Bird Club Notes 



The Heermann portrait is from a photograph of a daguerreo- 

 type, and represents the naturahst fitted out as lie was on some 

 of Ilia western expeditions. That it was not taken ininiediateiy 

 upon his return is shown by the false beard which has been 

 added to heighten the effect. The photograph was kindly 

 loaned by Mr. Lee Siner, the present proprietor of Krider's 

 Gun Store, and belonged to his father, John Siner, the associate 

 and immediate successor of Krider, and like him, a close friend 



of Heermann. 



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The Club held sixteen meetings during the year, with an 

 average attendance of twenty-four; fifty-one members attended 

 one or more meetings during the year. 



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Mr. August Koch, of Williamsport, Pa., for many years a 

 Corresponding Member of the Club, died suddenly on February 

 15, 1907, at Mohawk, Fla., where he was spending the winter. 



He Avas born at Stuttgart, Germany, in 1837, and came to 

 this countr}' in 1850. He was interested in natural history 

 from boyhood, and learned tlie rudiments of taxidermy from 

 the curator of the Stuttgart Museum. He later developed great 

 skill in this pursuit, which he practiced as a pastime during an 

 active business career. The collection of mounted birds and 

 mammals which he prepared is one of the finest in the state. 



Mr. Koch was a thorough sportsman, both in his love of 

 hunting and in his moderation in killing game. He was a 

 thoroughly reliable ornithologist and our best authority on the 

 birds of central Pennsylvania. As a friend he was kind and 

 generous, and always ready to aid those with kindred interests 

 who applied to him for information or assistance. Mr. Koch 

 was an Associate of the A. 0. U., and attended the first Phila- 

 delphia meeting in 1899. 



The A. O. U. held its twenty-fifth stated meeting at the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, December 9-12, 



f91) 



