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BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
SOME NOCTURAL MIGRANTS. 
By Maj. A. G. Wolf, Keeper of Absecom Light-house, Absecom , Atlantic 
City, New Jersey. 
List of Birds Striking Lantern of Absecom Light House, Atlantic City, 
N. J., from August 22, 1889, to November 30, 1889. 
Name of Bird. 
Date. 
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Birds Strik- 
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tern of 
Tower. 
Direction and force 
of wind. 
Weather.: clear, fog. 
rain, or snow. 
Number 
striking. 
Number 
killed. 
Sharp-tailed Finch. 
Aug. 22. 
11 p. m.. 
2 
0 
NW.. light, . . . 
Cloudy 
Small Beach Snipe. .. 
Aug. 23, 
10.55 p, m., 
6 
0 
v East, light, . . . 
* 4 
Red-eyed Vireo,. 
Sept. 18, 
8 p. m., 
43 
10 
W., NW., light. 
Rain. 
Blue Yellow-back Warbler, . . . 
4 4 4 4 
4 
1 
“ 44 
4 4 
Reedbird. 
‘ 4 
8.30 p. m.. 
6 
1 
4 4 4 4 
4 4 
Connecticut Warbler,. 
* ‘ 
4 4 4 * 
2 
2 
4 4 
Red-throated Woodpecker, . . . 
* * 
9 p. m.. 
1 
1 
NW.. light. . . . 
Red-eyed Vireo. 
* * 
11.20 p. m., 
4 
1 
4 4 4 4 
Cloudy. 
Blue Yellow-back Warbler, . . . 
• 4 • 
4 4 4 4 
5 
1 
4 4 4 4 
Cedarbird, .. 
4 * 
4 4 4 4 
1 
0 
4 ‘ 
Red-eyed Vireo. 
Sept. 19, 
3.15 a. m.. 
20 
7 
4 4 
Reedbird. 
* 4 
4 4 4 4 
5 
1 
44 
Yellow-shafted Flicker. 
4 • 
3.40 a. m.. 
1 
1 
Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 
• 4 
• 4 44 
2 
0 
Cedarbird. 
4 4 
4 4 
1 
1 
4 4 
4 • 
Maryland Yellow-throat. 
4 4 
4 
4 
1 
4 4 
4 * 
Red-eyed Vireo. 
4 4 
4 4 4 4 
3 
3 
4 4 
4 • 
English Sparrow. 
4 4 
4 4 
1 
1 
4 4 
Brown Trirush. 
4 4 
4 4 4 4 
1 
0 
4 • 4 • 
Olive-backed Thrush. 
4 4 
8.30 p. m.. 
2 
0 
West, light, . . 
4 4 
Blue Yellow-back Warbler. . . . 
4 4 
4 * 44 
5 
0 
4 4 
Connecticut Warbler. 
4 4 
4 4 
1 
1 
4 • 4 * 
4. 
Maryland Yellow Throat. 
4 4 
10.50 p. m.. 
15 
4 
44 
Reedbird. 
» 
‘ 4 44 
3 
1 
4 4 
44 
Black-throated Blue Warbler. . 
4 4 
4 4 
1 
1 
4 4 
4 4 
English Sparrow,. 
* 4 
* 4 
2 
0 
.4 4 . 
• • 
Scarlet Tanager. 
• 4 
4 4 4 4 
4 
0 
4 4 
Chestnut-sided Warbler. 
Sept. 21, 
9 p. m.. 
1 
1 
NW.. light, . . . 
Clear. 
Red-eyed Vireo,. 
4 4 
4 4 4 4 
7 
0 
4 • ~ • 
Maryland Yellow-throat. 
4 4 
4 44 
6 
1 
• . .4 
4 4 
Golden Crowned Thrush. 
4 4 
4 4 4 • 
2 
0 
Olive-backed Thrush. 
»• 
7 
1 
Creeping Warbler. 
4 4 
10.30 p. m.. 
1 
0 
4 4 
Connecticut Warbler,. 
Sept. 22, 
2.30 a. m.. 
1 
1 
4 4 
Catbird, . 
4 4 
2 
0 
» , 
Maryland Yellow-throat. 
44 
4 4 
7 
1 
Reedbird. 
4 4 
4 4 
1 
1 
4 4 
Olive-backed Thrush. 
4 • 
4 • 
3 
o 
• 4 4 4 
, 4 
Herring Gull. 
4 4 
4 4 
1 
3 
Maryland Yellow-throat. 
4 4 
10 p. m.. 
2 
0 
4 4 
Sharp-tailed Finch. 
4 • 
4 4 • 4 
1 
0 
• 4 
, , 
Red-eyed Vireo. 
4 4 
4 4 
13 
1 
Olive-backed Thrush. 
Sept. 23. 
2.30 a. m.. 
4 
1 
4 4 «• 
. 4 
Cedarbird,. 
• 4 
' 4 4 
1 
o 
, , 
Scarlet Tanager. 
1 
0 
* , 
Red-eyed Vireo. 
4 4 
10 
1 
Golden Crowned Thrush. 
4 4 
3.10 a. m.. 
O 
0 
. 4 
Blue Yellow-back Warbler. . . . 
4 4 * 
5 
1 
4 4 
Catbird. 
44 
2 
o 
4 4 4 4 ’ 
Red-eyed Vireo. 
Sep.. 24. 
9.50 p. m., 
2 
0 
E., NE., moder’e 
Maryland Yellow-throat. 
4 4 
4 4 
i 
o 
Small Beach Snipe,. 
4 4 
4 4 
3 
3 
4 4 
Red-eyed Vireo. 
Sept. 2(5. 
9 p. m.. 
7 
0 
NW.. light, 
Olive-backed Thrush. 
4 4 
44 
2 
o 
Maryland Yellow-throat. . . . 
4 4 
2 
o 
4 4 • . ‘ ' # 
Cedarbird. 
Sept. 27. 
1.30 a. m.. 
2 
0 
Red-eyed Vireo. 
4 4 
4 * 
25 
4 
4 4 4 4 
Olive-backed Thrush. 
4 4 
4 4 
3 
0 
4 4 4 4 
English Sparrow, . . . 
4 4 
4 4 
2 
0 
Yellow-shafted Flicker. 
4 » 
*• 
1 
o 
4 4 .. 4 4 4 
Beach Snipe. 
4 4 
» * 44 
1 
1 
•• * 
