. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . cies of birds and especially waterfowlhave taken advantage of this protec-tion. Mallards and Scaup Ducks wereswimming within a few feet of thewalk, while many people were times the river here seems full ofducks, while few are seen in the un-protected parts. The Louisiana Herons allowed meto come within fifty feet of them. TheSemipalmated Plovers let me get fullyas near; also did a large flock of Gullsstand on a small island not fifty feetfrom me while I sorted out the differ-ent species. The Turkey Vulture hasbecome a n
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . cies of birds and especially waterfowlhave taken advantage of this protec-tion. Mallards and Scaup Ducks wereswimming within a few feet of thewalk, while many people were times the river here seems full ofducks, while few are seen in the un-protected parts. The Louisiana Herons allowed meto come within fifty feet of them. TheSemipalmated Plovers let me get fullyas near; also did a large flock of Gullsstand on a small island not fifty feetfrom me while I sorted out the differ-ent species. The Turkey Vulture hasbecome a nuisance and I understanda bounty has been placed on his V. Wharram. New Jersey Birds early July, 1913, I camped forthree days near Lenola on the northbranch of the Pensuaken Creek andduring that period I observed severalbirds not supposed to occur in SouthJersey at this season. These were theBlack Tern, Green-winged Teal, Cootand Blue-winged Warbler. A few re-marks from Stones Birds of EasternPennsylvania and New Jersey, with 182 THE OOLOQIST. Nest and eggs of Red-winged Blackbird in situ —Photo by D, T. Perry, Savannah, Ga. THB OOLOOIST 183 respect to their supposed status inthis state will not be amiss. Black Tern.—Stone says it is an ir-regular migrant on the coast duringthe late summer and autumn, some-times very abundant, occasionally onthe large rivers. According to my ex-perience the Black Tern is a commonmigrant on the Delaware River atCamden, N. J., occurring regularlyevery year in late August and through-out September; a few linger till late inOctober as I observed one on October20th, 1906 at Richmond, Philadelphiaand near North Camden. On July 8th and 9th I saw an adulton the Pensauken Creek and the farm-er on whose grounds we camped in-formed us there had been a pair aboutfor several days. However, we onlyobserved the single bird and that onthe last two days of our trip. It was avery tame bird and monotonouslyhunted about the marshes, flying up
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