Abstract of the Proceedings of the Delaware Valley 

 Ornithological Club for igoj 



January 2, 1903. — Annual meeting. Twenty -seven members 

 present. The present officers were re-elected as follows: 



President — Charles J. Pennock. 



Vice-President — William A. Shryock. 



Secretary — William B. Evans. 



Treasurer — Stewardson Brown. 



Mr. Elmer Onderdonk was elected an Associate member. 



Mr. William L. Baily exhibited a series of lantern slides illus- 

 trating the life of the Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) on Duck 

 Island, Maine (see Auk, October, 1903). 



January 15, 1903. — Nineteen members present. 



An amendment to the By-Laws was adopted, increasing the 

 limit in the number of Active members to twenty. 



Mr. Henry W. Fowler reviewed his twelve months' residence 

 in California, dwelling ijarticularly upon the bird-life of Palo 

 Alto and Monterey, and describing the personnel and the meet- 

 ings of the Cooper Ornithological Club. 



A record of the capture of a Red-throated Loon (Gavia lumme) 

 and Briinnich's Murre ( Uria lomvia) at Williamsport, December 

 13, 1902, received from Mr. August Koch was read. 



A number of Christmas Day lists were read. Wm. B. Evans 

 recorded the largest number of species, twenty-four (see Bird 

 Lore, February, 1903). 



The most interesting winter occurrences were the following: 



Long-eared Owl (Asio ivilsonianus) and Turkey Vulture, 

 {CatJiartes aura.) Kennett Square, Chester Co., Pa., December 

 26, 1902. C. J. Pennock. 



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