DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 19 



ravines that at some places can be called valleys. In one of 

 these, known as Cherry Run, our camp was located, and from 

 it there was easy access to the varied country surrounding it. 



In the woods, evergreens, occurring scattered or in small 

 stands, were frequently come across, and consisted of hemlock, 

 white pine, pitch pine, table-mountain pine and scrub pine. 

 The hardwoods which predominated, varied, the main species 

 being the white oak, red oak, chestnut oak, chestnut, yellow 

 poplar, sweet birch, yellow birch, paper birch, large-toothed 

 aspen and sassafras. In the open valleys there were occasional 

 wood-lots in which were white oak, red oak, white pine and 

 hemlock, with other species in smaller numbers. 



Bird -life was interesting because of its varied nature and be- 

 cause of unusual conditions in respect to some species. Wood 

 Pewees were conspicuous by their scarcity. In seven weeks I 

 saw but one bird, and that one was in an orchard and not in 

 the woods. Catbirds were far from plentiful. Towhees were 

 found only on the high ridges, and no Juncos were seen, al- 

 though the Blue-headed Vireos, Hermit Thrushes and the 

 more northern Warblers (Canadian, Blackburnian, Magnolia^ 

 etc. ) were plentiful. 



In the notes that follow, I have taken up only the birds that 

 seemed to me of some interest, and have not attempted a com- 

 plete list of the species recorded. This I have considered unes- 

 sential, as the mere mention of such birds as the Field Sparrow, 

 Nighthawk, etc. being seen can be of no value. 



Solitary Sandpiper — Helodromas solitarius solitarius. One 

 bird was seen Aug. 9, about a small pond, the first for the fall 

 migration. 



Upland Plover — Bartramia longicauda. A rare summer 

 resident. On July 3, while walking along a road that passed 

 through large open fields, one of these birds suddenly appeared 

 and showed great alarm over my presence, circling overhead, 

 uttering its sputtering alarm note and frequently alighting on a 

 fence-post actually within twenty-five feet of me. It undoubt- 

 edly had young nearby, but although an attempt was made to 

 find them, the search proved unsuccessful. 



Wild Turkey — Meleagris gallopavo silvestris. Plentiful in the 



