the best use of them. If conven-
ient, type all material double spaced, 7£ strokes to the line.

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Christinas Bird Counts
State-wide Bird Count
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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

Editorial Board: Mrs. Roberta Fletcher, Mrs. Mabel Hoyler, Richard
L. Kleen, Gordon Knight, Mrs. Martina Luff,

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COMING EVENTS

Hi ANNUAL STATEWIDE CONVENTION at Ocean City, Md.

BALTIMORE trip to Woodstock, Md. Meet Woodstock Bridge

8 a*m. Leader: Mrs. Carl B. Lubbert.

KMT trip to Rock Run Sanctuary. Meet foot of High St.

9 a.m. Bring lunch.

BALTIMORE walk at Cylbum. Meet 7 a. in. Bird banding
demonstration. Leaders: Misses Ann Taylor and Betsy
Schaffer.

PATUXENT monthly meeting. Laurel City Hall, 7:k$ p.m.

"Bird Song" by Chandler S. Robbins.

SOLDIERS DELIGHT trip to Soldiers Delight. Meet Sight #1
on Dolfield Road 9 a.m.

BALTIMORE walk at Cylbum. Meet 8 a.m. Leader: Mrs. Elmer
Worthley.

PATUXMT trip to Patuxent Research Center, 5:30-8:30 a.m.

Meet 9th and Montgomery Sts,, Laurel. Leader: Melvin Kleen.
FREDERICK monthly meeting, C. Burr Artz Library, 8 p.m.

Dr. Bertram Haines will speak on "Florida Wildlife and Flora"
PATUXENT evening trip to Patuxent Research Center. Meet 9th
and Montgomery Sts., Laurel, 6:30 p.m. Leader: Brooke
Meanley.

BALTIMORE monthly meeting. Social get-together at Cylbum.
Meet 8 p.m. Cylbum Mansion.

KENT evening bird walk and covered dish supper followed by-
business meeting. Slides of past birdwalks and Ocean City
meetings. Meet Damsite, home of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mendinhall.
PATUXENT Junior Audubon Club at "Robbins Nest", Laurel, 8:U5
to ll:h5 a,m. First of five summer meetings.

SOLDIERS DELIGHT trip to Carroll County. Meet 8:30 a.m.

Forest Inn parking lot on Westminster Road. Bring lunch.
BALTIMORE walk at Cylbum. Meet 7 a.m. Leader: Chas, Buchanan.
12 STATEWIDE ADULT WEEKEND at Pleasant Valley, Garrett County,
Western Maryland, U-H Center, Route h9$* Mail reservations
to Mrs. Richard Douglass, 511 Talbot St., Cumberland.

Telephone: PA.2-77U8. Registration after 6 p.m, Friday.

17 ALLEGANY JUNIOR NATURE AND CONSERVATION CAMP, Pleasant Valley.
Clubs wishing to send representatives contact Miss Nan Living-
ston, 513 Memorial Ave., Cumberland, telephone: PA,h-l:905.
FREDERICK picnic and walk along tow path at Seneca.

18 BALTIMORE JUNIOR NATURE CAMP at Camp Woodbine, Woodbine, Md.
Campers should have completed the 5th grade and should not
have entered the 10th grade. Fee: $11. The three days will
be devoted entirely to nature study. Applicants should apply
with Mrs. N. K. Schaffer, 8 Beechdale Road, Baltimore 10.
Telephone: TU. 9-0065.

PATUXENT picnic, Scott* s Cove, Rocky Gorge Reservoir, 6 p.m.
SOLDIERS DELIGHT trip to Angel Bog, Gibson Island. Meet
9 a.m. Painters Mill Road off Reisterstown Road. Bring lunch
and swim suit.

SOLDIERS DELIGHT trip to Patapsco State Park. Meet 2 p.m.
on Merriottsville Road.

PATUXENT trip to Sandy Point, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet 9th and
Montgomery fits.. Laurel. Leader: B. C. Getchell.

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State President; Mr. Seth H. Low, R. #2 (Unity), Gaithersburg SP4-3065

First Vice Pres: Mrs. Edward Mendinhall, R.D., Chestertown

Second Vice Pres: Mr. Richard M. Douglass, 511 Talbot St., Cumberland

State Treasurer: Mr. Sterling W. Edwards, Jtyersville

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Mr. T. S. Carswell
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Mrs. Elsie Hovey
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CONTENTS, JUNE 1961

A Day to Remember

Sight Record of Painted Bunting near Laurel

Report of State-wide Bird Count, May 6, 1961

Important Announcement

1961 Annual Convention

Minutes of Special By-Laws Meeting

By-Laws of Maryland Ornithological Society

Minutes of Thirteenth Annual Meeting

Committee Reports

Financial Statement

Annual Reports of local Chapters

Maryland Christmas Bird Counts, 1960-61

Helen B. Miller Scholarship Fund

The Season — January, February, March, 1961

Field Trip: Ocean City, Feb. 18-19, 1961

Enjoy Your Sanctuary

Coming Events

COVER: Blue-winged Teal nest, Elliott is.,

HEADINGS: By Irving E. Han^e, Art Editor

Richard L. Kleen 27

B. C. Getchell 28

Vernon M. Kleen 29

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A. J. Fletcher 36

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A. J. Fletcher 44

Chairmen 46, 47 , 62
Edward P. Wilson 47

Chapter Presidents 48

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Chandler S. Robbins $k

Patricia C. Thomas 62

C. Douglas Hackman 63

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Volume 17 JUNE 1961 Number 2

A DAY TO REMEMBER
Richard L. Kleen

Sunday, Kay 7, 1961, will be long remembered by Talbot County
birders* After a long and unrewarding May Count during the previous
day when birds were few and relatively silent, many of us rose with
unaccustomed reluctance to meet for a regularly scheduled migration
hike. If we had realized what was in store for us, the reluctance
would have been transformed into eager anticipation* I have been
birding for over two decades and never in those years have I had a
more exciting day in the field*

At Wye Mills, the goal of our morning hike, we were surrounded
by the constant songs of the Black- throated Blue, the Parula, and
the Black-throated Green Warblers* A strange song instituted a
twenty minute search which eventually rewarded us with a close study of
the hybrid Brewster* s Warbler, the first county record and a life bird
for all those present* A few minutes later a Tennessee Warbler was
heard and then seen, the first Talbot County spring record for this
bird, extremely rare east of the Bay during this season. A flock of
six Rose-breasted Grosbeaks feeding over our heads was the largest
number ever recorded in Talbot County in the Spring. The record was
not to last out the day.

Our regular hike ended at ten, breakfast followed, and there was
the usual breakfast discussion of the observations* It was not until
the middle of the afternoon that I dropped in on birding neighbor, Jim
Vo shell, to crow over the finds of the morning* He met me at the door
with tales of Blackburnian, Canada, and Worm-eating Warblers in his back
yard. It was only then that I realized that the entire county was
dripping with migrants. Needless to say, Jim and I spent most of the
rest of the day in the field.

Spring is the season of the year that we Talbotians tend not to
talk about when using our customary superlatives in describing our birds*
Ifost of the great spring flights are concentrated west of the Chesapeake
Bay. We get only a scattering of migrants. For example, in ten years
of birding around St# Michaels, I had never seen more than three Black-
burnian Warblers or two Chestnut-sided Warblers in one spring day. On
May 7 , however, Jim Voshell and I working just two relatively small areas
on Church Neck and on Deep Neck recorded 33 Blackburnian Warblers and 26
Chestnut sided Warblers in four hours. We observed 19 Rose-breasted
Grosbeaks, 21 Baltimore Orioles, and lit Scarlet Tanagers. These counts
shattered previous high counts for any season in Talbot County. Some of
the rarer warblers also were seen. Two Cape Mays, two Nashvilles, and a

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MARYLAND BIRDLIFE

Vol. 17, No. 2

Wilson *s were unusual. A pair of Ceruleans was unprecedented and
constituted the first county record for this rare bird* We found a
Grasshopper Sparrow in the middle of a path through a cut-over Lob-
lolly woodlot on Deep Neck. I used to think the identification of a
Grasshopper Sparrow was a snap. But try to identify one in such an
unexpected environment. We sweated long minutes over that one* In a
small oak tree on Deep Neck there were three Baltimore Orioles, two
Scarlet Tanagers, and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, all males and all
singing. Try to picture it.

Other areas in the county reported equally interesting records*

A report from Tilghman had lli male Indigo Buntings in one tree* The
next day we found that a Worm-eating Warbler had become trapped in the
woman's faculty room at St. Michaels High School. We trust it was a
female.

As the years to come pass us by, and we try to squeeze out a few
migrants on one of our quiescent spring mornings, we will often think
back to May 7, 1961. In reverie we will once again see the trees alive
with birds, race breathless from one unexpected sight to another, and
stare at one another with wild disbelief, until we are called back to
reality to identify a Tufted Titmouse or a Chipping Sparrow. Or perhaps
there will be another day like this somewhere in Talbot's future.

A list of the interesting migrants observed on the afternoon of May

7 by Jim Voshell and tie author follows:
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 6

Blackburnian Warbler

33

Yellow-throated Vireo

2

Chestnut-sided Warbler

26

Solitary Vireo

1

Prairie Warbler

6

Red-eyed Vireo

k2

Ovenbird

8

Black-and-white Warbler

12

Yellow throat

Hi

Blue-winged Warbler

8

Yellow-breasted Chat

8

Nashville Warbler

2

Wilson's Warbler

1

Parula Warbler

iu

Canada Warbler

7

Yellow Warbler

2

Redstart

16

Magnolia Warbler

2

Baltimore Oriole

21

Cape May Warbler

2

Orchard Oriole

6

Black-throated Blue Warbler

12

Scarlet Tanager

Hi

Black-throated Green Warbler

17

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

19

Cerulean Warbler

2

Indigo Bunting

11

Box 122, St. Michaels

SIGHT RECORD OF PAINTED BUNTING NEAR LAUREL

B. C.- Getchell

On May 1, 1961, a Painted Bunting ( Passerina clris ) visited our yard
for about ten minutes at 6:30 p.m. My wife and I both saw him well
through 7 x 35 binoculars while he ate dandelion seeds some thirty feet
from the window. He was a male in breeding plumage, with the red breast
and belly, and the dark bluish head. Unfortunately he did not stay long
enough to be seen by Mrs. Robbins and others who responded promptly to a
telephone call. This is the first time the gaudy visitor has been re-
ported in Maryland. 31^ Bond Mill Rd., Laurel

June 1961

MARYLAND BIRDLIFE

29

REPORT OF STATE- WIDE BIRD COUNT , MAY 6, 1961
Vernon M. Kleen

The State's fourteenth annual May Count was another disappointing
one for those observers who were looking for large numbers of new spring
arrivals. Cool weather with light rain or drizzle kept migration to a
minimum, reduced singing appreciably, and hindered observations.

The 1^5 observers spent a total of 488=r party-hours in the field this
year. The State total of 215 species tied with May 3, 1958, for the
fourth largest May species count. A good variety of diving ducks helped
to make up for the deficiency in songbirds. The total number of individ-
uals was up 4,400 birds from last year's count and the species total was
up 2. Again Samuel H. Dyke at Ocean City contributed l4 species not seen
by anyone else. Eighteen additional species were reported from only one
area. The outstanding birds were the 8 Red Crossbills seen by Dr. Paul
Springer; this species had not been recorded on a May count since 1958.

On Sunday, May 7, in strong contrast to the 6th, there was a heavy
migration into Maryland. Several observers covered parts of their May 6
territories again and submitted separate lists for the 7^^* Species seen
on the 7th but not on the 6th are marked with an asterisk in the table.

Sixteen counties had participants this year. In some counties, sev-
eral teams of observers combined their totals into a single list. In
other counties, two or three separate lists were received. The species
totals for each county follow (with number of party-hours in parentheses ) :

73

64

Prince Georges 139 (42) Caroline 111 (42^) Allegany

Montgomery 123 (46) Baltimore 110 (43) Cecil

Calvert 118 (107) St. Marys 108 (26) Washington

Talbot 118 (20) Howard 95 (154) Carroll

Worcester 118 ( 74) Frederick 82 (23) Garrett

Anne Arundel ll4 (7l|0

How does this year' 6 count compare with the previous 13 years? Here
is a summary of the State-wide Counts, including for each date the total
species recorded, the area with the highest species total, and the most
common species for all areas combined:

( 12 )

( 6)
57 (12)
53 ( 4)
48 ( 8)

Date

Species

Highest Area

Most Common Species

May

°7

1948

190

Seneca

101

Barn Swallow

2472

May

7,

1949

183

McDonogh

92

May

6,

1950

193

Patuxent Res. Refuge

123

Goldfinch

1184

May

5,

1951

187

Ocean City

134

Goldfinch

1375

May

10,

1952

159

Patuxent Res. Refuge

106

Bobolink

959

May

11,

1952

199

Ocean City

168

D-c. Cormorant

4600

May

9,

1953

188

St. Marys County

133

Starling

1092

May

10,

1953

184

Ocean City

147

Red-wing

319

May

8,

1954

205

Charles & St. Mary a Cos.

129

Red-wing

2620

May

7,

1955

195

Gibson Is.— Talbot (tie)

125

Red-wing

2538

May

5,

1958

229

Ocean City

130

D- c . Cormorant

4233

May

6,

1957

217

Ocean City

123

Com. Grackle

3309

May

3,

1958

215

Ocean City

128

Com. Grackle

2987

May

2,

1959

218

St. MaryB County

127

Com. Grackle

2845

May

7,

i960

213

Talbot County

123

Com. Grackle

3765

May

8,

1961

215

Calv.,Talb.&O.City (tie)

118

Com. Grackle

4959

Spe cie s
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Gannet

1

Gar

2

All

3

Was

4

Cat

5

Fre

6 7

Car Cyl

8 9

PrH Whi

10

How

“I

11

Sen

12 13
CfcO Pat

- 8

14

PrG

15

Gib

l6 17
Ann Sev
*

- 3

18

Cal

“9

3

19 20
StM NAS
~T — 4

2

21

Cec

22

Cln

23 24

Tal OcC
—£■—
- 6

1 -

TOTAL

6

9

10

l

Double -crested Cormorant

125

8

1 35

Great Blue Heron

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

2

-

-

1

2

10

3

3

5

6

20 354

-

3

25

2

438

Green Heron

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

2

2

2

6

1

6

-

2

1

2

8

2

5

4

5

54

Little Blue Heron

1

8

-

-

-

-

-

9

Common Egret

1

-

2

113

Snowy Egret

10

11

Black-cr. Night Heron

175

175

American Bittern

1

-

6

1

8

Least Bittern

1

1

Whistling Swan

2

-

2

Canada Goose

39

2

-

-

-

20

-

-

-

-

19

-

86

Brant

20

5

25

Blue Goose

4

4

Mallard

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

3

30

5

12

-

4

2

3

18

-

3

7

2

98

Black Duck

8

-

2

6

4

10

6

2

-

25

12

1

76

Blue -winged Teal

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

8

-

-

1

9

-

-

-

-

3

2

-

31

Wood Duck

-

-

18

-

2

1

16

8

3

-

11

7

2if

3

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

1

-

97

Ring- necked Duck

6

6

Canvasback

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

1

-

4

-

2

-

7

Greater Scaup

3

-

3

lesser Scaup

10

2

-

-

-

-

-

12

Bufflehead

5

6

Common Eider

1

l

White-winged Scoter

35

6

4l

Common Scoter

4

4

Ruddy Duck

3

3

Hooded Merganser

l

l

Red-breasted Merganser

3

16

19

Turkey Vulture

-

1

-

3

2

-

3

3

28

if

7

if

-

- 1

6

4

60

3

1

8

64

12

4

218

Black Vulture

2

5

1

-

-

-

l

-

9

Red- tailed Hawk

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

5

5

16

Red- shouldered Hawk

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

10

Broad-winged Hawk

1

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

1

2

-

1

9

Bald Eagle

1

*

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

3

-

7

Marsh Hawk

2

OBprey

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

i

-

2

4

1

7

11

i5

6

7

3

38

6

$7

Sparrow Hawk

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

1

-

1

-

2

i

1

-

3

-

1

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3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

l4

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Species

Gar

All

Was

Cat

Fre

Car Cyl

PrH Whi

How

Sen

C&O Pat

PrG

Gib

Ann

Sev

Cal

StM

NAS

Cec

Cln

Tal

OcC

TOTAL

Ruffed Grouse

3

3

Bobvhite

-

10

2

28

13

2

6

1

7

20

2

6

10

13

36

26

20

46

2

4o

1

60

12

-

363

Ring-necked Pheasant

5

9

Clapper Rail

2

3

Sora

1

American Coot

2

American. Oyster catcher

6

6

Semlpalmated Plover

6

30

39

Killdeer

-

1

-

7

1

-

1

3

-

4

-

-

-

6

-

1

*

5

-

2

2

6

5

2

46

Black-hellied Plover

26

26

Ruddy Turnstone

8

8

American Woodcock

l

k

6

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

18

Common Snipe

1

Spotted Sandpiper

-

-

1

1

8

-

4

-

6

6

6

7

15

10

8

-

2

5

-

16

2

4

10

10

119

Solitary Sandpiper

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

-

9

5

5

1

13

2

2

-

-

4

-

7

-

2

5

-

59

tfillet

48

49

Greater Yellowlegs

2

2

-

-

-

4

-

2

-

*

-

-

6

-

4

•45

14

79

Lesser Yellowlegs

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

7

-

1

k

*

2

-

-

-

12

5

1

38

Knot

1

1

Purple Sandpiper

45

45

Pectoral Sandpiper

1

12

Least Sandpiper

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

-

-

-

4

-

-

1

*

10

-

4

-

4

3

3

48

Dunlin

200

200

Short-billed Dowitcber

1

12

13

Semlpalmated Sandpiper

18

90

108

Sanderling

3

60

85

Great Black-backed Gull

7

3

20

30

Herring Gull

52

50

2k

35 314 150 135

50

18 100

100

1028

Ring-billed Gull

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

37

96

1

-

-

2

26

35

1

5 260

75

85

-

23 100

20

772

Laughing Gull

*

k

-

91

7 150

-

253

153

100

758

Bonaparte ' s Gull

1

6

7

Forster's Tern

2

4

Common Tern

2

25 380

517

Least Tern

10

14

Royal Tern

32

32

Caspian Tern

0

Black Tern

25

1

26

Black Skimmer

100

100

Mourning Dove

3

5

8

12

31

3

11

7

3

97

4

42

21

32

20

5

8

86

3

15

6

78

16

1

517

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

-

-

1

*

-

-

1

-

1

-

3

1

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

15

9

1

36

Black-billed Cuckoo

-

2

-

*

1

-

-

1

1

1

-

1

2

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

15

Barn Owl

2

-

2

Screech Owl

2

-

4

Great Horned Owl

-

2

3

1

-

10

Barred Owl

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

2

-

-

1

2

1

1

-

3

4

-

-

-

3

-

2

21

I

to

o\

bd

E

l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 l4 15 l6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Gar All Was Cat Fre Car Cjrl PrH Wbi How Sen C&) Pat PrG Gib Ann Sev Cal StM HAS Cec Cln Tal OcC TOTAL

Chuck-will ' s-widow

1 6

1 18

-

-

5

-

31

Whip-poor-will

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

4

-

2

2

16

3

-

-

36

4

9

3

8

-

1

93

Common Nighthawk

-

2

1

*

2

5

Chimney Swift

7

80

18

39

32

5

25

14

17

-

16

45

17

20

26

1

8

20

9

3 150

93

35

50

730

Ruby- throated Hummingbird

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

-

3

-

7

2

*

2

2

1

-

4

4

*

29

Belted Kingfisher

-

1

-

3

2

1

2

1

3

3

1

1

-

-

7

-

4

7

-

1

-

6

3

i

47

Yellow- shafted Flicker

10

20

3

4

16

8

9

1

5

23

4

10

5

11

17

3

3

12

2

7

5

10

13

1

210

Pileated Woodpecker

-

-

-

■e

2

*

-

-

2

2

2

6

1

-

-

1

*

-

-

“

2

“

”

16

Red-bellied Woodpecker

-

-

-

3

6

2

7

2

6

31

11

31

15

6

19

4

19

18

2

6

-

29

16

4

237

Red-headed Woodpecker

3

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

1

Hairy Woodpecker

2

4

-

1

3

-

1

1

1

1

-

2

3

2

-

-

2

2

1

-

2

5

2

“

35

Downy Woodpecker

_

6

3

5

8

2

9

1

4

23

9

17

9

12

20

2

7

12

3

7

6

17

6

4

192

Eastern Kingbird

1

-

-

1

7

3

-

15

3

4

9

18

6

16

6

*

15

2

l4

5

31

16

1

173

Great Crested Flycatcher

-

-

3

2

6

2

4

1

2

8

10

23

5

9

10

-

*

12

4

14

1

30

17

3

166

Eastern Phoebe

1

5

1

~T

7

3

1

2

3

3

~T

10

8

-

-

4

y

-

-

-

17

-

“

07

Acadian Flycatcher

-

-

2

-

-

3

2

3

-

1

8

3

6

3

4

-

-

1

-

-

-

11

1

*

48

Traill's Flycatcher

1

1

*

-

“

*

2

Least Flycatcher

-

1

1

-

1

-

1

*

3

-

“

-

1

“

2

“

1

“

“

“

”

“

11

Eastern Wood Pewee

2

2

-

2

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

2

-

-

-

3

6

-

2

-

10

6

-

38

Homed lark

2“

-

-

-

1

*

-

-

1

4

-

i

-

4

-

-

-

i

-

1

"

24

4

4

47

Tree Swallow

4o

-

-

1

_

1

-

_

1

8

30

-

10 279

1

6

6

10

12

8

-

99

4 250

7 66

Bank Swallow

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

400

-

100

_

3

20

1

18

34

576

Rough-winged Swallow

42

20

8

1

8

15

7

7

4 150

96

8

7

24

-

30

25

2

1

30

lb

2

2

473

Barn Swallow

31

10

3

40

45

16

20

25

29

70

36 145

70 161 100

25

19 294

25

68

7

166

100

100

1605

Cliff Swallow

12

14

Purple Martin

101 150

6

1

-

15

9

3

-

-

2

6

4

12

2

-

*

28

36

30

-

102

30

20

577

Blue Jay

9

13

7

7

21

35

23

55

84

4

57

30

21

73

6

39

64

7

31

2

62

4o

2

692

Common Crow

28

12

10

25

71

18

35

12

9 161

18

65

35

37

38

22

16

85

10

18

10

92 150

40

1017

Fish Crow

-

-

-

*

2

-

1

-

-

1

2

1

-

2

3

4

22

6

-

16

-

“

14

10

84

Black- capped Chickadee

12

6

-

1

1?

Carolina Chickadee

*

•

6

3

8

15

15

12

3

25

l4

56

24

0

38

10

7

29

1

0

3

46

11

4

346

Tufted Titmouse

1

12

4

6

8

4

23

11

7

42

16

54

24

l4

40

2

31

56

4

6

2

52

13

8

44o

White-breasted Nuthatch

2

5

-

-

-

#•

6

-

-

3

4

3

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

-

-

“

“

“

26

Brown- beaded Nuthatch

18

“

lo

Brown Creeper

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

"

5

House Wren

12

9

4

1

29

6

10

3

3

30

3

10

8

7

25

-

7

-

2

4

15

4

2

2

196

Carolina Wren

-

9

-

*

3

-

1

1

-

3

1

8

-

3

9

-

6

15

-

2

-

5

9

2

77

Long-billed Marsh Wren

5

3

-

“

“

-

1

“

3

”

“

12

Short -billed Marsh Wren

1

3

Mockingbird

*

4

3

1

6

6

6

7

7

59

2

29

b

28

32

12

lb

37

5

12

2

38

15

6

309

Catbird

1

18

2

4o

7

13

8

15

40

7

10

15

21

59

8

16

55

7

i4

12

30

8

2

4o8

Brown Thrasher

4

6

1

6

27

2

4

-

6

49

3

12

8

8

45

13

21

28

4

18

6

49

11

4

335

Robin

80

80

70

47 no

30

32

7

17 286

31 139

32

60

5b-

12

54

96

16

28

32 168

11

18

1510

Wood Thrush

6

30

10

1

14

9

11

3

27 ll6

26

77

31

26

73

2

20

55

2

11

13

68

25

10

666

00

ro

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MARYLAND BIRDLIFE Vol. 17, No.

Species
Hermit Thrush
Swalnson's Thrush
Gray- cheeked Thrush
Veery

Eastern Bluebird

1

Gar

3

2

All

1

10

3

Was

4

Cat

#

5

Fre

6

6

Car

7

Cyl

4

6

8 9

PrH Whl

1 -

2

10

How

1

3

7

11

Sen

2

1

12 13
C &0 Pat

1 1

- 3

6 1

i 4 15
PrG Gib

*

1 *

16 17

Ann Sev
• #
*

- 1

18 19 20
Cal StM HAS

1

111

21

Cec

1

22 23 24

Cln Tbl QcC
9 2 -

TOTAL

9

0

18

50

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

-

3

-

6

6

20

1

35

21

24

27

42

12

16

10

2

_

23

_

-

Hr

33

5

4

294

Golden- crowned Kinglet

5

6

Ruby-crcwned Kinglet

-

-

2

4

1

4

-

3

2

6

3

7

1

20

1

1

7

2

*

3

4

1

72

Water Pipit

-

-

-

25

-

-

-

-

-

3

10

25

_

63

Cedar Waxwing

12

6

33

Starling

+

500

10

05

96 100 140

24

52 294

40 472

86

94

72

30

78 126

11

4 $

n 255 200 200

2951 +

White-eyed Vireo

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

15

4

11

1

11

7

4

5

.

1

14

_

1

4

l 4

3

4

101

Yellow-throated Vireo

-

-

1

-

-

*

3

12

-

9

6

6

16

-

2

-

5

_

3

2

2

2

69

Solitary Vireo

-

1

-

2

1

4

Red-eyed Vireo

-

-

6

-

-

-

6

l

6

4

13

39

25

28

11

-

5

42

2

7

2

37

16

4

254

Warbling Vireo

-

-

12

1

2

_

17

Black-and-white Warbler

-

7

2

*

2

2

4

1

4

12

1

6

11

4

7

-

2

33

_

12

4

20

9

4

147

Prothonotary Warbler

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25

-

6

-

*

4

-

_

*

18

8

63

Swalnson’s Warbler

-

1

1

Worm-eating Warbler

-

2

-

-

-

4

1

-

-

2

11

2

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

8

-

1

34

Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler

10

_

1

_

25

2

2

3

1

6

2

2

*

15

44

Tennessee Warbler

1

1

2

Nashville Warbler

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

1

-

-

1

2

#

4

Parula Warbler

-

2

-

-

-

-

4

10

2

10

25

51

22

8

25

-

9

36

-

10

2

l 4

3

4

237

Yellow Warbler

£0

-

2

£

?

8

7

1

£

4

£

7

9

-

-

5

-

1

1

-

~ir

89

Magnolia Warbler

-

-

-

*

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

2

-*

-

*

*

-

-

1

_

_

*

6

Cape May Warbler

1

Black- thr . Blue Warbler

-

-

-

-

-

*

2

-

1

-

3

-

2

1

6

-

11

3

_

6

1

•

1

_

37

Myrtle Warbler

-

50

4

1

9

-

32

8

39

62

25 104 138

67 149

7

45

60

8 110

4

82

72

10

1086

Black- thr. Green Warbler

-

3

*

5

-

3

-

-

1

6

7

r

IT

-

3

T

-

r

£

3

*

63

Cerulean Warbler

-

1

-

*

-

-

-

19

-

2

5

27

Blackburnian Warbler

-

-

-

*

-

-

1

-

-

3

1

-

_

1

*

*

6

Yellow-throated Warbler

3

2

8

Chestnut-sided Warbler

-

10

-

*

-

-

3

-

-

3

1

-

1

2

2

1

-

4

27

Bay-breasted Warbler

1

Blackpoll Warbler

2

2

-

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

*

_

13

Pine Warbler

-

2

1

10

1

-

-

3

3

4

8

4

1

37

Prairie Warbler

-

10

2

-

-

-

-

1

l

7

-

11

5

4

22

1

3

67

4

8

7

13

4

4

174

Palm Warbler

1

-

1

1

3

Ovenbird

-

4

*

-

3

13

7

8

8

-

3

l 4

2

11

*

*

18

-

6

2

IB

4

2

123

Northern Waterthrush

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

-

-

_

-

3

1

1

1

.

_

*

1

3

1

1

*

15

Louisiana Waterthrush

-

-

1

-

-

-

2

1

5

8

4

5

6

1

*

-

-

*

-

-

4

-

2

39

Kentucky Warbler

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

1

6

6

2

6

1

5

-

-

3

-

-

1

24

5

u

66

Yellowthroat

-

10

3

4

3

15

8

10

20

56

9

16

61

24

50

15

6

64

10

16

16

38

3

12

469

June 1961 MARYLAND BIRDLIFE

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Species

Gar

All

Was

Cat

Fre

Car

Cyl PrH Whi

How

Sen

C&O Pat

PrG

Gib

Ann

Sev

Cal

StM

NAS

Cec

Cln

Tal

OcC

TOTAL

Yellow-breasted Chat

1 4

-

~ 4

7

2

2

5

11

23

3

15

9

10

13

-

1 28

-

5

T

25 6

2

180

Hooded Warbler

-

1

-

-

-

-

14

1

3

1

-

1

4

1

30

1

11

-

-

-

1

-

4

73

Wilson's Warbler

-

2

2

Canada Warbler

-

1

1

-1

-

-

*

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

3

American Redstart

-

2

1

*

-

-

7

15

13

l4

40

27

27

31

7

1

5

14

-

-

-

3

4

4

215

House Sparrow

*

200

20

126

49

30

17

53

49 284

12

6 l

7

44

91

20

26

8 l

-

12

10 493

100

50

~ 1835+

Bobolink

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

23

-

6

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

15

-

-

35

-

-

-

89

Eastern Meadowlark

39

8

8

20

36

4l

-

7

11

137

25

12

19

16

2

4

1

29

9

32

2

42

14

12

526

Redwinged Blackbird

83

50

150

43

77

19

2

57 117 265

105

96 121 216

113

61

66 298

24

45

18 453 250

80

2809

Orchard Oriole

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

3

-

-

1

-

3

-

1

3

-

-

6

20

4

-

43

Baltimore Oriole

-

12

6

6

i4

-

2

1

8

4

i4

-

2

2

-

*•

-

-

3

4

9

-

*

87

Rusty Blackbird

8

9

Boat-tailed Grackle

60

60

Common Grackle

33

100 350 48i 315 149

37

25

35

338 130 226

75

101

75

24

21 423

115

36

221348 200

300

4959

Brown-headed Cowbird

24

64

3

17

4l

61

13

25

68

28

80

69

77

20

61

-

54

l4

5

65

32

183 117

20

1141

Scarlet Tanager

-

—X

1

*

2

*

-

1

2

11

29

3

1

5

-

5

l4

-

4

2

23

2

119

Summer Tanager

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

-

-

-

-

4

-

4

*

2

2

*

15

Cardinal

20

48

8

26

53

27

19

7

14

111

35

108

37

90

45

20

56 195

18

15

4

142

75

4

1177

Rose -breasted Grosbeak

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

4

2

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

3

1

5

-

*

21

Blue Grosbeak

1

6

9

-

19

Indigo Bunting

-

1

-

-

2

*

3

1

3

-

20

4

9

6

2

-

-

8

4

-

-

5

2

2

72

Evening Grosbeak

4

-

4

Purple Finch

-

4

3

7

American Goldfinch

10

100

3

5

108

51

4l

20

84

72

200 400

19

104

27

4

5

36

2

6

150

82

35

2

1566

Red Crossbill

8

8

Rufous -sided Towhee

15

30

5

15

43

i4

31

1

23

113

7

37

37

39 134

12

21

84

19

31

19

83

77

8

898

Savannah Sparrow

4

7

10

15

5

4

2

1

-

3

-

-

-

5

2

4

62

Grasshopper Sparrow

7

l

2

-

9

5

-

1

1

43

1

-

2

1

-

-

-

6

-

7

-

10

7

-

103

He ns low ' s Sparrow

1

2

-

-

3

Seaside Sparrow

6

-

-

1

1

8

Vesper Sparrow

3

l

4

4

7

2

-

-

-

16

2

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

1

47

Slate-colored Junco

l

l

-

-

-

-

5

-

2

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

2

-

-

14

Tree Sparrow

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

Chipping Sparrow

43

20

1

-

7

8

9

9

9

22

12

25

25

39

42

18

2

61

2

■ 20

24

69

11

2

480

Field Sparrow

9

10

1

3

10

11

3

1

13

33

12

20

15

28

8

4

-

46

8

14

16

26

11

4

306

White -crowned Sparrow

1

-

2

1

9

-

-

1

-

1

2

-

-

2

-

.

-

2

-

-

2

1

2

-

26

White-throated Sparrow

10

20

5

5

27

-

31

-

25

42

48

55

58

36

72

4

51

87

12

55

28

90

47

44

852

Lincoln's Sparrow

2

Swamp Sparrow

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

1

2

3

3

-

3

1

1

-

3

-

10

-

-

-

2

32

Song Sparrow

20

25

15

15

35

8

15

15

6

49

7

31

9

29

51

12

15

25

a

8

.3

25

4

4

438

TOTAL SPECIES

48

73

57

52

74

53

80

72

84

95

104

91 116

104

92

57

76 118

70

92

64

111

118

118

215

f 755

834

1539

854

i486

1731

1688

2162

975

1162

805

2694

44,621

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS

l 1881

1136

753

663

3401

3069

2100

488

4066

1853

5675

2851

PARTY- HOURS

8

12

12

6

17

10

7

26 15 -I

25

21

18

24

40

12 I9i 107

9

IT

6 42i

20

n

4881

MARYLAND BIKDLIFE Vol. 17, No

June 1961

MARYLAND BIRDLIFE

35

Summary of Coverage

1. Garrett County (Grantaville, New Germany & Pleasant Valley). 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 6 observers
in 1 party; 60 party-miles by car. Naomi Evanson, Charlotte Folk, Melvin Garland, Nan Livingstone
(compiler). Pan MInke, Billie Teylor.

2. Allegany County (Evitts Creek & Piney Mountain). 7 observers in 3 parties. Dick Douglass,

Ken Hodgdon, Alfred Jeahn, Bill Leeson (compiler), 3 young people.

3. Washington County. 6:30 a. a. to 12:30 p.m. 2 observers in 2 parties; 75 party-miles (6 on
foot, 65 by car). Alice Mallonee, Dr. Ralph 3. Stauffer.

4. Catoctin Creek Drainage Basin, Ifcrersville to Bells Mill, Frederick County. 6 a.m. to 12 noon.

8 observers in 1 party. Louise Anders, Ellen Edwards, Sterling W. Edwards (compiler), Dr. Bert Haines,
Mrs. Bert Haines, Betty McClellan, Hazel White, Dorothy Wilson.

5 . Frederick County. North central Frederick County along Fishing & Hunting Creeks & by Monocacy
River; 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. East central Wederlck County in Monrovia area; 7 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

6 observers in 2 parties; 60 party-miles (10 on foot, 50 by car). Malcolm B. Hale, Eddie Hedges, Mrs.
Mabel Hoyler, Charles L. Mullican, Sarah E. Quinn, William M. Shirey.

6 . Carroll County. 8 a.m. to 2;30 p.m. 7 observers in 1 party. Mrs. Barbara Larrabee, Mrs.
Bertha Poe (compiler), Carol Poe, Edgar Poe, Billy Worthley, Mrs. Jean Worthley, Kimmy Worthley.

7. Cylburn Park and, briefly, Lake Roland area, Baltimore City and County. 2 observers in 2
partleB. Dr. R. K. Burns, Mrs. Alice Kaestner.

8 . Perry Hall, Baltimore County. Hank Kaestner.

9. White Marsh, Baltimore County. 450-acre study area and head of Bird River to Gunpowder River
to White Marsh Run. 4:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 60 party-miles (10 on foot, 50 by car). Dave Blenz,

Frank P. Frazier, Jr., Douglas Hackman.

10. Howard County (Patuxent drainage only). 3:55 a.m. to 8:40 p.m. 3 observers in 1 party; 132
party-miles (4 on foot, 128 by car). Chandler S. Robbins (compiler), Jane Robbins, Ted Stiles.

11. Seneca, Pennyfield and Foolesville area of southern Montgomery County. 7 observers in 3 par-
ties. Dr. I. R. Barnes, R. Chiabotta, E. T. McKnigbt, M. Newlon, B. J. Skinner, R. Smith, D. Stewart.

12. C & 0 Canal, Brookmont to Great Falls, Montgomery County. 9 observers in 3 parties. Richard
Banvard, Capt. Theodore Banvard, Louise Berry, Walter Borda, Philip A. DuMont, Joseph E. King, Lois
Morgan, David Pierce, Robert L. Pyle.

13. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (Prince Georges County portion only). 6:15 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.
2 observers in 2 parties. Brooke Meanley, Dr. Paul F. Springer.

14. prince Georges County (excluding area 13 ). 4 observers in 3 parties. 207 party-miles (13 on

foot, 194 by car). David Bridge (compiler), Ronald Feller, Dr. B. C. Getchell, Margaret Riedel.

15. Gibson Island, Anne Arundel County. Entire island as in past 11 years. 18 observers in 4
parties. Charles Buchanan, J. A. C. Colston, Mrs. Richard Henderson, Judge and Mrs. William L. Hen-
derson (compiler), Mrs. Arthur Hepborn, James Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Kidd, Jr., Betsy Schaffer,

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smith, Mrs. S. E. Symington, Bruce Smart, Willie Smart, Mrs. Gail Tappan, Anne
Taylor, Etta Wedge.

16. Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, including Sandy Point State Park. 7 a.m. to 7 P*m. 2 obser-
vers in 1 party; 29 party- miles (l on foot, 28 by car) . Prof, and Mrs. David Howard.

17. Severn River & Hillsmere Shores, Anne Arundel County. 8 observers in 5 parties. P. L. Golds-
borough, J. C. Lingebacb, Bernice Long, Carl Long, D. L. Miner, M. T. Miner, Friel Sanders, E. Slater.

18. Cecil County (Elk Neck, Elkton to Canp Chesapeake). 7. a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (not continuous).

30 party-miles (8 on foot, 22 by car). Vernon C. Rossman.

19 . Calvert County. 14 observers in 6 parties; 767 party-miles (740 by car, 27 on foot). Gladys
Cole, Mary Goldman, Claire Hall, Donald Hall, Harvey Hall, J. Larson, W. LarBon, B. Longanecker, R.
Longanecker, JTiel Sanders (compiler), R. Saunders, Elizabeth Slater, Lorina Wendt, V. White.

20. St. Marys County. 2 observers in 1 party. James Banagan (compiler), John Brown.

21. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Mi. St. Marys County. 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. 63 party-miles
(8 on foot, 55 by car). Vernon Kleen.

22. Caroline County. 16 observers in 10 parties; 254^ party-miles (22j on foot, 232 by car).

Elsie Bilbrough, Irene Bilbrougb, Margarete Butenscboen, A. J. Fletcher, Roberta B. Fletcher, Marvin W.
Hewitt, Alicia Knotts, Aldridge Pepper, Essie Pepper, Ethel Poore, Tom Robbins, Carol Scudder, Bill
Scudder, Jacqueline Smith, A. May Thompson.

23. Talbot County. 6 observers in 2 parties; 210+ party-miles (10 on foot, 200+ by car). Harry
Armistead, Chris Bryan, Jack Jones, Dick Kleen (compiler), Jan ReeBe, Bruce Schuck.

24. Ocean City area (northern Worcester County & eastern Wicomico County. 5:30 a.m. to 3 P-m.

(not continuous). Samuel H. Dyke.

25 . Silver Spring & vicinity. Not Included In table because of short coverage. 209 birds of 29
species recorded in 4 hours. Excluding permanent resident species the list contained 1 Crested Fly-
catcher, 4 House Wrens, 8 Catbirds, 2 Thrashers, 11 Wood Thrushes, 1 Ruby-cr. Kinglet, 1 Red-eyed VIreo,
1 Parula Warbler, 3 Myrtle Warblers, 1 Yellowthroat, 31 Crackles, 4 Cowblrds, 5 Towhees and 2 White-
throated SparrcwB. John H. Fales.

NEW MEMBERSHIP LIST COMING

The December issue will carry a list of names, addresses and phone
numbers of all members whose dues are paid as of Oct. 1. Don't be late!

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1961 ANNUAL CONVENTION

The Hastings Hotel in Ocean City was once again the headquarters for
our Annual Convention the second week end in May. And once again, regis-
trations reached a new high: 191 . Members began arriving on Friday

morning. May 12, although field trips were not scheduled to start until
7 p.m. By mid-afternoon the banding station was in full operation. The
highlight of the Friday evening program was the showing by Mrs. Gladys
Cole of a fine collection of Kodachrome slides of Rock Run Sanctuary
taken by members of the Baltimore Chapter.

The Saturday program began well before the break of day, with the
traditional coffee and doughnuts at 4:15 a.m. (actually 3:15 sun time).
Members selected their own field trips for Saturday morning, Saturday
afternoon and Sunday morning from the long list of scheduled events.

Details of the Special Meeting to adopt the revised By-Laws and of
the Annual Business Meeting, including the various reports of Local Chap-
ters and of Committees, are presented in the pages that follow. The
first meeting of the new Board of Trustees was held after lunch Sunday
afternoon. The Trustees voted to hold the 1962 Convention at the
Hastings Hotel in Ocean City.

MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING TO ADOPT PROPOSED NEW BY-LAWS

Pursuant to a call for a special meeting to consider the adoption of
the proposed new By-Laws for the Maryland Ornithological Society issued
to members of record on April 10th, 1961, a special meeting of the Socie-
ty was convened at the Hastings Hotel, Ocean City, Md. at 7 p# m. on May
13, 1961. No record was made of the number of members present.

The meeting was opened for discussion on the subject by the Presi-
dent, Marvin W. Hewitt, Mr, Haines of the Frederick Club proposed the
amendments listed below and moved that the proposed Ey-Laws be so amended
and adopted. Failing of a second, Mr, Haines changed his motion to spe-
cify that these changes be made in the proposed By-Laws, This motion was
seconded. The motion was then amended to consider each of the proposals
separately. This amendment was seconded and carried. The motion was
then approved as amended.

Proposed changes and action:

1. Article II, Sec. 7(c): to remove all of this subsection except,

Reading of the Report of the Treasurer . Vote for: 2b, against:

22. The motion carried (vote by show of hands).

2. Article II, Sec. 8: to change the word less to more . Hr. Robbins

moved that the proposal be amended to include the change of 30 days
to 50 days . The amendment was seconded and carried, an'd theh both
amendment and proposal were carried by a voice vote.

3. Article III, Section 1(h): Mr. Haines proposed a new subsection (h)

All classes of members listed in subsections (a) through (e) shall
be voting members. Each family membership shall constitute one vot-
ing member . By show of hands, the vote was for: 1, against: a plur-
ality, Hie proposal failed.

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U* Article V, Sec. It to insert the word voting into the first sen-
tence so that it Hill read: Each Local Chapter having from 10 to

100 members shall be entitled to be represented on the Board of

Trustees by two or its voting members The proposal carried

by a voice vote.

5. Article XIII, Sec. 1: to substitute the word voting for qual ified .

The proposal carried by a voice vote.

Mr. Barklay Tucker moved that the duties of the Secretary be amended
to include the sending of a copy of the minutes of all meetings to the
Executive Secretary within 10 days of the meeting. The motion was second-
ed and carried by a show of hands: for: 28, against: 27.

Mr. Tucker also moved that the wording and punctuation of the first
sentence of Article IX, Sec, 9 be changed to read, "The Board of Trustees
may vote by mail on matters referred to it by the President or the Execu-
tive Council . The following procedure shall be followed in voting by
Mail:". Ihe motion was seconded and carried.

Mr. Chandler Robbins then took the floor with a number of proposals
for changes. 'Ihe following proposals and actions were taken:

1. Article II, Sec, 8: that the words "or abstracts of such reports"

be added after "all reports". Carried by a voice vote.

2. Article VIII, Sec. 6: to add the words "or his designated assis-

tant" after "Executive Secretary", Carried by a voice vote.

3. Article IX, Sec. 10(c): delete the words "and time". Carried.

U. Article X, Sec. 3: to change "once every two months" to "once

every three months". By show of hands, carried.

Article X, Sec. 7: to add: "and the editor" after "all officers",

carried.

Article XI, Sec. 1: To change the words "No two members of any one

Committee" to "Not more than two members of any one Committee".
Seconded and carried by show of hands: for: 36 , against: 22.

Article XI, Sec. 2 ; to add the words "that involve the expenditure
of more than $50" after the words "All acts" in the last sentence.
After considerable discussion, the proposal was withdrawn and changed
to: delete the last sentence of the section. The proposal was sup-

ported and carried by a voice vote.

Article II, Sec. U: to study this section with a recommendation for

change to make a quorum simpler. Prof, David Howard then moved that
this section be changed to the following: "To constitute a quorum

at any meeting of the members, 10;? of the voting membership of the
Corporation must be present." This motion was seconded by Mr. Rob-
bins and carried by a show of hands (plurality).

Mr. Carl Long then moved that the proposed By-Laws be adopted as a-
mended in the above directions of the Society. (Applause) The motion
was seconded and carried by unaminous voice vote,

A rising vote of appreciation to the committee was expressed by the
Society. Ihe Committee members were T. S. Carswell, Chairman, Edgar Rey-
nolds, William Leeson, Mrs. Douglas Miner and Sterling W. Edwards.

A motion was made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. It was
carried, and the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p. m.

A. J. Fletcher
Secretary

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BY-LAWS OF MARYLAND ORNI IMOLOOICAL SOCIETY, INC.
Adopted May 13, 1961
ARTICLE I - SEAL

Section 1 .

The seal of the Maryland Ornithological Society, Inc. (hereafter abbreviated
M.O.S. ) shall be held in the custody of the Secretary of the M.O.S., and if and when a
new Secretary is elected, it shall be the duty of the old Secretary to turn the seal
over to the new Secretary.

ARTICLE II - MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

Section X.

The annual meeting of the members of the Corporation shall be held at the of-
fices of the Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland, on the second Saturday in the month of
May. The Board of Trustees may, at their a imual meeting following the aforesaid annual
meeting of the membership, . select another place or date in the State of Maryland for the
meeting the following year. The purpose of the annual meeting of the membership shall be
to elect Trustees and Officers, and for the transaction of such other business as may be
lawfully brought before the meeting. The meeting shall be convened by the ranking offi-
cer present at 7:00 P.M., and adjourned or recessed at or before 10:00 P.M., during which
time no other meetings or activities shall be scheduled for the M.O.S.

Section: 2 .

Special meetings of the members shall be called by the Secretary upon written
request of the President or of any three Trustees, provided that these Trustees all come
from different Local Chapters, The business to be considered shall be specified in the
request. If the meeting is called by the President, he shall specify the time and place
of the meeting. If the special meeting is called by three Trustees, they shall specify
the time and place.

Section 3 .

At least ten days prior to the annual meeting, and at least thirty days prior
to the date of any special meeting of the members, the Secretary shall mail a notice to
each member entitled to vote, at his last post-office address as it appears on the re-
cords of the Corporation. The notice of a special meeting shall clearly state the pur-
pose of that meeting.

Section k *

To constitute a quorum at any meeting of the members, 10S£ of the voting member-
ship of the Corporation must be present.

Section

Each member, other than Junior members, shall be entitled to one vote on any
matter coming before such meeting. Eligibility to vote at the annual meeting shall be
limited to members who are registered at the annual meeting and who have paid M.O.S. dues
for the current year. Eligibility to vote at a special meeting shall be limited to those
voting members whose dues are paid as of the date of the meeting.

Section 6 .

Motions made for the purpose of purchasing, leasing, or renting a Sanctuary, or
for terminating such arrangements, or for altering, repealing, or amending the By-Laws,
require a two-thirds affirmative vote of the members present to carry; all other business,
unless otherwise directed in Robert's Rules of Order (latest revised edition), require a
majority vote of members present to carry.

Section 7 .

At all regular meetings the order of business shall be as follows:

(a) Call to order.

(b) Reading and approval of (or correction to) the minutes of the previous meeting.

(c) Reading of the Report of the Treasurer.

(d) Reports of Officers and Committees.

(dj Unfinished business.

(fj New business.

Cg) If the annual meeting, the Election of Trustees and Officers.

(h) Adjournment.

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Section ft .

The minutes of the annual meeting, together with all reporta or abstracts of
such reports presented at the meeting, shall be published in the June issue of Maryland
Birdllfe, which shall be mailed not more 60 days after the meeting.

ARTICLE I-II - MEMBERSHIP

Section 1 .

Members shall be by classes on an annual basis for the year September 1 to
August 31. Membership in any class shall be open, upon application to the Secretary, to
any person in sympathy with the purposes and objectives of the Corporation, and upon pay-
ment of the dues applicable to the class of membership elected. Hie classes of member-
ships and dues payable therefore shall be as follows:

(a) Honorary ; Honorary members shall be those to whom such membership is awarded for
meritorious service in behalf of the purposes and objectives of the Corporation.

Any member of the M.O.S. may nominate, in writing to the President, a candidate
for honorary membership. The President shall then submit the name to the next
meeting of the Board of Trustees, who will vote for or against the election of the
Candidate. For election, it is required that an unanimous vote of the Trustees
shall be in favor of the Candidate. An honorary member shall have all the privi-
leges of an active member, but shall be excused from payment of all M.O.S. dues
and fees.

(b) Patrons : Patrons shall be those who contribute, in not more than four animal in-

stallments, the sum of #1,000.00 or morej no annual M.O.S. dues thereafter shall
be required from this class. Hie patron shall have Xhe. privilege Q f designating
the use to which his contribution shall be put- by the M.O.S.

(c) Life Members : A life member shall be a person who contributes the sum of #100.00

in' not more than four annual installments; no annual M.O.S. dues thereafter shall
be required from this class. Life membership dues shall go to the Sanctuary Fund.

(d) Sustaining Members : Sustaining members shall be those persons who pay annual

M.O.S. dues of ^00,

(e) Active Members : Active members shall be those persons who pay annual M.O.S. dues

Of S£;00.

(f) Family Members : A man and wife, as a family, shall pay annual M.O.S* dues of

$5.00. Children under 18 years of age shall not be listed as members. Only one
copy of Maryland Birdlife shall be sent to family members.

fg) Junior Members : Junior membership shall be limited to persons under 18 years of

age; they shall pay annual dues of $0.50; they shall not be entitled to vote at
meetings of the Corporation.

Section 2 .

Dues for new active or new family memberships received after February 1 shall be
one-half of the above amounts.

Section 3 »

Members, whose dues remain unpaid on February 1, shall be dropped from the roll.

Section U .

Dues for any class of membership may be changed at any time upon recommendation
of the Board of Trustees and approval by two-thirds vote of the M.O.S. members present at
any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE IV - LOCAL CHAPTERS

Section 1 .

A Local Chapter of the M.O.S. may be organized by any group of not less than
ten within the State of Maryland. After organization, the local group shall petition the
President of the M.O.S., in writing, for recognition as a Local Chapter, Hie petition
shall include a copy of the Constitution and/or By-Laws for the proposed Local Chapter.

The President shall pass this petition on to the next meeting of the Board of Trustees,
and the latter shall vote for or against the incorporation of the local unit In the M.O.S.
Following such election, each Local Chapter may administer its affairs in a manner consis-
tent in all respects with the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the M.O.S.
Section 2.

Each Local Chapter shall be responsible for the collection of dues from all of
its members, and the forwarding of these dues to the Treasurer of the M.O.S,

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ARTICLE V - TRUSTEES

Section 1 .

Each Local Chapter having from 10 to 100 marchers shall be entitled to be repre-
sented on the Board of Trustees by two of its voting members, who shall be nominated by
the Local Chapter, in accordance with its By-Laws, at least twenty days prior to the an-
nual meeting of the Corporation. In all cases, the President of the Local Chapter shall
be nominated as one Trustee. Local Chapters having a membership in excess of 100 shall
be entitled to be represented by, and in a like manner nominate, one trustee from each
100 members, or part thereof, in excess of 100 members. The nominations of such Trustees
shall be reported as such nominees to the members at the annual meeting. No nominees from
the floor for Trustees shall be permitted at the annual meeting. Ihe marchers present at
the annual meeting shall then vote upon the nominees; a majority vote of those present is
required for election. Itte term of each Trustee shall begin on the date of the annual
meeting and continue for one year, or until his successor is elected and qualified.

Section 2 .

A vacancy in a Trusteeship shall be filled by the Local Chapter in accordance
with the By-Laws of that Chapter, and the nominee shall be confirmed or rejected by the
Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE VI - OFFICERS

Section 1,

'Hie elected Officers of the Corporation shall be elected from and by the voting
members thereof, and shall be a President, a First and Second Vice-President, a Treasurer,
and a Secretary, each of whom shall serve for one year, or until a successor is elected.
The officers shall rank in the order named above.

Section 2.

It shall be the duty of the President to preside at meetings of the members,
of the Board of Trustees, and the Executive Council. Subject to the Board of Trustees
and the Executive Council, he shall exercise general supervision and control over the
affairs of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him
from time to time by the Board of Trustees and the Executive Council.

Section 3 .

In the event that the President is absent, or is unable to act, or is totally
incapacitated from performing his duties, the First Vice-President assumes the title and
duties of the President.

Section

In the event that the First Vice-President assumes the office of President, or
If the First Vice-President is incapacitated, the Second Vice-President assumes the title
and duties of the First Vice-President.

Section 5 .

The duties of the Secretary shall be to keep minutes of the annual and any
special meetings; of the meetings of the Board of Trustees and of the Executive Committee;
to keep an up-to-date membership list, and to notify the members and Trustees of meetings,
as provided in the articles above. The Secretary shall send a copy of the minutes of all
meetings to the Executive Secretary within 10 days of the meeting.

Section 6 .

Ike Treasurer shall have the duties of keeping the financial records of the
Corporation; of seeing that the dues are forwarded by the Local Chapters; of notifying
the Chapters of any delinquencies in paying dues; and of furnishing the Secretary with a
list of paid-up members at least ten days before the annual meeting. He also shall no-
tify the Secretary, or Executive Secretary, of changes in the membership list once every
month. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to prepare, for presentation at the annual
meeting, a full and detailed financial statement as of April 20.

Section 7 »

Each Officer of the Corporation shall be elected by a majority vote at the an-
nual meeting, by ballot or viva-voce vote as the meeting determines. The officers shall
assume their duties immediately upon election, and shall hold office for one year, or un-
til their successors are chosen, or unless they are removed from office as provided in
Section 8 immediately below.

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Section 8 .

Any Officer of the Corporation may be removed from office by a three -fourths
vote of the total number of Trustees. It is not necessary for Trustees to show cause for
such removal from office.

Section 9 .

In the event of a vacancy in the office of the President which cannot be filled
by the succession of First or Second Vice-Presidents as specified in Section 3 above, the
Board of Trustees, by a majority vote of the entire number of Yuetees, shall fill the
vacancy from the membership of the Board. Likewise, the Board of Trustees shall fill ary
other vacancy in any other office or in any Committee, in accordance with the requirements
of the Ry-Lawg .

ARTICLE VII - EDITOR

Section 1 .

The Editor shall be a non-elected officer of the Corporation, appointed by the
President.

Section 2.

Tt shall be the duty of the Editor to write, edit, and publish, with such
assistance as he may need, Maryland Birdlife , or such other magazines or papers as the
Board of Trustees may request.

ARTICLE VIII - EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Section 1 .

The Executive Secretary shall be a non-elected officer of the Corporation who
shall be appointed by the President and who shall reside within a convenient conmuting
distance of the home office of the Corporation at the Cylbum Mansion in Baltimore.

Section 2 .

The Executive Secretary shall, with the cooperation of the Treasurer, maintain a
current list of the membership and a current file of addres so graph plates; shall advise
the appropriate Chapter Treasurers of any delnrimjeneies in the paying of dues; and shall
prepare for each meeting of the membership, of the Board of Trustees, and of the Executive
Committee, a current report on membership by class and Chapter.

Section 3 .

The Executive Secretary shall cooperate with the State Secretary in notifying
the members. Officers, and Trustees, of meetings. On receipt of the minutes of a meet-
ing from the State Secretary, the Executive Secretaiy shall, within 10 days, reproduce
and mail copies thereof to all the Officers and all the 'Yustees and any Committee
members concerned.

Section L .

The Executive Secretary shall cooperate with the President and State Secretary-
in reproducing and distributing newsletters and memoranda.

Section £ .

The Executive Secretary shall cooperate with the Editor in the preparation, pub-
lication, and distribution of the publications of the Corporation.

Section 6 .

The Executive Secretary, or his designated assistant, shall, at least once a week,
visit the home office to obtain the mail and to take appropriate care thereof, and to file
and maintain custody of the exchange periodicals.

ARTICLE IX - BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Section 1 .

There shall be a Board of Trustees of not less than three, but equal to the
total number of Trustees to which the Local Chapters are entitled.

Section 2 .

The Board of Trustees shall consist of the Trustees as elected in Article V,
Section 1, and all the elected officers as described iji Article VI, Section 1. However,
only the elected Trustees shall have a vote on the Board; except that, in the case of a
tie, the Presiding Officer shall cast the deciding vote. The same individual may serve
both as a Trustee and as an Officer.

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Section 3 *

The Board of Trustees shall have two stated meetings each year; (A) an initial
meeting following the annual membership meeting, and (B) a concluding meeting at 1:00 P.M.
on the Saturday of the annual membership meeting.

Section U.

" At the initial meeting, the Board of Trustees shall organize for the year;
elect the members of its Executive Council; elect the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of
the Sanctuary Committee; select the location for the next annual meeting, and transact
such other business as lawfully may be brought before the meeting.

Section g .

At its concluding meeting, the Board of Trustees shall receive and act on the
reports of its Officers and Committees for the last year; prepare its report and recom-
mendations for presentation to the membership at the annual meeting; and take care of any
unfinished business.

Section 6 .

Between the stated initial and concluding meetings, the Board of Trustees shall
meet as often as needed to give proper and prompt attention to the affairs of the Corpora-
tion. Such interim meetings may be called by the President or by any three Trustees, pro-
viding that each such Trustee shall be from a different Local Chapter. No less than ten
days notice of such interim meetings shall be given in writing to the Trustees and to all
of the Officers. The notice of such interim meetings shall indicate the major reasons
for calling the meeting, but the business of the meeting shall not necessarily be limited
to the stated items.

Section 7 *

At all meetings of the Board of Trustees, a majority of the total number of
Trustees to which all the Local Chapters are entitled shall constitute a quorum.

Section 8 .

A Trustee who cannot be present at a meeting may designate in writing another
member of the M.O.S. to serve as a proxy. Said proxy shall then have all the voting
privileges of the absent Trustee. However, a proxy shall not be counted in the determin-
ation of a quorum.

Section 9 .

The Board of Trustees may vote by mail on matters referred to it by the Presi-
dent or the Executive Council. The following procedure shall be followed in voting by
mall:

(a) The matter or motion shall be fully and clearly stated.

(b) It shall be stated who made and seconded the motion and what the vote of the Exec-
utive Council was on the motion.

(c) A time and date, not sooner than 20 days after the mailing of the ballots, shall
be specified for the return and the counting of the ballots,

(d) Hie ballot shall provide three options, as follows:

1 in favor of

2 opposed to

3 for deferral of action until the next meeting of the Board of Trustees,

(e) A suitable ballot form shall be prescribed by the Board for all voting by mail.

(f) Any motion to be approved by mail shall receive not less than a three-fourth* vote
of the full Board in the affirmative.

(g) Within ten days of the counting of the ballots, the Secretary shall moil to all
Trustees and all Officers the result of the vote and shall list by name how each
Trustee voted.

(h) Each ballot must be signed and dated by the trustee voting it. Date of receipt
must be certified on each ballot by the Secretary. Ballots received after the
specified time shall not be counted. All ballots shall be preserved for one year.

Section 10 .

The Board of Trustees may fill a vacancy in any office by mail ballot, provid-
ing it is done in three steps, as follows:

(a) Notice of the vacancy is mailed to all Trustees, together with a statement of who
is eligible and a call for nominations. A date, not sooner than ten days after
the mailing of this notice, is specified for the receipt of nominations in writing,
together with a statement that the consent of the nominee has been obtained.

(b) The list of nominees shall be mailed to all the Trustees with a call for seconds.

A date, not sooner than ten days after the mailing of the list, shall be specified
for the receipt of the seconds in writing.

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(c) A ballot containing only the names of the persons who hare been duly nominated
and seconded shall be mailed to all the Trustees. A date, not sooner than ten
days after the nailing of the ballots, shall be specified for the receipt of and
the counting of the ballots. A Trustee shall sign and date his ballot; the Secre-
tary shall certify the date of receipt on each ballot.

Within ten days of the counting of the ballots, the Secretary shall notify by
mail all the Trustees, all the Officers, and the successful nominee of the results of the
election. Letters of nomination, letters seconding the nominations, and all ballots
shall be preserved for one year in the records of the Corporation.

Section 11 .

Minute 8 shall be kept of all meetings of the Board of Trustees. The Secretary
of the M.O.S. shall act as Secretary of -the Board of Trustees. In the Absence of the Sec-
retary of the M.O.S. | the Board shall appoint a Secretary pro- tern.

ARTICLE X - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Section 1 .

The Executive Council shall consist of seven Trustees as the voting members
thereof, plus the Officers of the M.O.S., as described in Article VI, Section 1, as ex-
off iclo, but non-voting, members. The other seven members shall be elected from the
Trustees by the Trustees at the initial meeting of the Board of Trustees. Each of
these seven voting members shall be from a different Local Chapter,

Section 2 .

The Executive Council, when the Board of Trustees is not in session, shall have
general charge of the affairs of the Corporation, All meetings shall be in person and no
business may be conducted by mail or by telephone or by other means of connuni cation.
Section 3 .

The Executive Council shall meet as frequently as needed to attend to the busi-
ness of the Corporation expeditiously, but not less often than once every three months.
The Executive Council shall meet at the call of the President or any two voting members.
Ten days advance notice of all Executive Council meetings shall be given to all its mem-
bers.

Section b .

At meetings of the Executive Council, four voting members shall constitute a
quorum. The ranking officer present shall preside.

Section 5 «

The Executive Council shall, prior to the start of the new fiscal year (Septem-
ber 1) prepare and adopt a budget for the new fiscal year.

Section 6 .

Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the Executive Council. The Secretary
of the M.O.S. shall act as Secretary of the Executive Council. In the absence of the
Secretary of the M.O.S., the Council shall appoint a Secretary pro-tera.

Section 7 .

Copies of the minutes of the Executive Council shall be mailed within 20 days
after each meeting to all Trustees, all Officers, the Editor, and any Chairmen of Com-
mittees who are concerned.

Section 8 .

All actions of the Executive Council are subject to review and approval by the
Baard of Trustees. Any action of the Executive Council may be reversed, superseded, or
otherwise altered by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE XI - COMMITTEES

Section 1 .

The Board of Trustees, at its initial meeting following the annual meeting,
shall elect the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Sanctuary Committee. The President,
with the approval of the Executive Council, shall appoint the other members of the Sanctu-
ary Committee, and all other Chairmen and members of other Commi ttees, except the Nomin-
ating Committee, as provided in Section 3 below. Not more than two members of any one
Committee may be appointed from the same Local Chapter. All standing Committees shall be
composed of seven members, except for the Nominating and Auditing Committees, as provided
for in Sections 3 and 4 below, respectively.

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Section 2 .

The Sanctuary Comnittee shall consist of seven members, chosen from the voting
members, of whom not more than one shall be from any one Local Chapter. The Board shall
elect one member to be Chairman, and one to be Vice-Chairman. This Committee shall have
the duty, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, of investigating the acquisi-
tion, renting, or leasing, and of the construction of, and of supervising and managing,
the affairs of any bird or wildlife sanctuary or other nature project belonging to, or
coming under the control of, the Corporation.

Section 3 .

The Nominating Committee shall consist of five voting members, appointed by the
Board of Trustees from the membership at large. The Board of Trustees shall elect one of
these persona to be Chairman. The Nominating Committee shall have the duty of preparing
and presenting to the annual meeting a slate of names for all Officers, . for submission to
the members for election at the annual meeting. No nomination shall be made without the
nominee's prior consent to accept the position if he is elected.

Section U .

The Auditing Committee shall consist of three persons appointed by the Presi-
dent from the membership at large; these shall be voting members* they shall hold no oth-
er offices or trusteeships in the H.O.S. One person of these three shall be designated
as Chairman by the President. It shall be the duty of the Auditing Committee to audit
the books of the Treasurer one week before the annual meeting, and report to the members
at the meeting.

ARTICLE XII - SIGNATURES

Section 1 .

All checks, drafts, or notes of the Corporation shall be signed by both the
President and the Treasurer, or, in the extended absence of the President, by one of the
Vice-Presidents.

Section- 2 .

All expenditures under the sum of $200,00 must be submitted to the Executive
Council for approval* any expenditure over $200.00 must have the approval of the majority
of the Board of True tees.

ARTICLE XIII - AMENDMENTS

Section 1 .

These By-Laws may be amended by two -thirds favorable vote of the voting members
of the Corporation present at any regular or special meeting, providing that the proposed
amendment shall have been approved for consideration by the Board of Trustees, and s hall
have been distributed, in writing, to the members of the Corporation not less than 30
days prior to the meeting.

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Chapters: Allegany — Mr. John Workmeister; Anne Arundel — Mr. Douglas
Miner; Baltimore Club— Mr. Seth H. Low; Caroline— Mrs. A. J. Fletcher;
Frederick— Mr. Frank J. Weirether; Harford — Mr. Barclay Tucker; Kent — Mrs,
Edward Mendinhall; Patuxent — Mr. Melvin Kleen; Soldier's Delight — Mrs.

Edgar Poe; Takoma Park— Mrs. Elsie Hovey; Talbot — Mr. Robert Sharp II,

State Coordinator— Mr, Chandler S, Robbins
Conservation— Mrs. J. E. M. Wood
Sanctuary — Cdr. Edward P. Wilson

By-Laws Revision — Tbe secretary read a report from Mr. T.S. Carswell,

There being no other old business, the President then called for new
business.

Cdr. E. P. Wilson then spoke on the desirability of developing a
sound financial program for increasing the support of the Sanctuary Fund,
which included careful investments, especially in sound stocks. He and
his wife propose to the Society that in exchange for 35 shares of stock
in a well-known stock (worth over $200) they be given each a life member-
ship, and that a three-man special investment finance committee be set up
to manage the investment program. It was moved and seconded that the So-
ciety accept with gracious thanks this proposal by the Wilsons. The mo-
tion carried. It was then moved and seconded that a three-man committee
be appointed from among the members of the Society who met certain qual-
ifications outlined by Cdr. Wilson, among which were that they should
have personal investments of $10,000 and a good knowledge of modern in-
vestment programs. After a discussion among the members of some possibil-
ities among the members (which included Charles Buchanan and Richard
Kleen) the motion was carried.

Mr. Sterling Edwards then spoke on the considerable effort given at
personal expense by the officers and suggested that a round of applause be
given as a token of thanks for their work. (Applause)

Mr. Richard Kleen then gave the report of the Nominating Committee.
For Trustees;

Allegany Co. Bird Club — John Workmeister and Richard Douglass
Anne Arundel Bird Club— Edward P. Wilson and Douglas Miner
Baltimore Chapter— Gladys Cole, Chandler S. Robbins and Seth H. Low
Caroline Co. Bird Club— Marvin W. Hewitt and A. J. Fletcher
Frederick Co . Chapter— Malcolm Hale and Sterling W. Edwards
Harford Co, Bird Club— Mrs, Evelyn Gregory and Miss Estella Everett
Kent County Chapter— Mrs. Edward Mendinhall and T. S. Carswell
Takoma Park Nature Society— Miss Hilda anith and Mrs. Elsie Hovey
Patuxent Bird Club— Melvin Kleen and David Bridge
Soldier's Delight Chapter— Mrs. Bertha Poe and Fred Roelecke
Talbot Co. Bird Club— Robert Sharp and Miss Edith Adkins

There was a motion (Mr. Fletcher) that the rule of the new By-Laws
requiring that one of the two trustees from each chapter must be the
president of the chapter temporarily be suspended. The motion was sec-
onded and carried. It was then moved (Mr, Kleen) that the Trustees named
in the report be accepted. The motion was seconded and carried. Mr.

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Kleen then continued with the list of officers on the proposed slate:
Secretary — Capt. J. E. M. Wood; Treasurer — Sterling W. Edwards; Second
Vice-President — Richard Douglass; First Vice-President — Mrs. Edward
Mendinhall; President — Seth H. Low.

Mr. Kleen then moved that the slate he elected hy unanimous consent
The motion was seconded and carried by a voice vote .

Mr. Hewitt spoke briefly regarding the period in which he had been
President of the Society. There was a motion to adjourn, which was
seconded and carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

A. J. Fletcher, Secretary

CONSERVATION COMMITTEE

This committee was active on the national, State and local levels.
Letters were written concerning the need for additional protection for
Whooping Cranes. Contacts were made preparatory to obtaining protection
for the Turkey Vulture in Maryland. Legislation to prohibit the sale of
BB guns to minors in Anne Arundel County was backed. I attended the
Governor's Conference on Recreation and Parks and asked that plans be
made to leave undeveloped areas in parks and recreational areas. I
wrote newspaper articles on hawks and owls, and another on the Bald
Eagle; there is a need for more such articles in local papers. The Anne
Arundel County Chapter is making a nature trail on State land. At my
suggestion, Mr. Joseph Larson, Conservation Education Specialist for the
State, is accumulating a collection of colored 2x2 slides of Maryland
birds.. These slides will be made available to any group wishing to put
on a bird program. M.O.S. members are urged to cooperate in this very
worth while venture by loaning slides of Maryland birds to Mr. Larson;
he will have copies made and return the originals unharmed.

Mrs. J. E. M. Wood

SANCTUARY COMMITTEE

A detailed report was given concerning the acquisition and develop-
ment of Rock Run Wildlife Sanctuary. Since much of the report gave in-
formation already published in Maryland Birdlife l6: 45 and 87-88 (June
and December, i960), it will not be repeated here. Special tribute was
paid to our host, Mr. Gilman Paul, to Mrs. Basil M. Gregory, and to Mrs.
Richard D. Cole, for the very active part they have taken in repairing
and furnishing the Sanctuary House, caring for the grounds, and estab-
lishing the first of a network of nature trails . Many gifts of material
equipment and labor were acknowledged individually; and members who
failed to record their donations in the log book were urged to do so in
order that a complete record might be kept.

Although most of the Committee's efforts have been directed toward
development of Rock Run Sanctuary, the acquisition of additional sanctu-
aries also has been considered. Members knowing of natural areas es-
pecially worthy of preservation or of other areas that might make suit-
able sanctuaries are urged to advise the Committee.

Commander Edward P. Wilson (Chairman), Miss Edith Adkins,
Mrs. Richard D. Cole, Sterling Edwards, Mrs. Basil Gregory

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AUDITORS' REPORT, I96O-6I

The Auditing Committee appointed by President Marvin Hewitt has com-
pleted an examination of the Treasurer's books and records. The member-
ship memoranda kept by Membership Secretary Mrs. Raymond Geddes were
checked against membership credits . The checking account was verified
(Farmers National Bank, Annapolis). The checkbook balance agrees with
the bank statement (adjusted for checks outstanding).

The Cumberland Savings Bank account for Sanctuary funds was examined.
All entries, including interest, have been checked and the accumulated
balance agrees with the account of Sanctuary funds. One change is advised.
Since the figures published in Maryland Birdlife in September i960 did not
include $75*00 received late in May i960 and included in your 1959~6o
records, it is suggested that the year to be credited be changed to agree
with the published statement. This changes only the date of entry.

May 7, 1961. B. C. Getchell, W. N. Shirey, D. F. Miner (Chairman)

FINANCIAL STATEMENT, May l4, i960 to May 13, 1961

GENERAL FUND

RECEIPTS:

DISBURSEMENTS:

Brought Forward

$1043.31

Office supplies

$ 92.85

Dues:

Se cretary ' s expense s

4.60

Allegany County $44.00

Tr easurer ' s expe nse s

3.30

Anne Arundel Co.

32.50

Sanctuary Comm, expenses

9.23

Baltimore

406.50*

Sanctuary rental

90.00

Caroline Co.

28.00*

MARYLAND BIRDLIFE printing 307*50#

PTederick Co.

55*00

MARYLAND BIRDLIFE mailing

81. 9¥

Harford Co.

75*50

Convention expenses

18.20

Kent Co.

58.00

Helen Miller Scholarship

100.00

Patuxent

33.50

Total Disbursements

707.62

Soldiers Delight

, 27.00

BALANCE, carried forward $

1402.30*#

Takoma Park

10.00

Talbot Co.

124.50

SANCTUARY FUND

Out of State

48.00

Total dues

942.50*

RECEIPTS:

Sale of publications

24.11

Brought Forward $

1645 . 46

Helen Miller Scholarship

100.00

Dorothy Tyrrell memorial

25.00

Total Receipts

1066.61

Life membership payments

325.OO

TOTAL

$ ;

2109.92

Caroline County contrib .

25.00

Other contributions

5.00

HELEN B. MILLER

Interest, Cumberland S.B.

46.35

SCHOLARSHIP

FUND

Total Receipts

^26.35

TOTAL $

2071.81

RECEIPTS:

DISBURSEMENTS:

0.00

Gordon Taylor memorial $ 10.00 BALANCE, carried forward $ 208l.8l
BALANCE, $10.00, carried temporar-

ily in Sanctuary Fund account. Edward P. Wilson, Treasurer

* Includes prepaid dues of $294.50

# Does not include costs of printing and mailing the March 1961 issue

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ANNUAL REPORTS OF LOCAL CHAPTERS

The following reports from the Presidents of the eleven Local Chap-
ters were read at the Annual Meeting*

ALLEGANY COUNTY BIRD CLUB

The Allegany County Bird Club feels they had a successful 1960-61*
We've had good attendance at the monthly meetings and splendid Interest
in field trips*

Some highlights of the year weret a picnic at the home of Gilbert
Miller* Spring Gap} a report by the group that went to Hawk Mountain Sanc-
tuary j motion pictures and a lecture on "Hiking Braddock ' s Trail from
Froatburg to Fort Necessity" by Dan Folk} a Christmas Party at Mrs. C.
Gordon Taylor's lovely home with a showing of Ken Hodgdon's slides of his
work in the Adirondack Mountains} pictures and a review of three succes-
sive trips to the "Bush Country of Canada" by Mrs. Lillian Frankhouaer}
lectures by Buck Reynolds (The Parental Care of Altrielal and PrecociAl
Young Birds in Allegany County) and by Bill Leeson (Birds and Feeding
Habits* Foods and Feeders)} md a party on State-wide Bird Day at the
heme of Mr, and Mrs* Richard Douglas to tally the birds of the day*

Our contributions to the community included a presentation on "Why
Birds?" given for the Garden Club by a panel of five of our members* and
article for the local paper (The Allegany Citlsen) on "Winter Feeding of
Birds*"

We are looking forward to seeing maiy of our friends at the Pleasant
Valley Adult Week-end Camp* June 9*12* Our Junior Nature and Conserva-
tion Camp will follow* June 13-17* 1961* to make a happy* conscientious
close to another year of blrding*

Men Livingstone

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CHAPTER

The year's program Included the following : Three local bird walks*
a trip to Patuxent Wildlife Research Center to observe birds under the
guidance of Mr, Chandler Robbins* two all days trips to Blaokw&ter Refuge*
a trip to Rock Run Sanctuary* the Christmas and State-wide Bird Counts*
and a fine public lecture by Mr, W. Bryant Tyrrell

Douglas F. Miner

BALTIMORE CHAPTER

During the year 1960-61 the Baltimore Chapter of the Maryland Orni-
thological Society has maintained its traditional full schedule of acti-
vities. Regular monthly meetings have been held at the Pratt Library
with a variety of programming and with good attendance* Field trips have
been scheduled weekly either on Saturday or Sunday and on occasion during
the week* However* during the winter and early spring inclement
weather forced the cancellation of several trips. Thirty of our members
mads the trip to Hawk Mountain the week end of detober 22-23* The Pro-
gram Chairman* Mr. Charles Buchanan* arranged an interesting variety of
trips and monthly programs* In the fall of 1959* a dinner meeting was
held at the Rogers Forge Evangelical Church* This departure from evening
meetings was repeated last fell with 82 in attendance* The other special
event of the year was a public screen lecture* "Beyong the Shining Moun-

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tains* by Mr. Ral Harrison, at Woodbouma Junior High School. Over 600
attended and this was an outstanding success financially. Much credit
for this is due to the resourcefulness and untiring efforts of Mrs.

Robert E. Kaestner.

The Junior activities program has highlighted our year. Bird walks
have been conducted at Cylburn on alternate week ends from September to
June. Attendance reached its high when on October 22 there were 111 pre-
sent. Average attendance has been about 1*3 • Special mention staid be
made of the walk held on April 8, when the louth Committee had as special
guests representatives from Kent, Caroline and Talbot Chapters. A Junior
Audubon (Hub has been organised and meets at Cylburn Mansion following
the bird walks. A successful week-end nature camp for the juniors was
held In June at Camp Wo-He-To at Rocks in Harford County. Attendance
had to be limited to £0. A similar omp will be conducted on June 16-18
at Camp Woodbine, Woodbine, Md. Special programs for teachers and scout
leaders In schools end et troop meetings have been provided. Including
bird-banding draonatrationa at Cylburn. Mrs. Norwood Schaffer has given
vigorous leadership and has done outstanding work In nature education.
Chandler Robbins conducted two seminars, one on hawks and one on sparrows.

The Chairman of the Public Service Committee, Mrs. John A. Mirison,
has just returned to the city after several months absence. She reports
that while she was away the work of her Cowdttee has been ably carried on
by Mrs. Norwood Schaffer and Mrs. Gladys Cole. The purpose of the com-
mittee is to furnish programs on nature study for other ccwnunity groups.
They are prepared to provide speakers, illustrated lectures, bird-banding
demonstrations, field trip leaders and display materials. Boy and Girl
Scout troops, church groups, garden clubs, schools and youth agencies
have taken advantage of these several services.

Miss Florence Burner has continued to act as our public (and Chap-
ter) information source along with making reservations for the various
activities plus keeping a record of the attendance at all scheduled pro-
grams. She is probably the only Chapter member who works at the Job
every dqr.

Our Membership Chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Currier and Mrs. Frank
Stollenwerck, have pushed our membership beyond the 200 mark.

The Treasurer, Hr. Malcolm 7. Thomas, has kept us solvent with an
able assist from Mrs. Robert E. Kaestner, who was in charge of the
Harrison lecture.

Mrs. Rowland Taylor as Chairman of the book and stationery project
has continued the tradition of her predecessor. Dr. Lois 0 f Dell, by in-
creasing the net worth, i.e.. cash on hand plus inventory value

Last fall a monthly NEWSLETTER was launched for the purpose of
keeping the membership up to date on the activities of the Chapter,
coming events, and other items of Interest. This NEWSLETTER, compiled
by President Seth H. Low and Corresponding Secretary, Mrs, Raymond Geddes,
Jr., has provided a useful service and has been well received.

Mrs. Gladys H. Cole is our representative on the State Sanctuary
Committee as well as being in charge of the nature trail at Cylburn.

During the year the trail at Cylburn has been cleaned, an old feeder has
been replaced with a new one, a 2U-apartment martin box has been bought
and erected along with some bluebird boxes, and white pines have been
planted along the trail. At the State Sanctuary in Harford County, Mrs,

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Cole along with representatives from other Chapters has staked out trails,
put up bird houses, planted 300 white pine seedlings, pruned the fruit
trees, planted shrubs and flowers, and trimmed the honeysuckle,

I am certain that this report in the Interests of brevity has failed
to mention a number of worthwhile activities and individuals who have
labored in behalf of the Chapter beyond the call of duty. To those in-
dividuals our apologies. The officers and members of the Board of Di-
rectors have met regularly and with excellent attendance to carry out
their month-to«*onth responsibilities. These men and women are to be
commended for their faithful attention to the undramatic but so necessary
leadership and housekeeping duties which make possible a dynamic and well
functioning organisation. Although there is little public recognition of
their efforts, X am sure It is fully appreciated by all members

Cecil R, By an (First Vice-President)
CAROLINE COUNTY BIRD CLUB

The Caroline County Bird Club has held four general meetings during
the year. We have had two field trips to Cylbum Mansion and the Sanc-
tuary and participated in the Christmas Count as well as the State-wide
Bird Count. Our club attended one meeting of the Talbot County Chapter.
Several of our members attended the Audubon Screen Tours at Easton, We
have fourteen adult members aid seven junior members,

FREDERICK COUNTY CHAPTER

The Frederick Club held regular monthly meetings and field tripe
for its 38 adult and 2 junior members and guests. Programs were quite
varied, ranging from song bird recordings to a lecture on Cooney Birds,
Highlights of the year started with a large turnout at the Ocean City
Convention - some 30 attended from Frederick. Chan Robbins, Seth Low,

Mrs. Gladys Cole and Miss Pan Minke gave excellent illustrated lectures.

We had lectures on goes management. Harpers Ferry National Monument,
and winter feeding of birds.

Field trips were snowed out during the bad winter months) however,
both the Christmas Count end State-wide Bird Count were taken, A record
crowd came to watch Miss Pan Minke net and band birds at the Walkers -
ville Reservoir, We end our year at Ocean City with 22 adults and 1
junior from Frederick,

Frank J. Weiruther

HARFORD COUNTY BIRD CLUB

The Harford County Bird Club completed a successful year with at-
tendance at the March meeting reaching 6$ $ the largest attendance the
Club has had. Field trips of the year Included one to Rocks State Park,
one to Hawk Mountain and one to Blackvater Refuge, The dub adopted a
new set of By-Laws designed to enable us better to fulfill our purpose
as a Chapter of M. 0. S. Another highlight of business was recognition
of the effort of Mrs, Evelyn Gregory at Rock Run Sanctuary, which she
has made possible by her contacts with Mr. J. Gilman Paul, leading to
our lease, Interest of Harford County Chapter members in blrding is
evidenced by the fact that some six members plan to take a field trip to
Europe this s um mer.

Barklay E. Tucker

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KENT COUNTY CHAPTER
The Kent County Chapter began its activities for the year on Oct. 5,
with an organisational meeting featuring a symposium on the simmer activi-
ties of its members. At the November meeting Mr* G. L. Gardner spoke
on bird banding, A Sunday bird walk in mid-November started with break-
fast at the home of Mrs, C. B. Watson. Hr. Seth H, Low described the
activities of the Baltimore Bird Club and of the State Society at the
December monthly meeting) and on Dec, 31, we participated in the Christ-
mas Bird Count, ending with a covered dish supper at the home of Dr. and
Mrs, Daniel E. Gibson,

The film "Glamour Birds of Florida" was shown at the January meeting.
On Feb. 1 Mr. John W, Taylor, Editor of the MARYLAND CON fLRV ATI ON 1ST,
spoke on "Bird Paintings and Bird Painters' 1 , with numerous illustrations.
At the March meeting one of our members, Mr. Richard McCown, spoke on
Falconry, illustrated by slides raid a demonstration with an inmature
female Peregrine Falcon, Two Audubon films were shown in April* "Bird
Migrations" and "The Whooping Crane". On Apr. 8 we joined other Eastern
Shore Clubs and the Baltimore Chapter in a trip to Cylburn, followed by
a picnic lunch at the home of Mrs. Gladys Cole, The film "Saratoga
Jungle Gardens" was shown in May. An afternoon walk and covered dish
supper at the heme of Mrs, Edward Mendinhall are scheduled for June 3*

Thomas S. Carswell

PATUXENT BIRD CLUB

Many hours of thinking, phoning and seeing people culminated in our
first meeting on Sept. 27, i960. We chose a temporary secretary and took
turns serving as temporary chairman until our By-Laws could be drawn up
and officers elected* . On March 28 the By-Laws were adopted and the fol-
lowing officers elected: President, Melvin Kleenj Vice-President, Mrs.
Eleanor Robbinsj Treasurer, Dr, B, C. Getchellj Secretary, Miss Sarita
Lochstamphfor) Trustee, David Bridge; Directors: Brooke Meanley, Mrs,
Dorothy Rauth, Mrs . Clara Vergine, Fra. Rosemary Bridge, Chandler Rob-
bins, Charles Wilson. At our first Executive Council meeting a tempo-
rary Publicity Chairman was appointed and the following Committees were
established: Records, Field Trip, Program, Telephone, Book, Education,
and Conservation Legislation.

We are fortunate to number among our members several experienced
naturalists who photograph trips and birds. Scans of our excellent il-
lustrated talks were on nature photography, attracting birds, canoeing
down the Matagami River, Bamboo, a trip to California, and water bird
identification. The report of birds seen is a highlight of our monthly
meetings. At each meeting conservation problems have been discussed.
Since the chairman of this consnittee has long been interested in con-
servation problems she is able to give up-to-date information and as-
sistance to thode of our members who want to take an active part in
trying to help protect our natural resources. We were represented at a
local meeting to discuss advisability of purchasing a city park. As
services to our members we have made and sold bird feeders and sold
bird seed and books.

On our trips we frequently joined the Baltimore Chapter or Anne
Arundel Chapter. We have had an evening trip to hear Woodcock, midweek
trips aid Saturday and Sunday trips. We were glad to participate in
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plan to have a picnic bird-vesper Meeting In June and several Junior
Audubon Club Meetings for children this stumer.

On May 6, Me received a letter froa Marvin Hewitt stating that we
have been accepted as a Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society*
This was good news to us and we are looking forward to many fruitful
years as an M.C-.S. Chapter.

Melvin H. Kleen

SOLDIERS DELIGHT CHAPTER
We started off our year by setting up a natural history booth at
the Franklin High School* gfembers were on hand to exhibit bird skins,
nests, snakes, butterflies and moths, and to answer questions* This
was a very interesting experience. We provided a feeder and bird guide
for a locaL shut-in. We also took part in the Christmas and State-wide
Bird Counts. Members of our group participated in two very interesting
TV programs* One was a panel discussion, and the other a program of
bird calls and other tirdlore.

We met once each month for a regular meeting and had at least one
field trip. We feel ours was a most successful year, and would like to
thank the many members of the Baltimore Chapter who answered our many
questions* Also, very special thanks go to Elmer and Jean Worthley,
who have given so freely of their time*

Bertha Poe

TAKOMA PARK NATURE SOCIETY
^ Takoma Park Nature Society held regular monthly meetings from
September through June, featuring Illustrated lectures by Mr. W. Bryant
Tyrrell, Mr. Charles Thomsen and Mr. Lynn May. At least one field trip
was held each month, although a December trip scheduled for Blackwater
Refuge was rerouted to Sandy Point because of sleet. In addition to
local walks along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, we made one excursion
to Wakefield, Virginia, and had a most interesting trip to Point Lookout,

lynn A. May

TALBOT COUNTY BIRD CLUB

Under Dick Kleen* s leadership the Talbot County Bird Club

1) Sponsored a series of five Audubon Screen Tour lextures at
Easton, which gained the distinction of being the smallest town in the
United States to enjoy these lectures*

2) Field regular monthly meetings with guest speakers*

3) Qr;mnizod a fund-raising bazaar in which over $100.00 was
realised for the sanctuary fund.

il) Searched for a sanctuary site (and an angel to finance same);

$) Took field tripe to Rock Run Sanctuary, Blackwater National
Wildlife Refuge, Hawk fountain Sanctuary and Ocean City|

6) Conducted eight special research seminars led by Dick Kleenj

7) Enjoyed twelve breakfast hikes j

8) Participated in the Christmas Count for the seventh time
(achieving ths second highest count in Maryland), and the State-wide
Bird Count on May 6.

This program should get the fur-lined, three-masted doughnut for
scope of not for prolixity. Robert Sharp 2nd

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MARYLAND CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS, I96O-6I

Thirteen Maryland ChriBtmas Counts were published in the April 1961
issue of Audubon Field Notes ( 15 : 145-150). Two others are listed here:

Allegany County , Md . (LaVale, Spring Gap and Iron's Mountain) . —
Dec. 28. Partly cloudy; temp, about 10° to 20°; wind NE, 5-10 m.p.h.;
total snowfall to date, 6l inches. Five observers in 2 parties. Total
party-hours, 10. Black Duck, 2; Ruffed Grouse, 1; Bobwhite, 12; Pileated
Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, l4; Blue Jay, 9; Common Crow, 8; Black-
capped Chickadee, 7; Tufted Titmouse, 24; White -breasted Nuthatch, 2;
Carolina Wren, 1; Mockingbird, 5; Golden- crowned Kinglet, 9; Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, 2; Common Grackle, 1; Cardinal, 19; American Goldfinch, 8;
Slate-colored Junco, 75; Tree Sparrow, 1; Song Sparrow, 17; Snow Bunting,
15. Total, 21 species; 234 individuals. — Melvin Garland, Ken Hodgdon,
Dorothy Jo Minke, Garre 11 Minke, Pan Minke.

Owings Mills , Md. (including Soldier's Delight and Worthington
Valley ) . —-Dec . 31; 4~a.ni. to 4 p.m. Cloudy and foggy; temp. 25° to 40°;
no wind. Twelve observers. Total party-hours, 12; total party-miles, 20
(5 on foot, 15 by car); remainder of coverage was at feeding stations.
Turkey Vulture, 3; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Bobwhite, l6;
Ring-necked Pheasant, 3; Killdeer, 5; Mourning Dove, 35; Barred Owl, 1;
Yellow- shafted Flicker, 8; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 4l;
Common Crow, 34; Carolina Chickadee,, 32; Tufted Titmouse, 31; White-
breasted Nuthatch, 10; Brown Creeper, 1; Winter Wren, 3; Carolina Wren,

4; Mockingbird, l6; Golden- crowned Kinglet, 1; Loggerhead Shrike, 1;
Starling, 194; Eastern Meadowlark, 9; Common Grackle, 9; Brown-headed
Cowbird, 53; Cardinal, 84; Purple Finch, 30; Rufous-sided Towhee, 3;
Slate-colored Junco, 97; Tree Sparrow, 11; Field Sparrow, 3; White-
crowned Sparrow, 18; White -throated Sparrow, 69; Song Sparrow, 65.

Total, 37 species; 904 individuals . — Margaret Cantwell, Janet Cantwell,
Virginia Donoho, Mrs. Amos Koontz, Bertha Poe (compiler), Carol Poe,

Mrs. L. Reese, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roelecke, Mrs. R. Williams, Dr. and
Mrs. Elmer Worthley.

HELEN B. MILLER SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In 1959 ( Maryland Birdlife 15: 25) the Helen B. Miller Scholarship
Fund was established for the purpose of sending a Maryland teacher or
youth worker to the Audubon Nature Camp of his or her choice. In the
first three years the $100.00 scholarship was awarded to Mrs. Nancy
Dulaney Rowe of Baltimore, Miss Pan Minke of Walker svi lie , and Mrs.

Gordon Taylor of Frostburg. Funds for these annual scholarships have
been made available through anonymous gifts pending establishment of an
Investment fund from which only the interest would be used to finance the
scholarships. The first contribution to this Investment fund was made
during the past year. Other members who wish to support this memorial
scholarship fund may send their contributions to the State Treasurer.

Some experiences of the first two scholarship recipients have been pub-
lished in September Issues of Maryland Birdlife (15: 75-80; l6: 64-66).

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JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, 1961
Chandler S. Robbins

January was cold and wet. Temperatures averaged 5° below normal
(8° below normal in Garrett County, which had one of the greatest
temperature deficiencies in the country). The excess moisture, more
than twice normal, was mostly in the form of snow. February also had
double the normal precipitation, but warm weather in the latter half
of the month resulted in a 2° excess in the average. A similar excess
appeared in the weather records for March. By Jan. 1, snow cover had
retreated to the mountains; in mid- January the snow line had returned
to the Fall Line. On Jan. 19 fresh snow covered the entire State,
and for a solid month all but extreme eastern and southern Maryland
remained snow covered. The snowstorm on Feb. 8 brought 2 6 inches to
Smithsburg in the Catoctin Mountains, and at nearby Chewsville many
roofs caved in from the weight of the snow. At Lantz in the Catoctins,
where some snow still remained from the Dec. 11 storm, the total depth
of snow on the ground reached 4U inches. Rains on Feb. 22-23 finally
melted the long accumulation of snow cover at all but the higher
elevations .

Did all this snow and cold produce a dull season ornitbologically?
No, certainly not I Several field trips had to be cancelled because of
closed highways and hazardous conditions, but during the critical period
of severe weather, birds by the hundreds flocked to feeding stations.

One observer commented that she wouldn't tell how much bird food she
had purchased this winter because no one would believe her. You read in
the previous issue of Maryland Birdlife of Mrs. Marvel's thrilling ex-
periences in feeding birds from her hand after the mid-December storm.
Perhaps you were one of the fortunate people who entertained Bobwhites
on your porch. But who can match Sarah Quinn's dinner guest at a second-
floor window feeder in downtown Frederick — a Ring-necked Pheasant I

Once again I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the dozens
of members who send in their observations so faithfully every three
months, very special thanks go to Alicia O'C. Knotts, Chairman of
the Caroline County Bird Records Committee. Mrs. Knotts has just com-
pleted five years of neatly typed annotated reports from Caroline County;
these quarterly summaries, together with those of her predecessors, form
a valuable reference file on the bird life of Caroline County.

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The table of spring arrival dates summarizes the observations of
correspondents too numerous to mention individually. It is fitting,
however, to list here, by counties, those members who have submitted the
majority of the records that were used in the table: W.Md. (Garrett
and Allegany Counties) — Melvin Garland, Pan Mi nice, John Workmeister;

Table 1. Spring Arrival Dates, 1961

Species

W.Md Wash Fred

Balt

Harf

Mont Pr-G

Anne

Calv St .M

Caro

T.FS*

" ' - - - • —

— “ *

—

—

Pied-billed Grebe

0 o 4/ 6

4/15

- 3/ 2

3/ 4

W

3/ 8

3/18

w

Great Blue Heron

4/13 — 3/12

W

W

4/6 4/2

3/26

W

3/ 7

3/26

w

Common Egret

000

0

0

0 4/10

3/14

0

3/19

0

3/28

Whistling Swan

0 3/24 0

2/27

3/25

3/20 3/12

3/4 2/20

W

3/15

W

Canada Goose

oj"

0

0

2/28

3/11

2/28 2/20

3/ 7

W

2/20

2/15

2/27

Pintail

0 0 0

2/24

W

- 4/19

w

W

W

3/21

W

Blue -winged Teal

4/2 0 0

0

4/15

4/ 2 3/13

3/25

--

—

0

0

American Widgeon

0 0 0

3/30

w

3/ 7 -

w

w

w

3/21

w

Wood Duck

4/ 2 - 3/3

3/ 5

4/16

3/13 2/20

--

—

2/21

3/17

w

Ring- necked Duck

0 0 0

0

3/12

3/24 2/20

2/12

—

w

3/16

w

Common Merganser

-- w 3/ 5

3/30

3/ 2

w 3/2

3/15

w

Osprey

- 0 4/15

3/27

3/12

- 3/15

3/15

3/l4

3/20

3/ 1

3/30

Killdeer

3/ 7 2/24 2/19

2/19

3/12

2/19 2/28

3/30

—

2/17

W

3/28

American Woodcock

— 0 4/15

2/20

3/12

3/ 3 -

2/20

2/17

2/13

0

w

Greater Yellowlegs

0 0 5/13

0

0

4/12 4/l6

3/30

0

4/12

3/29

3/18

Lesser Yellowlegs

0 0 0

0

0

0 4/25

4/27

5/ 6

4/11

3/25

--

Mourning Dove

3/18 2/ 5 2/24

W

3/12

2/24 3/ 3

2/ 4

W

2/15

w

W

Belted Kingfisher

3/15 W w

3/30

W

2/19 3/ 6

W

w

3/ 3

w

w

Yellow- shafted Flicker

2/26 3/24 4/15

3/29

3/11

3/13 3/12

3/ 5

4/10

2/22

w

w

Eastern Phoebe

5/26 3/24 3/12

3/n

3/19

3/53/4

3/ 6

3/31

3/15

3/11

3/ 4

Tree Swallow

4/ 2 — 4/15

3/30

4/15

4/2 4/2

4/14

5/ 6

2/14

3/18

3/28

Rough -winged Swallow

--

--

3/29 4/16

4/l6

5/ 6

3/24

3/27

--

Barn Swallow

4/15 4/22 4/14

4/ 8

4/15

4/2 4/2

3/26

4/17

3/27

4/ 1

3/30

Purple Martin

4/15 4/25 4/10

3/30

4/l6

3/28 3/28

4/l6

4/17

3/29

3/16

3/30

Fish Crow

4/20 4/30

--

3/12

3/12 —

3/12

w

2/ 1

w

w

Brown Thrasher

3/25 4/19 4/15

4/ 2

4/15

-- 3/29

3/27

4/10

3/24

3/ 4

3/31

Robin

2/2 6 3/ 5 3/ 3

2/28

3/11

2/28 3/ 6

3/ 3

3/ 4

2/ 6

3/ 5

w

Eastern Bluebird

3/20 3/24 2/28

2/24

3/12

3/ 2 2/24

W

3/ 7

2/17

2/l4

w

Myrtle Warbler

W -- 4/22

4/22

--

W 3/12

W

w

3/l4

3/18

3/20

Yellow- throated Warbler

0 0 0

0

0

0 0

--

—

V 5

3/28

3/28

Pine Warbler

3/15 0 0

0

0

0 3/17

3/13

3/18

3/ 7

Redwinged Blackbird

3/12 2/19 3/ 2

2/23

3/ l

2/19 1/27

2/17

2/23

2/ 6

w

W

Rusty Blackbird

3/ 5 2/20 2/28

3/ 4

w

— W

2/ 7

__

2/27

0

W

Common Grackle

2/23

3/11

2/22 2/17

2/17

2/23

W

w

W

Brown-headed Cowbird

2/28 2/24 2/28

2/23

3/26

- 3/ 1

2/26

2/23

2/17

w

W

Rufous- sided Tcwhee

4/26 4/17 4/23

3/ 2

4/ 1

3/15 3/13

3/ 4

3/24

w

W

Savannah Sparrow

4/ 1 — W

4/ll

3/ 6

W

Vesper Sparrow

-- 3/29 3/31

3/30

—

3/29 -

3/12

0

w

3/30

Chipping Sparrow

3/20 5/ 5 4/17

3/29 4/ 3 3/28 4/16 3/27 3/28

3/23

3/19

3/31

Fox Sparrow 3/15 3/53/3

♦Lower Eastern Shore

2/28 3/13/43/1 2/27

--

2/28

3/19

w

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Wash ington Co. — Mrs. Alice MAllonee, Sterling Edwards; Frede rick — Pan
Minke, Sterling Edwards , Joseph R. Jehl, Mrs. A. L. Hoffman; Balt imore —
Douglas Hackman, Betsy Schaffer, Hank Kaestner; Harfo rd- -Douglas Hackman,
Betsy Schaffer; Montg omery — Seth H. Low, Lucille V. Smith; Pr .Ge orges —
John H. Fales, David Bridge, Melvin Kleen, Mrs. Lois Horn; Anne Arundel- -
Mrs. W. L. Henderson, Mrs . Elise Tappan, Prof, and Mrs. David Howard,

Friel Sanders; Calve rt- -Fr lei Sanders, Elizabeth Slater; St . M arys- -
Vernon Kleen, James Banagan; Caro line — Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Fletcher,

Marvin Hewitt, Carol Scudder, Alicia Knotts; L.E.S. (Dorchester, Wicomico
and Worcester Cos.) — Samuel H. Dyke, John Weske, Robert F. MAcIachlan,
Phillips Shively. Record-breaking dates and counts are underscored in
the text.

Loons and Grebes . The biggest migratory flight of Red- throated
Loons that has ever been reported in Mary lend was observed on Feb . 27
over White Marsh. Between 5:40 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on this date Douglas
Hackman counted 225 loons of this species flying northwestward over his
home. On the following morning another flock of 35 individuals began
its northward Journey from Chesapeake Bay toward the nesting grounds.

The first migrating loons identified as Commons were seen on March 30
at White Marsh (Hackman) and Loch Raven (Hank Kaestner). One Red-necked
Grebe found on the Annapolis Christmas Count was the only member of this
species reported from Maryland this winter.

Herons and Ibis . Table 1 shows the wide spread of arrival dates of
the Great Blue Heron in various parts of the State; the first evidence of
migration was noted at the Patuxent Naval Air Station in southern Mary-
land on Mar. 7 t but it was not until Apr. 13 that the species was obser-
ved in our westernmost county. Single Common Egrets survived the cold
winter in tidal locations until at least Dec. 28 (Ocean City Christmas
Count) and Jan. l4 (Elliott Island, Richard Kleen). Migrants reappeared
unusually early: in front of Friel Sanders' bay-front home on Broad-
water Neck on Mar . l4; at Palmers on Mar. 19 (James Banagan); at Patuxent
Naval Air Station on Mar. 24 (Vernon Kleen); at Elliott Island on Mar . 28
(Phillips Shively and Michael Linshaw); and at the Patuxent Wildlife
Research Center (which is 60 miles upstream from the Naval Air Station) on
Apr . 10 (Francis M. Uhler). Joseph S. Larson, Conservation Education
Specialist for the Natural Resources Institute of University of Maryland,
broke the Mar. 24, 1959, arrival date for the Snowy Egret when he spotted
one in Wicomico County on Mar . 13 ; by Mar. 28 they were present at Elliott
Island and Ocean City. Shively and Linshaw watched 3 Glossy Ibis flying
north over West Ocean City on Mar . 28 , the first March arrival date for
Maryland. We still have no March record for the Cattle Egret or Louisiana
Heron .

Swans and Geese. The beginning of the northward migration of Whis-
tling Swans could not be determined accurately in the tidewater areas
because freezing and thawing of the upper Chesapeake c used these birds
to move around more than usual. A flock that passed over White Marsh on
the evening of Feb. 27, however, was following the usual overland route
to the Great Lakes, and is the earliest migratory flight in Hackman's
experience. There were no further Piedmont migration records for this

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species until March 11-12. The wintering population of Canada Geese in
the St. Michaels area of Talbot County was unprecedented, as demonstrated
by a total of more than 5^000 individuals on the Jan. 1 Christmas Count.
On the preceding day 59 j^O were tallied in Lower Kent County. Hackman
described the spring migration of Canada Geese as "excellent" in com-
parison with other recent years; his personal observations totaled 925
birds passing over his Fall Line home above White Marsh from Feb. 28
through Mar. 28. The heaviest flights reported took place on Mar. 11
(360 at White Marsh, 250 at Rock Rom Wildlife Sanctuary), Mar. 13 (Balti-
more, Bowie and Patuxent Research Center by Donald McComas, Jean Brown
and Lois Horn), Mar. 18 (200) and Mar. 20 (360) over Gambrill State Park
(Mrs. A. L. Hoffman), Mar. 21 (200 at Churchton by Friel Sanders and
Elizabeth Slater), and Mar. 28 (4C0 over White Marsh by Hackman ) . In
Inland Frederick County, Joseph R. Jehl observed 20 Canada Geese flying
south on Jan. 18 and 50 flying north less than a month later on Feb. l4.
The general northward movement at inland localities coincided with Hack-
man's first observation on Feb. 28. Two pint-sized individuals believed
to represent the small arctic race hutchlnsii were studied on Miles River
Neck In company with 2 captive birds of that race on Jan. 1 (Charles M.
Buchanan, Miss Edith Adkins and Mrs. George Barner). Single small geese
that are presumed to belong to this same race were seen at Unity through
the winter (Seth H. Low) and at Heine's Pond near Berlin on Mar. 31
(Weske and MacLachlan). Mrs. W. L. Henderson has the distinction of
being the only person who has seen the White-fronted Goose twice in Mary-
land. Her first observation was at Oxford in Talbot County In 1949. On
Mar. 5> 196l, Mrs. Elise Tappan heard a White-fronted Goose at Gibson
Island; she trained her telescope on it and called Judge and Mrs. Hender-
son to verify the identification. Brant, apparently hard pressed for
food, were commonly observed grazing in the manner of Canada Geese after
the snows melted in the coastal areas. This departure from normal feed-
ing habits in our area has not previously been reported In the literature.
If the Brant had acquired this habit back in the 1930's when the Eel Grass
disappeared, this small goose might not have been threatened with extinc-
tion at that time. On Dec. 31,» 38 Snow Geese and 186 Blue Geese were en-
umerated on the Lower Kent County Christmas Count, indicating a continued
rapid increase in these species in the Chesapeake Bay area.

Ducks . Ring- necked Ducks, probably driven from inland ponds by the
hard freeze, settled in tidal bays of Talbot County, where 268 birds on
Jan. 1 represented a remarkable count in comparison with the usual 1 or 2.
Other winter waterfowl counts that are noteworthy for their respective
areas of the State are 1,484 Mallards, 3 ,244- Black Ducks and 16 Gadwalls
at Ocean City on Dec. 25, f, 668 Pintails in Lower Kent County on Dec. 31,
and 750 White -winged Scoters in the Palmers area of St. Marys County on
Jan. 2. On Mar. 17, the first Wood Duck6, Blue-winged Teal and Hooded
Mergansers returned to Remington Farms near Chestertown (Clark and Helen
Webster). Two Mallard x Pintail hybrids were present at Gibson Island,
Feb. 15-25 (Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Tappan).

Hawks . Rough-legged Hawks were found on 5 Christmas Counts, with a
maximum of 4 at Palmers; 8 were counted at the Patuxent Naval Air Sta-
tion on Feb. 10 and 17 (Vernon Kleen) and 7 were seen in Dorchester

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County on Mar. 30 (Weske and MacLachlan). This was a good winter for
Red-tailed Hawks in Maryland: 170 on the Christmas Counts as compared
with l40 last year and 106 the preceding year. On the Triadelphia ( l4
birds), St. Michaels (43) and Lower Kent County (55) counts, previous
high tallies for those areas of the State were shattered. Single Golden
Eagles, were seen at Remington Farms, Dec. 31 — Jan. 4 (Websters), at
Blackwater Refuge (R. L. Kleen), and at Gibson Island on Jan. 28 (first
local record, Mesdames Henderson and Tappan). An adult Goshawk that
was studied at Accokeek on Dec. 22 (Thomas B. Nolan) was the first Mary-
land Goshawk seen since 1955- The other accipitrine hawks were reported
in normal numbers on the Christmas Counts, but few were observed during
spring migration. In fact, the spring migration of almost all hawks was
disappointing. Hackman remarked that for several days at a time the only
hawks observed over his watching post at White Marsh were Sparrow Hawks.

His earliest dates for migrant individuals were Feb. 24 for the Red- tail
(3 birds). Red- shoulder (6) and Sparrow Hawk (2), and Mar. 3 for the
Marsh Hawk. An Osprey arrived prematurely in Caroline County on Mar. 1,
one day ahead of the earliest State arrival date (Marguerite Butenschoen) .
There was a whole rash of Pigeon Hawk reports, with 1 or 2 birds on each
of 4 Christmas Counts, and with 4 observations during the winter in Talbot
County alone; the only inland sighting was on the Jan. 2 Catoctin Count
(Bert Haines and Jack Marion).

Quail, Rails, Gallinules. Douglas Hackman, by means of his periodic
2-hour counts in a 100-acre area near his White Marsh home, determined
that the Bobwhite population dropped from 90 to 70 during the month of
December, and from 70 to about 60 during January. Except for 1 Virginia
Rail and 10 Clapper Rails on the Lower Eastern Shore Christmas Counts,
the only Rallinae reported were single wintering Clappers on Hopkins Neck,
Talbot County, Dec. 20-28 (Bruce Schuck), and on Church Neck, Talbot
County, Jan. 28 (Jimmy Voshell and Dick Kleen), and a migrant at Gibson
Island on Mar. 27-28 (Mesdames Henderson and Tappan). In such a cold
winter it is surprising that a Common Gallinule survived until at least
Feb. 16 in the fresh-water pond at West Ocean City (Dick Kleen).

Shorebirds . For the third (consecutive) year, American Qyster catchers
were seen in Maryland in March. The first 1961 date was Mar. 28 (Shively
and Linshaw at Ocean City). Wintering Killdeer were exceptionally scarce,
even by Christmas time. Although this species was recorded on all except
2 Christmas Counts, the median number seen (and also the mode, or the
number most frequently reported) was 2 birds; Ocean City and Annapolis
were the only areas that reported more than 6 individuals. The only
shorebird found wintering in numbers large enough to be noteworthy was
the northern Purple Sandpiper, of which 71 were counted at Ocean City on
Dec. 28. The American Woodcock arrived in the majority of reporting
counties during the ten-day period, Feb. 12-21. Three were singing at
Rock Run Sanctuary on Mar. 12 (Betsy Schaffer).

Gulls, Terns. Although Bonaparte's Gulls are regular transients at
Ocean City and Chesapeake Bay, they seldom are seen in Maryland away from
tidewater. Hank Kaestner's estimate of 30 individuals at Lock Raven on
Mar. 30 is noteworthy for a Piedmont location. The lack of Forster' s

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Tern reports between Dec. 28 (when l4 were listed on the Ocean City
Christmas Count) and Mar. 31 suggests that the 5 birds seen at Snow Hill
on the latter date by Weske and MacLachlan were early spring arrivals.

There is a possibility, however, that these birds spent the entire winter
in Maryland, so the Apr. 3, 195^-j arrival in Southern Maryland still stands
as the earliest for the State. A Caspian Tern arrival at the mouth of
Bird River on Mar . 31, on the other hand, can be accepted as breaking the
Apr. 4 arrival date for this species (Douglas Hackman), as there is only
one winter record for Maryland (Dec. 22, 1948).

Owls. An overdue incursion of Snowy Owls took place this winter,
but only a few stragglers penetrated as far south as the Free State.

One was sighted near Clarksville on Dec. 1 (Mrs. B. G. Chitwood), 1 near
Rockville in December, 1 east of Hancock on Jan. 6 (Pan Minke), 1 at Port
Tobacco in late December (Watson M. Ferrygo), and a total of 7 in St.

Marys County from Nov. 27 on (James M. Banagan and others). Our other
diurnal owl, the Short-eared, was found at a few favored locations near
tidewater; the highest tally was 7 at Patuxent Naval Air Station on Feb. 9
(V. Kleen) .

Woodpeckers . The first Pileated Woodpecker record for Upper Mont-
gomery County was established by Seth H. Low at Stony Broke Farm, Unity,
on Mar. 4. An immature Red-headed Woodpecker wintered at Peachblossom,
Talbot County, where it assured itself of an ample food supply by cach-
ing pecans in the bark of locust trees.

Song birds (general). Each winter we look to the Christmas Bird
Counts to find out whether our impressions of abundance or scarcity
merely reflect local conditions or whether they are characteristic of the
State as a whole. Fifteen Christmas Counts, covering parts of 15 counties
and Baltimore City, were taken this past winter, and all were in areas
that had been covered the previous winter. The only 1959-60 area that was
not sampled in I96O-6I was McCoole in western Allegany County, which had
been checked almost every year since 19^+7 by Leonard M. Llewellyn of the
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Mr. Llewellyn, who passed away on Sept.
22, i960 was well known by many M.O.S. members whom he led on Patuxent
field trips or instructed in bird and mammal lore at the Allegany Junior
Camp. The total party-hours of coverage on Maryland's Christmas Counts
was essentially the same in 1959-60 (844) and I96O-6I (852), but for com-
parison with past and future years it is more convenient to express abun-
dance in terms of birds per 100 party-hours than as total birds recorded.

No matter how severe the weather, there are always some species that
either are commoner than in the preceding year or are easier to observe.

The past winter was no exception. A year ago the St. Michaels observers
counted 28 Common Grackles; this year they reported a quarter of a mil-
lion. Last year 600,000 were estimated at Ocean City; this year the
estimate was 1,340,000. Figures such as these for conspicuous flocking
birds can give extremely distorted impressions of changes in abundance of
the total bird population. Actually, figures for nearly all species ex-
cept Common Grackles, Redwinged Blackbirds and Brown-headed Cowbirds showed
a decline 1 Of 17 songbird species checked, all except the White-throated

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Sparrow and Cardinal dropped more than 20 $. Counts for these two species
were only and 6$ below those of 1959-60.

Numbers in this paragraph refer to birds per 100 party-hours for
all of Maryland's Christmas Counts for the years 1957-58; 1958-59;

1959-80 and 1960-61. Bear in mind that the severe weather of 1957-58
did not occur until after the Christmas Count period. Those readers who
prefer to think in terms of total birds can visualize the approximate
State totals by multiplying the following figures by 8^-. Some of the de-
creases in abundance in the winter of 1959-60 can be attributed to the
continuing decrease in population which has resulted from the succession
of four severe winters: Carolina Wren — 124, 53; 102, 34; Field Sparrow —

232, 285, 187; 126; Eastern Bluebird— 148, 76, 102, 6. Other decreases
may not reflect actual changes in numbers of birds, but rather changes in
their wintering area. The White-breasted and Red-breasted Nuthatches,
for example, are cyclic in their appearances here, and regardless of Mary-
land's winter weather they would not have appeared in appreciable numbers
in 196O-6I: White -breasted Nuthatch — 44, 10, 42, 9; Red-breasted Nut-

hatch — 10, 0.1, 10, 0.4. The Evening Grosbeak and Purple Finch, in common
with the other northern finches, are erratic and only semi -predictable on
the basis of food supply In the northern coniferous forests; their
numbers in Maryland bear no relation to our local weather: Evening Gros-

beak — 7; 0.1, 20, 0.2; Purple Finch — 6, l4, 26, 13 . Blue Jays likewise
are erratic, but their abundance in Maryland in winter is regulated by
the mast supply here as well as in states and provinces to the north; a
shortage in the north initiates an emigration, and the number of birds
that stop in Maryland to 6pend the winter is related to our acorn crop:
Blue Jay — 82, 96, 354, 280. Robin populations in our area in winter are
governed by availability of wild fruits; counts are erratic and do not
always depict actual changes because presence or absence of a single large
nocturnal roost (such as 20,000 birds in the Ocean City area in 1959-60 )
has such a profound effect on the State totals: Robin — 520, 198, 2750; 72.

The general decline from last year in the sparrow population doubtless
may be attributed at least in part to the prolonged subfreezing weather
of March and December i960: Rufous -sided Towhee — 86, 49; Slate -colored

Junco— 927, 720; Tree Sparrow—92, 48; Song Sparrow — 345, 274.

Most active observers are keenly aware of the fact that bird num-
bers are continually dwindling throughout the winter months; yet very
few people keep notes on the population changes that occur. Observa-
tions made at feeding stations generally are not representative, because
during periods of critical weather conditions feeders are much better
patronized than during milder weather. Douglas Hackman made periodic
counts in a 100-acre area at White Marsh and supplied some interesting
figures on population changes during the coldest and snowiest part of
the winter. He estimated that from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31 winter-resident
Slate- colored Juncos decreased 24$, White -throated Sparrows 20$ and
Cardinals 34$; during the previous winter, junco numbers remained fairly
constant while White-throats dropped 35 $.

Mlmlds . Twenty-six Catbirds and 49 Brown Thrashers were listed on
the Maryland Christmas Counts. If Catbirds were seen later in the winter,

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they were in tidewater areas and in small enough numbers so the observers
did not bother to report them. There were several reports of Brown
Thrashers in Piedmont areas and at least some of the birds survived the
bitter cold and heavy snows. One was seen at Cylburn Wildflower Preserve
and Garden Center in Baltimore as late as Feb. 17 (Richard Ward). One
banded on Dec. 15 at White Marsh was last seen on Jan. 27, and a different
tail- less bird appeared at Mr. Hackman's feeder , Feb. 5-8.

Thrushes . In contrast to the abundance of Robins last winter, this
season's modest population seemed especially meager. Hermit Thrushes
also were mighty scarce. The species that stimulated the most comment,
however, waB the Eastern Bluebird, whose late December numbers were only
4* of those four years earlier. The Ocean City Count, which in some
years has been the highest in the country, had but 2 lonely individuals
this year. Half of the Christmas Count areas reported no bluebirds at
all. In late March, when bluebirds should have been migrating, Weske
and MacLachlan saw only 6 or 8 in 3 days of active observation in Howard,
Montgomery, Dorchester, Wicomico and Worcester Counties. Surprisingly
enough, the only substantial count of bluebirds in the three-month period
came from snowbound Allegany County on Jan. 28 or 29, vhen Pan Minke
counted 24 Individuals.

Pipits . On Feb . 24 Douglas Hackman tied the spring arrival date for
Water Pipits; he counted 17 individuals in his White Marsh census area.

Finches. Evening Grosbeaks were very thinly scattered; the largest
flocks by counties were: Anne Arundel, 17 (David Howards); Baltimore, 1

(Alice Kaestner); Caroline, 29 (Mr. and Mrs. A. Pepper); and Prince
Georges, 20 (Roy Andrews). In Baltimore, Betsy Schaffer trapped 94
American Goldfinches, l4 of which had been banded earlier this winter in
Anneslie, 2-g- miles away by Erana and Carl Lubbert. The Howards had as
many as 91 Purple Finches in sight at one time on Feb . 21 at their an-
napolis home . The only Dickcissel reported was at the feeding station
of R. S. Duncan in Reisterstown on Mar. 5 and earlier.

Sparrows . White- crowned Sparrows winter regularly in Allegany,
Washington, Frederick, Montgomery, Howard and Baltimore Counties, as well
as on the Upper Eastern Shore. Elsewhere only small numbers are found.
During the 1960-61 Christmas season they were found on a record number of
Counts: Annapolis .(l), Lower Kent County (39), Ocean City (3), Owings

Mills (18), Port Tobacco (2), and St. Michaels (3), in addition to the
usual Catoctin, Denton and Triadelphia areas. Snow Buntings were un-
usually common along the coast and at Sandy Point and Gibson Island, and
there were two inland reports of these tundra birds: 15 at Spring Gap

on Dec. 28 (Pan, Garrell and Dorothy Jo Minke and Melvin Garland), and
3 over Camp Detrick in Frederick on Jan. 28 (Joseph Jehl). Two Lapland
Longspurs were found in a flock of Horned Larks on the Dec . 22 Accokeek
Christmas Count by A. A. Baker, E. T. McKnight and T. B. Nolan; this
observation broke the earliest Maryland arrival date for this midwinter
straggler from the arctic.

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel

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by-laws committee

The report of this Committee consisted of presentation of the draft
of the proposed By-Laws with the recommendation that they he adopted.

T. S. Carswell (Chairman), Sterling W. Edwards,
William Leeson, Mrs. Douglas Miner, Edgar Reynolds

STATE COORDINATOR

The principal duty of the Coordinator is to assist the various Chap-
ters in scheduling their Christmas Count dates. By preparing the sched-
ule well in advance, serious conflicts in dates can be avoided and maxi-
mum participation can be obtained. Each Chapter was asked to submit its
first and second choice. (Talbot requested Dec. 31; Denton, Dec. 23.

The Count period will run from Dec. 20 through Jan. 1.) C- S. Robbins

OCEAN CITY TRIP, February 18-19, 1961
Patricia C. Thomas

With an ordinary weather forecast of occasional rain, Mrs. Ruth
Ifyers, Mrs. Sue Stauffer, Miss Betsy Schaffer, Mr. Ernest H. Adams,
my husband and I took off from Baltimore for Ocean City. We started
across the Bay Bridge and were admiring a flock of Canvasbacks when the
dense fog we were to battle most of the way to Ocean City began to close
in. The rain and fog were terrible by the time we reached Kent Island,
but we decided to push on in spite of it. Miss Schaffer even noticed a
snipe and a Common Merganser east of the Choptank at Denton as we felt
our way along. At Silver Lake', Rehoboth, the fog lifted and through the
pouring rain we were able to enjoy the Canada Geese, Brant, Canvasbacks,
American Widgeon, Ruddy Ducks and a lone Coot . On through dense fog to
Ocean City where we quickly added Purple Sandpipers and Sanderlings to
our hard-won list of 33 drenched species.

Sunday was beautiful - a lovely pink sunrise for our prebreakfast
trip with Mr. Chandler S. Robbins who had arrived the night before and
delighted us with his sure and swift species identification. On the flats
near the Ocean City Bridge we were thrilled by a good flight of Boat-
tails and a flock of 6 Snow Geese. On a nearby pond, we glimpsed a Black-
crowned Night Heron and had a really good look at a mature Iceland Gull,
After breakfast on to Heine f s Pond where battalions of Canada Geese were
coming in steadily turning and twisting gracefully to spill the wind from
their wings as they landed . . a beautiful sight.

On# or two of us including my husband, to his complete amazement,
had a brief look at a Fileated Woodpecker on the wing, but beyond that we
saw nothing truly unusual. We were delighted, however, by the hawks -
Red-tail, Red-shoulder, Marsh, Sparrow, and a Bald Eagle that drifted
majestically to the edge of the pond and settled down quietly so we all
could get a good look.

On to Ocean City Inlet, where members of the group saw a Gannet and
through the telescope both the King and Common Eider. Stopping period-
ically up the beach we were lucky enough to spot a good-sized flock of
Scoters - all three kinds in the telescope at once - a grand opportunity
to compare the three species.

And so home with a second day total of 65 and a week-end weatherwise
of complete and utter contrast.

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June 1961

MARYLAND BIRDLIFE

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ENJOY YOUR SANCTUARY
C. Douglas Hackman

If you haven't visited Rock Run Sanctuary this summer — - now is the
time to go*

Birdlife will be abundant there and along the banks of the Susque-
hanna River through the rest of the summer and on into the fall months*

A. count on May 7, 1961 (the day after the State-wide Bird Count) recorded
a total of 90 species, 79 of them on the sanctuary proper* And observa-
tions on the following morning added 7 more species to the sanctuary total*
Cerulean Warblers are common summer residents on the sanctuary and Pro-
thonotary warblers nested nearby, along the canal between Wilkinson's Mill
and the town of Lapidum. A Yellow-throated Warbler spent the summer along
Rock Run Road, little more than a block from the eastern boundary of the
sanctuary* A Pileated Woodpecker was seen near Stafford Bridge where it
crosses Deer Creek - no more than three miles from the sanctuary. Rose-
breasted and Blue Grosbeaks, as well as 19 species of warblers, have been
among the 111 species that have been recorded within the boundaries of
the sanctuary since Jan. 1, 1961. In August, the Susquehanna River, in
the area immediately below Conovingo Dam, will feature large numbers of
Black-crowned Night Herons and other wading birds.

Birdlife is not the only attraction that the Rock Run area has.
Wildflowers abound there throughout the spring and summer months. Early
each sprang (in April and the first weeks in May), along the hillside be-
tween Schweer's Landing and Lapiddm, there is a magnificent display of
wildflowers as dainty Dutchman's Breeches and Dog- toothed Violets mingle
with the large White Trilliuras in breath-taking profusion. As the spring
weeks pass, fern fiddleheads push upward and slowly unfurl by the thous-
ands until the ground becomes completely concealed by their lacy fronds*

Among other Rock Run attractions are: a countless variety of trees,

plants, insects, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. Another attraction,
not commonly thought of, is the restful stillness that prevails at Rock
Run because of its great distance from large towns and major highways.

Rock Run is at its very best in the early morning. Just after the
sun has risen over the treetops the birds are at their daily peak of
activity. At this time the stillness is broken only by the harsh call of
our Ring-necked Pheasant as it momentarily drowns out the sweeter calls
of the hundreds of smaller birds. As if playing the bass section for
this avian symphony there is the ever present sound of cascading water as
Rock Run unceasingly flows toward the Susquehanna.

You aren't too late! If you hurry to the sanctuary soon you will
still be able to see many of the gayly colored summer birds as they work
their way through the treetops in their never ending quest for food.

Lilac Lane, Fullerton