Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28

ffty-two persons in attendance and sixty
! three species of birds observed. The sec
ond trip. week later. was in the vicinity
of Chain bridge. on both the Maryland
ana the Virginia sides Thirty-six per-
sons took the trip and saw seventy-one
kinds of birds.
Night Heron Colony Visited.
The feature of this day was visit to
breeding colony of the black-crowned
night heron Some fifteen to twenty nests
were found in low pines. mostly occu-
pied by young birds. that filed the woods
with their impatient kissing. The old
birds in their anxiety alighted SO near
that even the bright red eyes could be
distinguished and the long filamentous
heal plumes, from which the bird derives
its name.
The third trip. May O. to Fort Wash
ington by boat. was attended by thirty
eight, even though strong wind inter
fered with bird observations and only
fifty nine kinds were noted.
The fourth trip. May Is. was along the
west bank of Eastern branch, finally
crossing to the historic village of Bla-
densburg. But fifteen enrolled their names
tina, day. These were rewarded by
full look at the blue grosbeak, one of
the rare birds of this region. and seen
previously by only two of the party. Other
birds were also numerous. and the score
| at the close of the day stod at seventy
| two species.
The final trip was last Saturday. As
usual. for the closing excursion the party
went to Difficult run and walked from
there to the Great Falls of the Potomac.
Thirty-one in attendance was the highest
number of the sea son; seventy-five species
OF birds We're seen.
The great event of the day was the
sight of pileated woodpecker. the largest
woodpecker north of the gulf states, and
so rare around Washington that it has
been seen only about four times in twen-
ty years.
On each trip the members separated
into several parties for the better OBJ
fservation of the birds, each in charge of
some one familiar with the birds of the
District Those who acted as guides at
one or more of the 1908 excursions were
Wells w Cooke A. H. Howell W. L.
McAtee. Henry Odds and 4. A Preble.
Ninety Persons Make Trip.
The five trips of 1908 were attended
by ninety persons. most of whom. as
usual. We're present at only one meet
ing Those who attended each one Of
the five excursions were Mrs. c. A. As
pinwal1. Wells ". Cooke. Miss Letta
b Fisher, Miss Mary D. Suter and Miss
Harriet Underwood. The following
were present at all but one of the trips:
Mrs. Mary. Cleaveland. E. A. Hill. E. A.
Preble. Clarence r. Shoemaker and Mrs.
A NJ. Stimson.
Three outings were attended by ". D.
Appel. Miss ]. A. Bubier. Miss Marie
Boynton. ]. NJ. Cooper, Miss Florence NJ.
Cook, Mrs. E. A. Hill, Miss Nellie Nc
Lain. w. Mccormick. Miss Mabel Ray
mond Miss Emma Strider. a. NJ. Slim
son. j. j. Shirley, Mrs. j. J. Shirley, Mrs.
NJ E. Sabin.
The following were present on two
occasions: H, Chaplin. Mrs. ]. ]. Edison.
jr.. Miss Esther Galbraith, Mrs. G. G,
SON. Miss Mary F. Miller, Miss Marjorie
Preble. Miss Katharine H. Stuart Miss
L. p. Swazey. Mrs. Strider, j. NJ. Simp-
son. Miss Frances Suffer- Miss Ruth Sim
clair. Miss Edith c. Thompson Miss F.
Taylor, Miss Totten. Miss Julia Wells,
Miss Alice L. Wilson. In addition. forty
seven different persons enjoyed a single
days excursion.
The FIVE trips aggregated a large
number of species of birds seen, includ-
ing some of the rarest of the region.
Some of these have been mentioned;
among others may be noted the Hens
low sparrow. summer tanager. golden
winged. hooded. Kentucky and worm
eating warblers, pine siskln and hairy
woodpecker
The species seen on every one of the
| trips were the turkey buzzard. mourn
| ing dove flicker. chimney swift. crested
| fycatcher, bluejay, crow purple grackle,
| goldfinch chipping, field and song spar
rows. towhee. cardinal, barn swallow,
rough winged swallow. rcd-eyed. yell
low -throated and whiteeyed vireos.
black and white, parula. yellow and
myrtle warblers ovenbird. Louisiana
water thrush Maryland yellow throat.
| redstart catbird brown thrasher. Caro-
| lima wren. house wren. tufted titmouse.
/ chickadee wood thrush. robin. blue
bird and quail-thirty-seven species. In
| addition there were seen on the first
trip the red-headed woodpecker. phoebe.
| fish crow red winged blackbird mea-
| doWlark, orchard orlole Rrasshopper
sparrow white-throated sparrow, indigo
bunting, cedar waxwing, black -throated
green warbler. prairie warbler. ruby
crowned kinglet. broad-winged hawk.
purple finch. solitary sandpiper. sharp
| Skinned hawk. swamp sparrow. mock
| ing bird. hairy woodpecker yellow-billed
woodpecker. sparrow hawk, white
breasted nuthatch, yellow palm warbler
junco and the henslow sparrow
| twenty-six species. The last eight of
these were not seen on any of the sub
seGuent trips.
! The new birds seen May were the
spotted sandpiper. downy woodpecker,
| kingbrd. Baltimore oriole. scarlet tan
ager bank swallow. solitary vireo. pur-
pie martin. cliff swallow. worm eating
| warbler black throated blue warbler.
| chestnut-sided warbler. northern water
| thrush. chat. hooded warbler. Wilson
thrush. olive backed thrush. rose
breasted grosbeak. black-crowned night
| heron green heron, tree swallow, pine
| siSkin-twenty species.
The third trip, May 8, disclosed the
| following new birds: Black billed
| cuckoo. kinghsher. cowoird summer
| tanager, bank swallow and Kentucky
| warbler-siX species.
| The fourth trip added twelve species
I-Yellow-b billed cuckoo. wood pewee.
accordion fyCatcher. boholink, golden
\ winged warbler, magnolia warbler,
black poll warbler. Wilson warbler
tCanadian warbler. marsh wren blue
| gray gnatcatcher and BickneH thrush.
| rhe final trip of the season last Sat
| urdav increased the years list with the
whippoorwill nighthawk bay-breasted
warbler Blackburnian warbler. gray
| checked thrush, red-shouldered hawk
and the screech owl-seven species.
! Thus during the entire season the
ninety persons saw ITO different kinds
i IL.