DELAWARE VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB, 23 



At length at the head of a long meadow we come to a good-sized 

 village, through the centre of which the stream flows. It is the 

 usual terminus of my walk, and it is the stretch of valley lying 

 between this village and my home which has taught me more 

 of bird-life and given me more ornithological thrills than any 

 other section that I have ever known. Barring some water 

 birds and a few upland species, I have here seen practically all 

 the birds of eastern Pennsylvania. I have always felt most grate- 

 ful to this little valley for all that it has given me, and trust 

 that the day is far distant when the hard hand of the city shall 

 be laid upon it. 



