DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 57' 



February 15, 1912. Twenty-three members present. Mr. 

 Mr. Samuel Rhoads was appointed a delegate to the Academy 

 Centennial Celebration to be held March 19th to 2l8t inclusive. 

 Mr. Rhoads spoke on "A Trip to Ecuador with Special 

 Reference to the Tierra Templada." The talk was illustrated 

 with lantern slides depicting the character of country traversed 

 and illustrative of many interesting associations. In the neigh- 

 borhood of Mt. Pichincha sixteen species of humming birds 

 were observed. 



March 7, 1912. Three visitors and twenty members present. 

 Mr. Moore gave an interesting account of the "Birds of the 

 Magdalen Islands." The talk was illustrated by lantern slides. 

 Photographs depicting the nesting habits of several species of 

 birds were shown. A report on the field trip to Haddonfield 

 was made. This revealed that nine enthusiasts braved the 

 wintry blasts and were amply rewarded with a good list of 

 birds and most enjoyable refreshments provided by their host, 

 Mr. Moore. 



March 21, 1912. On account of the Academy Centennial 

 celebration, extending from March 19th to 21st, the D. V. 0. C. 

 meeting was omitted. 



April 4, 1912. Twenty members present. Mr. Emlen dis- 

 coursed upon the "Distribution of Some Breeding Birds in the 

 Delaware Valley." Mr. Emlen' s compilation of data on the 

 breeding of our common birds within the limit of the map- 

 published in Stone's " Birds of Pennsylvania and New Jersey " 

 comprises some exceedingly valuable records. Mr. Stone in 

 commenting upon the Centennial Celebration of the Academy, 

 gave a brief and interesting account of the growth and develop- 

 ment of the Academy with particular reference to its ornitho- 

 logical collections. 



April 18, 1912. Fourteen members present. Mr. Potter 

 spoke upon the subject, "Some Local Bird Notes." Mr. Potter 

 related some interesting and unusual experiences with birds, and 

 gave extensive notes upon the mortality among nesting birds.. 



