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BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA 
cluboii, sucks the egg’s and devours the young of herons and other 
birds. I have never known them to disturb either the eggs or young 
of birds, but have observed that they subsist almost wholly on car- 
rion. The benefits which these scavengers render are too well known 
to need any comment. 
The following list, with names of observers, will give a very clear idea 
as to the distribution of the Turkey Buzzard in Pennsylvania : 
County. 
Obseuvers. 
Remarks. 
Adams 
Bradford. . . . 
Berks 
Do 
Bucks 
Do 
Chester 
Clinton 
Cameron. . . . 
Delaware. . . . 
Dauphin, . . . 
Erie 
Franklin. . . . 
Fayette. . . . 
.Juniata, .... 
Jjehigh 
Do 
Lancaster, . . 
Do. . . 
Do. . . 
Do. . . 
Lebanon. . . . 
Do. . . . 
Lycoming. . . . 
Lawrence, . . 
McKean, . . . 
Montgomery. . 
Do. 
Mercer 
Northampton. . 
Do. 
Northumberland 
Perry 
Philadelphia. . 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
B. H. Warren 
J. L. Camp 
.Jonas Stern 
D. F. Keller 
Mrs. M. H. Rice. . . 
S. Edward Paschall,* 
B. H. Warren 
Dr. W. Van fleet. . . 
B. II. Warren 
Robt. Townslev, . . . 
W. W. Stoey 
Geo. B. Sennett. . . . 
B. H. Warren, .... 
G. W. Linton 
B. H. W.arren 
J. F. Kocher 
Dr. John W. Detwiller. 
Dr. A. C. Treichler. . 
James Galen, 
H. Justin Roddy. . . 
W. H. Buller 
J. G. Bohn, ..... 
Geo. R. Ross 
August Kock, .... 
B. H. Warren 
James A. Teulon, . . 
W. P. Bolton 
Thomas S. Gillin. . . 
S. S. Overmoyer. . . . , 
Dr. John W. Detwiller. 
Edmund Ricksecker. 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. . . 
H. Justin Roddy. . . 
H. Jamison 
Joseph Price Ball. . . 
Witmer Stone 
Geo. Spencer Morris. 
Schuylkill. 
Somerset. . . 
Sullivan, . . 
Union, .... 
Warren. . . . 
W estmoreland 
Washington, 
Do. 
Do. 
York 
Do 
Do 
M. M. MacMillian, . 
Dr. H. D. Moore. 
Otto Behr 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. . 
H. L. Greenland. . . 
Chas. H. Townsend 
James S. Nease, . . 
M. Compton 
M. T. Warrick, . . . 
Hon. G. C. Brown. 
George Miller. . . . 
Casper J.jOucks. . . 
Resident; common in summer. 
Never saw one in northern Pennsylvania. 
Breeds; rare. 
Breeds In Blue mountains. 
Occasionally in flocks: Aug.. Sept, and Oct. 
Decidedly rare. 
Resident; very common in summer. 
Straggler. 
Straggler; saw one November. 1889. 
Resident; most numerous in summer. 
Resident. 
Never seen here. 
Saw several in December. 1889; breeds. 
Breeds. 
Saw three in January. 1890. 
Breeds. 
Seldom seen. 
Resident. 
Resident. 
Resident. 
Breeds. 
Breeds. 
Resident. 
Straggler; got two in spring. 
Saw one October. 1888. 
Never seen here. 
Breeds. 
Migrant. 
Straggler; shot one September 1. 1884. 
Seldom seen. 
Straggler, spring and summer; does not breed. 
Straggler. 
Seen in May. 1880: breeds. (?) 
Occasional visitor. 
Resident. 
Seen mostly during migrations. 
Straggler. 
Straggler; fall 1883. 
Breeds. 
Straggler; seen in 1884. 
Straggler. 
Not found here. 
Very rare, have seen several in aTi adjoining county. 
Resident. 
Occasional; flock of ten seen September, 1883. 
Occasional: flock of ten seen September. 1883. 
Breeds. 
Breeds. 
Breeds. 
Note. — The Turkey Buzzard breeds in many sections of Chester and Delaware 
counties. Alfred P. Lee has observed it as a common resident in the vicinity of Ox- 
ford ; Harry Wilson has found them breeding at different points about Doe Run, and 
also near Parkesburg. Within a radius of about six miles from West Chester, I have 
found them breeding — never more than one pair in a place — in seven different local- 
ities in the counties of Chester and Delaware. 
*'• Decidedly rare, and absolutely unknown to most of our people. We are but a few miles from Chester 
county, where the bird is very common, but. Bucks county, is out of its range. 1 made note of having 
seen three (3) buzzards during the season. E. S. Puschall. 
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