50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



hsemastica) procured at Anglesea, N. J., August 26, by H. W. 

 Wenzel. Mr. DeHaven commented on the present scarcity of 

 the species on the New Jersey coast, and stated that ten or 

 fifteen years ago they occurred regularly with the Willet, three 

 or four in each flock of the lat'ter. 



Mr. Stone spoke of a large flock of Bank Swallows ( Clmcola 

 riparm) observed on the lower Susquehanna August 8. He 

 estimated by partial count that over 700 were resting on tele- 

 graph wires, while twice as many more were roosting in a corn 

 field immediately behind, perching all over the stalks. 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads reported that the Chimney Swifts ( Chaetura 

 pelagica) that built last season on the interior of his stable re- 

 turned and occupied the old nest, but being disturbed they de- 

 serted it and built again in an old barn near by, attaching the 

 nest to the boards as in the previous case. 



Mr. A. C. Emlen obsen-ed a flight of hawks on September 19. 



Mr. Voelker reported a Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiti- 

 cus) seen at Stojie Harbor, N. J., May 27, 1901. 



October 17, 1901. — Nineteen members present. 



Samuel N. Rhoads and Wm. B. Evans described a trip to the 

 New Jersey Palisades early in June. In the vicinity of Alpine 

 they found the following species which do not breed in the 

 neighborhood of Philadelphia: Veery {Hylocwhla fuscesccns) , 

 Black-throated Green Warbler (Dmdroica virens), Chestnut- 

 sided Warbler (D. pensylvanica) , Alder Flycatcher {Empidonax 

 trailli. aliiorum). Also the Louisiana Water Thrush {Seiuriis 

 motacUla), Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia mitrata), and such Caro- 

 linian species as the Chat (Icterio r!rerw), Carolina Wren 

 {Thryothorm bidovicianvs) , Kentucky Warbler {Geothlypis jor- 

 mosa), Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitherus vermivorvs). No Bobo- 

 links (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) were to be found. 



Mr. Fowler stated that at Ridgewood, N. J., in June, 1900, 

 he had observed Bartramian Sandpipers, Bobolinks and Veeries 

 all evidently breeding. 



Mr. Rehn reported the presence of Duck Hawks (Falco 

 peregrinus anatum) during June, 1901, at Lehigh Gap, Pa., 

 where thev evidentlv nested on the cliffs. 



