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ing February. He stated that Killdeers wintered in considerable 

 numbers about this point. The following ducks were noted: 

 Brant {Branta bernicla), Canada Goose (B. canadensis}, Golden- 

 eye (Clangula c. americana), Butter-ball (Chnritonetta albeola), 

 Old Wife (Harelda hyemalis) , Pintail (Dafila acuta), Black Duck 

 (^Anas obscura), Merganser (M. americanus) , a single Redhead 

 (^Aythya americana), both Bluebills (A. marila and A. affinis) 

 and also the Pied-billed Grebe {Podilynibiis podiceps.) 



Mr. Morris, speaking of the stooling of ducks, said that in 

 his experience at Cape Charles, Va. , the Bluebills are restless, 

 making but a short stop, the Golden-eye commonly alights at a 

 distance and swims into the stools, the Black Ducks evidently 

 recognize decoys, simulating their own species, while the Grebe 

 yields to the attraction of almost any decoy. The Redhead he 

 considered to be on the increase in the locality spoken of. 



Mr. Stone called attention to the need of more accurate infor- 

 mation on the breeding ranges of birds between the vicinity of 

 Philadelphia and the first ridges of the mountains, and sug- 

 gested this as a very desirable field for future work. 



April 16, 1903. — Sixteen members present. 



A canoe trip down the Egg Harbor river from opposite Ham- 

 monton to Mays Landing, N. J., through the heart of the pine 

 barrens, was described. William B. Evans arid Witmer Stone 

 were in the party, which left Hammonton April 3, on a warm 

 day almost like summer. During the night, while encamped 

 along the river bank among the pines, the temperature fell 

 rapidly and by morning it was bitterly cold, with a drizzling 

 rain which afterward turned to snow. In the Weymouth dam, 

 a large body of water covered with partly-submerged cedar trees, 

 the party encountered numbers of Tree Swallows {Iridoprocne 

 bicolor) flying close to the water and beating their way against 

 the driving snow. 



Farther down stream numerous Black Ducks were encoun- 

 tered, together with a Mallard and a Wood Duck. Ruffed 

 Grouse were heard drumming at nine o'clock at night at the 

 second camping place and Pine Warblers {Dendroica vigorsii) 

 were noticed gathering nesting materials. Purple Martins 



