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THE OOLOGIST 



Herring Gull. Two were observed 

 along the shore of the Potomac, near 

 Jackson City. 



Crow. Common at all points visited 

 and throughout the day. 



Robin. Common at all points. 



Purple Grackle. Common at all 

 points. 



Song Sparrow. Common at all 

 points. 



Flicker. Common at all points. 



Hermit Thursh. One observed in 

 Arlington, near roadside, and which 

 was the only one observed in Virginia. 



Tufted Titmouse. Observed and 

 heard in every point visited. 



Savanna Sparrow. One in a swamp 

 near Jackson City and one near Bar- 

 croft. 



Kingfisher. One at Jackson City 

 and one at Rosslyn. 



Osprey. One at Jackson City and 

 two near Arlington National Ceme- 

 tery during late afternoon. 



Cardinal. A pair at Jackson City, a 

 pair at Arlington, a pair at Barcroft 

 and a pair at Munson Hill. In every 

 case the males were in full song. 



Cowbird. One at Jackson City. 



Redwings. One at Jackson City and 

 four at Rosslyn. 



Carolina Wren. One male in full 

 ■song at Jackson City. 



Meadowlark. Common at every 

 point visited. 



Mourning Dove. A pair at Arling- 

 ton and another pair at Ballston. 



Bluebird. Common at all points. 



Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Two in Ar- 

 lington. 



Bronzed Grackle. Ten observed 

 during day. 



Junco. Common at all points. 



Mockingbird. About twenty-five in- 

 dividuals were observed between Ar- 

 lington and Rosslyn, and in each case 

 were in full song. 



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, One 9,t 

 Arlington. 



Turkey Vulture. One appeared at 

 Arlington. 



Cedar Waxwing. Three at Arling- 

 ton. 



Yellow Palm Warbler. Five at Ar- 

 lington and five at Torrison. 



White-throated Sparrow. Five in 

 Ballston and two in Rosslyn. 



Goldfinch. Five observed during 

 day. 



Vesper Sparrow. One at Ballston 

 and four more at Upton Hill. 



Brown Thrasher. Six at Upton Hill. 



Towhee. One at Upton Hill and one 

 at Rosslyn. 



Phoebe. Two at Torrison and five 

 at Rosslyn. 



Wilson Thrush. One near Arlington 

 National Cemetery. 



Swamp Sparrow. Five appeared 

 near Torrison. 



Tree Swallow. Five at Torrison. 



Purple Finch. Five at Torrison and 

 four at Ballston. 



White-breasted Nuthatch. Two at 

 Arlington National Cemetery. 



Broad-winged Hawk. Four near 

 the Cemetery. 



On our return over the Long Bridge 

 we observed a Laughing Gull and two 

 Pied-bill Grebes, and while enroute 

 on the train back to New York City, 

 we observed on a small inlet of the 

 Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, what ap- 

 peared to be five more of the Pied- 

 bills. 



Among the other forms of natural 

 life which were observed this day 

 were the Cabbage Butterfly, a few 

 Mourning-cloaks and one Purple Skip- 

 per. A pair of Spotted Turtles were 

 found mating, and the Green Pond 

 Frogs were rather abundant in the 

 moist sections. The peach, pear and 

 cherry were in full bloom, the spice- 

 bush, crocus, daffodil, seal, tulip and 

 myrtle were in full inflorescence and 

 several friebushes in bud ready to 

 open. 



