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Dr. Follows spoke of a small Crow roost about two miles 

 south of Swarthniore and Mr. Morris who had visited Baltimore 

 on March 5 remarked on the l.'irge numbers of migrating Robins, 

 Red-winged Blackbirds, Bluebirds and Flickers in that vicinity. 

 Mr. DeHaven, who had been gunning at Cape Charles, Va., 

 stated that on February 27 and 28 during eight hours no less 

 than one hundred flocks of Pintail Ducks had passed overhead, 

 flying northward. 



A large section of tree trunk showing elaborate excavations 

 by the Pileated Woodpecker (^Ceophloeuii pileatus abieiicola} had 

 been collected by Mr. Otto Behr at Bellasylva, Wyoming 

 county, Pa., and was on exhibition at the meeting. The work 

 was done during December last. 



April 6, 1905. Twenty-five members present. Mr. Eralen 

 read a paper entitled " A Ten Days Visit to the Adirondacks," 

 describing birds observed about a camp at Raquett Lake during 

 August, 1904. Two nests of the Osprey (Pandion. haliactus 

 cawlinensis), were observed, and the Hermit Thrush {Hyhckhla 

 guttata pallasii), was still in song on August 8. Other interest- 

 ing species observed were Arctic and American Three-toed 

 ^^'oodpecke^s (Plcoides arcticus and americanus), Canada Jay 

 (Perisoreus canadensis), Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus), 

 Spruce Grouse {Canachites canadensis) , and Herring Gull (Lariis 

 argeiitatus) . Mr. Pennock commented further upon the bird- 

 life of this region which he had visited in June, 1878, on which 

 occasion he found Black Duck (Anas obscura), Hooded Mer- 

 ganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) , and Red- breasted Merganser 

 (Merganser serrator), on the lake and had seen the Wild Pigeon 

 (Ectopistes migratorius), nesting. An egg that he had collected 

 was given to the collection of Princeton University. 



Mr. Steele stated that a Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) had 

 recently struck the City Hall tower. 



Mr. Stone read a letter from Mr. J. G. Dillen, describing the 

 injury done by Woodpeckers (presumably this species) to hickory 

 trees, which resulted in the wood being stained by moisture 

 entering at the pits made by the bird and rendered unsalable for 

 axe-handles for which purpose the timber was largely bought up. 



