Abstract of the Proceedings of the Delaware Valley 

 Ornithological Club for 1902 



January 2, 1902. — Annual Meeting. Twenty-seven members 

 present. The present officers were re-elected to serve for the 

 ensuing year, as follows: 



President — Charles J. Pennock. 



Vice-President — William A. Shryock. 



Secretary — William B. Evans. 



Treasurer — Stewardson Brown. 



The resignation of Mr. Henry W. Fowler from Active mem- 

 bership and of Mr. William M. Strang from Associate member- 

 ship were accepted. Mr. Fowler having moved his residence 

 to California, he was elected a Corresponding member. 



Messrs. Herbert L. Coggins and Witnier Stone described a 

 wagon trip of six days across the pine barrens of New Jersey 

 (see pp. 26-31), and Mr. Wm. L. Baily read a paper on the 

 " Gulls and Terns of the Maine Coast," illustrating his remarks 

 with lantern slides of the country and the birds. The paper 

 was based upon a trip made bj' Mr. William Dutcher and the 

 writer during June, 1901, in the interest of bird protection. 

 (See Auk, 1902, pp. 44-47.) The club later adjourned to a 

 lunch. 



January 16, 1902. — Fourteen members present. 



Mr. Palmer read a list of the birds observed by him at Bus- 

 tin's Island, Maine, during the past summer, and commented 

 on several species. The Vireos of eastern Pennsylvania and 

 New Jersey were then discussed by all the members present. 



The Warbling Vireo ( V. gilvus) was reported as not uncommon 

 in the upper part of Germantown (Emleti), common at Kennett 



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