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THE OOLOGIST 



SUMMER RESIDENTS OF CAMP 

 MEADE, MARYLAND 



I was stationed at Camp Meade, 

 Maryland, from about January 20th, 

 1921, to September 21, 1921, and dur- 

 ing that time spent many pleasant 

 hours in the observation of birds. The 

 following is a list of the species that I 

 found actually breeding on the reser- 

 vation, finding either the egs or young 

 of each species. This is not by any 

 means a complete list as there were 

 quite a few birds that I am sure nest- 

 ed there but I was unable to find their 

 nests. The only ones of special note 

 is the nest of a Cardinal found on April 

 24th, containing two eggs of the Cardi- 

 nal and one Cowbird egg, the Cowbird 

 being rare in that locality. And on 

 June 17th the nest of a Blue Grosbeak 

 containing three fresh eggs, this I be- 

 lieve is one of the few records of the 

 Blue Grosbeak nesting in Maryland. 



The Camp Meade Military Reserva- 

 tion is about four miles wide by five 

 miles long and lying just about mid- 

 way between Washington, D. C. and 

 the city of Baltimore, Md. The little 

 Patuxant River forming the southern 

 boundary. Bordering the stream there 

 is quite a little oak, birch, elm, etc., 

 many places with thick undergrowth, 

 bushes and vines, then rather open 

 rolling country, very sandy with many 

 patches of second growth pines, open 

 sandy fields and meadows and aban- 

 doned farm lands. Before the Govern- 

 ment took over this section there were 

 many truck farms and small orchards, 

 as these have had no care for the past 

 few years most of the fruit trees are 

 partly dead and infected with many 

 insects, making an ideal home for 

 Crested Flycatchers, Wrens and Blue- 

 birds, all of which are very abundant. 

 Killdeer. 

 Bob White. 

 Turkey Vulture. 



Cooper Hawk. 



Red Shouldered Hawk. 



Am. Sparrow Hawk. 



Barred Owl. 



Belted Kingfisher. 



Hairy Woodpecker. 



Red Headed Woodpecker. 



Northern Flicker. 



Whip-poor-will. 



Nighthawk. 



Chimney Swift 



Kingbird. 



Crested Flycatcher. 



Phoebe. 



Wood Pewee. 



Blue Jay. 



Am. Crow. 



Starling. 



Cowbird. 



Redwinged Blackbird. 



Meadowlark. 



Purple Grackle. 



Grasshopper Sparrow. 



Chipping Sparrow. 



Song Sparrow. 



Towhee. 



Cardinal. 



Blue Grosbeak. 



Purple Martin. 



Bank Swallow. ' 



Rough-winged Swallow. 



Barn Swallow. 



Cedar Waxwing. 



Maryland Yellowthroat 



Mocking Bird. 



Catbird. 



Brown Thrasher. 



House Wren. 



Carolina Chickadee. 



Southern Robin. 



Bluebird. 



English Sparrow. 



Lieut. L R. Wolfe, 

 Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y. 



"FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH." 



I nave just heard a remarkable in- 

 stance demonstrating the fidelity of 

 our magnificent Osprey. A few days 

 ago, a dead gaunt pine was a giant 



