DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 51 



November 7, 1901. — Twenty-five members present. 



Mr. Reynold A. Spaeth was elected an Associate member. 



Mr. Brown spoke on some birds observed at Ganoga Lake, 

 Pa., during the past summer. He found the Pileated Wood- 

 pecker still present, and at Bear Lake had observed a Raven. 



Mr. Pennock read some ' ' Adirondack Notes ' ' and Mr. Stone 

 described some curious cases of distribution in certain tropical 

 ducks. 



Mr. Morris stated that on October 27 he had observed quite a 

 number of ducks on Haines' Creek near Medford, N. J. , includ- 

 ing Mergan.ser, Wood Duck, Black Duck and Mallard; the 

 small size of the stream and distance from the Delaware made 

 the occurrence of particular interest. 



November 21, 1901. — Nineteen members present. 



Mr. Jas. L. Stanton was elected an Associate member. 



Mr. S. N. Rhoads spoke of some birds noticed on a bicycle 

 trip to Salem, N. J., Killdeer, Robins and Purple Grackles were 

 found, the first quite numerous. Fishermen informed him that 

 Greenwich marked the northern range of the Clapper Rail 

 (^Ralbis crepiiaivs) on Delaware Bay in the breeding season, and 

 that the Sora Rail (Porzana Carolina) wintered there occasionally. 



Wm. B. Evans reported the capture of a Golden Eagle near 

 Moorestown, N. J., Novembers, 1901. 



December 5, 1901. — Twenty-one members present. 



Mr. W. E. Roberts was elected an Associate member. 



Mr. Hannum read a paper on the ' ' Influence of the Hemlock- 

 covered Ridge on the Fauna of Delaware Co. , Pa. ' ' 



Mr. L. I. Smith, Jr., reported the presence of a flock of 

 Snowflakes on Little Tinicum Island, in the Delaware river, 

 Nov. 7 and 9, 1901, one of which was secured on Nov. 27. He 

 stated that they occurred at this spot nearly everj' winter at in- 

 tervals, but he had never seen them on the shores of the river. 



Mr. W. G. Smith exhibited a pet Crow, and described its 

 habits and history at length. 



Mr. Pennock reported the Yellow-belUed Sapsucker {Sphyra- 

 picus varius) and Loggerhead Shrike (Lanivs Ixclovicianus) at 



