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of Joel Chandler Harris; and other points in the neighborhood 

 of Atlanta, Ga. Special mention was made of the winter 

 habits of some of our more common summer birds: large num- 

 bers of Robins congregated in a definite roost every night, Blue- 

 birds are scattered about the country in small loose flocks, the 

 House Wren returns to primitive habits and is solitary, secre- 

 tive and shy, while Chipping Sparrows and Field Sparrows as- 

 sociate in flocks until the beginning of the song season. 



Mr. DeHaven reported four large flocks of Red-backed Sand- 

 pipers and two of Black-bellied Plover at Cape Charles, Va. , on 

 January 29. 



February 20, 1919. Four visitors and twenty-three members 

 attended. Dr. C. E. Ehinger spoke on the subject " Birds of 

 the Lower Susquehanna Valley," describing the unusual scenery 

 and wealth of bird life found aboiit Peach Bottom, Pa. , during 

 the spring migration season. Warblers were especially abund- 

 ant, from fourteen to twenty-five species having been seen 

 on each trip. Ninety-eight species of birds were noted during 

 a few days' stay in the spring of 1917. 



Mr. Louis Agassiz Fuertes was present and gave an interesting 

 account of ancient and modern Falconry and exhibited a num- 

 ber of his superb paintings illustrating the principal Raptores 

 used in Falconry. Mr. Fuertes stated that the modes of attack 

 of the long-winged Falcon and the short-winged Goshawk, both 

 of which were used in the art, were quite different; the Falcon 

 relying on the force of the blow and the Goshawk on the grip 

 of the talons to kill the prey. 



March 6, 1919. Thirty-four members and three visitors 

 present. Mr. Samuel Scoville, Jr. was elected to active mem- 

 bership and W. G. McDaniel, C. E. Tobias, Gurden T. Scoville, 

 Prof. D. F. Lockwood to associate membership. The commun- 

 ication, ' ' Bird Biographies, ' ' was by Dr. Spencer Trotter. The 

 subject referred to biographies for the proposed club book on the 

 birds of our district. The speaker stated that the biographies 

 had been entirely finished for the groups, from the Thrushes to 

 the Warblers, inclusive, and the accompanying data largely ab- 

 stracted and compiled. He urged a continued and sustained 



