DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 17 



sugar-maple, birch and chestnut, all these trees reaching a con- 

 siderable size, while on certain slopes there is naught save a 

 low scrub growth of huckleberry and other shrubs. 



In several spots however about the valley of the Wallenpau- 

 pack are to be found small clumps of hemlocks, the principal 

 group being located in the vicinity of Loanna, Pike county. 

 It is in these places, the pitiful remains of the primeval forest, 

 that we find the typical northern birds. Along the creek are dense 

 clumps of rhododendron and laurel, practically impenetrable, 

 and here the Canadian Warbler literally abounds, but it is nearly 

 impossible to find the nest in the protecting fastnesses of the 

 rhododendron. 



To this vicinity I have made two trips, the first in August, 

 1905, and again June fl-16, 190G. The lateness of the season 

 rendered my notes of the first trip of little value so far as indi- 

 cating the breeding birds of the region; but I have eliminated 

 all those concerning which there was any doubt in this connec- 

 tion, so that my completed list of ninety-four species contains 

 only breeders. Mr. Bayard Long was with me on both trips 

 and Mr. Paul Lorrilliere on the second, and to both of these 

 gentlemen I am under obligations for much valuable assistance. 

 The latter in particular I found to be an excellent arbitrator 

 with rural game wardens and I cheerfully recommend him aa 

 such. 



On both these trips we stopped in the vicinity of Loanna, 

 Pike Co., and practically all the notes are from Pike rather 

 than Wayne Co. The elevation varies from 1800 to 2000 feet. 

 Of the general Natural History of the region I am able to say 

 but little. Deer are decidedly rare ; wildcats common and 

 bear not scarce. Our nearest adventure with a bear was the 

 sight of a cub doing a mile in record time, in an opposite direc- 

 tion from us. Squirrels are abundant, both gray and red, and 

 in 1905 I saw one of the black variety. Coons, foxes, mink, 

 skunks and other small mammals are very common. Flowers 

 were very abundant, many typical northern varieties such as 

 Glintonia borenlis being noticed. Along with these were several 

 northern butterflies, e. g., Vanessa mUherti, Argynnis atlantis, 

 etc. It was the birds that I was particularly concerned with. 



