CACAPON STATE PA-11K BERKLEY SPRINGS

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Registr�tion SUPPER Gener"!l Ass(3mb1y C,il'IP?IRE L'3. te Sn 8. C 1-:

E'1rlJ� Bir"' COff\;S or. Cae a'} B roD 'v: ;·iLK. 1'1t,: C:ill

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Nornin£; 8,: ",2ion

12:15 - LDTCH ,: ( :i.nnOU-'1c'::'Ecn-se -- Thoughts for th:::, S3Y)

1 :30 - iiftGrnol:m S;sssion or ?L::l,-1 Trip 3: 30 - 11ECPt."s)�TICN

6:00 SU?P£,� (Announcom'cnT, s)

3 :,)0 Spsc i'11 Even ts 9 � 00 - C {�:�I FIRE

It) :15 - V-.:tG Sn3ck 11 :00 TAPS

DAILY SESSIONS & FIELD TRIPS SCHEDULE -- -.--..- - � _. --- ----

SUNDAY ...

N01TDAY

TUESDAY -

... 'C'amp Organization

Trees and Shrubs : Herptiles

FlOi'Jering Plants· Birds

General Orientation of the Area & Possibilities

'Population Study Demonstration

Mammal Study Survey

t'JEmmSDAY All day field trip to Spruce Pine Hollow, Sutton Territory, . Harpers Ferry

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Fer� and Fern Allies Hammals

Nature Photos

General Review Foray Dis�ussion

Vegetation Study Survey

Vegetation Study Survey

l1eeting BBC Exec., C'jIT11h Heetil1g of Nssti:1g C0rmn.) Meet�lg of Populati0D COIT@e

ACTIVITIES ���ERS

l¢ Bird \!J'alks

2() Horning SessiDns

3. Seminar Sessions

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Afternoon Sessions 0 " <I " o 0 "

50 Field Trips 0 e •

6� Children T S Program

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70 Special Events (1) " 11 e o " " e

8" Vespers O Q C O " C C . � O ' Q

9. Campfires Q . . � e o . a • 0 •

100 Song Leader8 0 • e , II • " • • 'l

DrQ Burtt

Hall

C" Conrad

Phillips

Long

Hays

Fred Kif"t

Cha..l1dlers

Jo Olsen

Thacker, Conrad, Kift

LEliD:ERS AND COl1'lI'J."PEES � ____ +_ ... __ -...._"".'C.c'I'":II

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Sunday Honday 'fuesday -\-Jednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Nat'lU'e Lead�

Flovrering Plants Trees a!1d Shr11bs Fern and Fern Allies Herptiles' ... .-Hrur,mals - ... Population Studies � Study of Vegetativn Survey of M.q::rwals Survey of H6:-:ptiles Ca.11:P Bi:.'tl. Racord:] Cmr.p i>Tesi',lng Co;:}.test

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Niller - Hall Burtt - Olsen B-u.1:'ns - Cole

- . � Thorp ... Dressel

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Banks - Boecher Phillips - Conrad Heimerdinger - Chandler

. Bar tley - 1\Torthleys Thacker - Chandler Nille:r - J�, 1ai tsch Hai.:rison - Cole Phillips � BtU'ns Hall - Jluller Cole ... I;Iox·thley Phillips ... Burns Harrison - Chandler Ba.llcs .., L:L.'nGS Burtt

.Captain NCQ 1 Rc Ballentine Captain Noo 2 Bt:.:i:'ns Captain l�o'l 3 le Boechex'

CamDfire Leader a:JcJ. �;-;.�.i set Fireman ---..... ��� � __ ....r.:r.:o;.u.. __

Saturday Sunday Honday Tuesday

.' id'ednasday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Get Acquainted Games Guect Night Stories B\)�rs Night Girls Night Fublic Fare Thee vJell

Olsen Laits�h Kay Conra.d Indoors

. Hall BQ8ch�:r Cha.ndler TheI'p BUrtt Thacker R" Balle.1tine i�1i118k'1 .. Bal8:s Chuck Postlethl-Jai te

FirebuiJ_d'3:t' .--��

Heimerdinger

G� Ballentine SI-Jartz

Dressel

GKNERAL ASSIGNMSNTS

FORAY CmiJIvIITTEE - - - - - - Chuck Conrad, Chairman Phillips, Thackar, J.., Laisch, K� Conrad) N� Laitsch, l-'Iiller, Hall, Olsen, Cole�

REGISTRATION SECRETARY - - Ev� Hp,ys.

BROOKS BIRD CLUB SECRETARY Kay CQnrad � . . �

HOSPITALITY COlvJl,{ITTEE :- ... Hillers, . Lai tschs, Olsens, Conrads, Da�r�ple

CA}� Y�IL K�N - - - - - Fred Kift

CLUIATIC REPORT -

PUBLICITY:

LIBRA..'lIANS

FORAY DIARY

}1USE;U£1 CURATORS

CA}� PHOTOGRAPHERS

SLIDE PROGRAH "" - - - -

AREA S1JRV.sf

Charlie Long

He Ryma.n, Hary Hartsough

HOInmels .

JLm O�sen, Chairman HQ.Ryman, F� Kift, Hays, Do Coru:'adJl N., Lait.sch� Kc. Conrad, Hartsough •

. Ch(lndlers, vJorthleys, Savitt, l'ictl;Vaa,;:l3, Gl'egg.'l Branum, Hall, Ault, Da:i.r;ympleo

Black & vihi te: PostlethlV"ai te, Bal1entines

Slides: John Laits,:;h l'1CJvies � Evan DI'essel

fIiller, Sager

Hall

IiNIeK NAGIQl STORE ... - - - Dot Conrad, Carol Joan

GA1'lES CUSTODIAN ... - L:l lO!lg:; Ted Heimerdinger, Bruce

FIRST AID -. - - - - Hu.nter; Cole, Boeoher

FORAY REPORT - - ... - - - Max Th8.d�er, Chairman Go 1'fIUl'rey, Ba:::"lenti.nes,9 MacVeans

SNACK BAR - - ... - - - - - Baru�s, Boechers, Greggs, Coles, R;YT.lan, Daniels, Murray

FOOD SUPPLIES No Laitsch, Kift, Kay, Tresa, Diemer

Dat.e Day

June 8 Saturday

9 Sunday

10 Mond2.Y

11 Tuesday

12 Hednesday

13 Thursday

14 Friday

15 Saturday

16 Sunday

Tnmner- .I.",.,,,, �� Weather

74°F Rain all day

72° Cloudy - winds

78° Clearing to clear

84° Cloudy - rain

88° Cloudy - hUlnid

90° Cloudy - rain

92° Shoi-l'ers

94° Very cloudy - humid

98° Partly cloudy

Charles Long, Superintendent Cacapon State Park

1957 FOR.!:.Y DLIiRY Cacaron sta te Park

Berkley Sprin.;s, r:. Va.

FricJJ-J.Y, June 7, 195� • • • • l'Jevada Lai tsch, Reporter

Eembers of the Foray Com..rni ttee began arrl vl.ng as early as 10: 30 a.m. v,hen George Hall c hecked in e.t Cacapon Inn, which woul d be club headcluarters for all operations, and immediately got to work surveying the area and summing up the s i tua tion. Clark, Tressa and Trecla Miller arrived at dusk vlith John and Fevada Lai tsch and John Diemer not far behind. BetiTeen greetings and puns we were forced to take time out to scratch since literally millions of "no see I ens 11 -lIere also on hand to greet us. Y:hen it started to rain Charley Long, Park Superintendent assured us that the rain would d rive them away.

The Theeling delegation, which arrived jtJ.st before midnight, brought Director Chuck Conrad, Kay, Carol;yl1, Carol, Dorothy J Joanie, Cindy and Hother Conrad; Eva RaJ's, Libby Hunter, Gene and 1:ir. Sabot. The Olsens, scheduled for arrive.l, called to say they had been detained .. '�':e VIere all temporarily 10 dged in the Inn for the night and after finding our roons a pick up snack was lai d out. Far into the night Chuck and George could be heard above the patter of rain as they checked reservations and 2hap3d last ninLlte details.

Saturday, June 8 • • • • Eevada Laitsch, Reporter

l,tlost of us ros e quite early only to find it still raining. Hovlever this failed to dampen our enthusiasm and work pro";resse:i rapidl;)7 tov:8.rd C9.BP set up. The modern e lectric kitchen l'ecei ved approval fro:" all and the b8autiful pine pn e led dining roon, c omplete with open fireplace, offered an i(le�\l assembly roc:,n and emergency irdoor campfire s ite. The lobby or l01mge was deleGated to be just that "lo unge" and v:ould serye as an over-flow and converso.tioi"} room. The celltrally loce.ted office Vias soon taken over -by Eva Hays for regis­tratiO:-l and inforr.n.tioll headque.rtel's. The covered patio would be the mUR6um. Its spaciousness still afforded room for conmittee meetings and lounging. Reservations had been I110.de for t!1e entire Irm, which included thirteen rooms, a DO�TI s JOl'ln, a Girl! s DorI:2, three deluxe cab:i.ns and one efficiency cabill. Ca�npers '!Jere assigned quarters upon r egistratiOlJ."

LuneD 8.rrived before the cooks and it y;as an !levery II'E.n for himself affair." Col d cuts and. cheeses ,:ere ignored when George Hall took over the egg tur}ler to n:a.ke up hot f;gG sD.l1dvJiches. He really turns a lo;:rly "henfruitll into a rare delicac;f and to most of us this was a new role fol' George, therefore we changed the [1'. to Chef. HQ'.vard, Lull. and Ted Eelcerdinger and Ric;';: Bru.ce arrived just as we nere finishil1.g luz:ch ..

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The rain still co�ing down in t orrents didn't keep Clark, George and John frem surveying stu dy areas. Their a dventures aside frem getting thero.ughly so.aked inc luded beco.ming lost (even C lark) and getting mired in the mu d� In spite ef all this they located two. of the t hree populatio.n study areas�

The afternoen f lew. The hospi ta li ty co.mmittee was kept busy greeting such personages as Evan an d Am Dressel ; Ethel Dal rymple, w ho intro. duced nevI campers young Mrs. lJalrymple and her tvie yo.u ngsters; Flerence Roane and her two. r;rands ons; the Chand lers an d George Harri son; the Olsen fainil y and i:lother Olsen; the Saegers; the Hommels; Fred Kift; Mae Giquelies; Hele n Ryrr:an; the Laniels; G la dys i.;iurrey; Edna Gregg and iilaX Tha cker; Mary arid rA:1.vid.Frank; Tom and ltlelissa Quinn.

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Glen Phillips vrhe had gone to. Cass to p,ick up the three c eeks VIas due to arrive at noon an d as the time were on vie became con cerne d about them. It was f ive o'clock when an emergency c o.ek shift was organized to. take over prepa,ratio.n o.f supper. liYe were busy in the ki tchon when they arrived. They ha d been slevied up i n the mountains by dense fog' and heavy mists 'which ha d made travei very hazardo.us. At any rate the first official meal was serve d right on time to. a we l l f i lled din ing hall.

The C�mpfire circle Whi ch had been set up on a gra,ssy bench everlooking the Inn ·Ei.i1d facing the luxurious new Cacapon Lo dgo was not in use for the first

campfire.. The rain kept us indoors. wi'ing the interim betvileen dinner and oampfire the 195 3 Foray film ':"Jas shown. Fete Chandler was carnpfire leader

an d the custom of self introducticn ef each camper 'Has foatu red. Selections from Ogden Eash wer'e read by O lsen. The group was L-·. fine voice when we sang a round ef camp song's. There ViaS lots ef c offee, cccoa an d deugl}r;.uts for our first snac k, after whi cha few of: the die hal'ds sat arcund the dying embers of. the campfire f er a fel-'f extra chords ar..d a bit of' rem,nisc ing· before- tro.king off to bed through the still present ra.in.

Sunday I June 9 • • • • Hel en Ryman, Reperter ---,._._-

This was the first Official day of the Foray. The early morning bir d walk \vas hel d at 6:15 under t he guidance of Glark Nliller and Geo.rge Hall. There

were so nany out that t-NO groups viere ne cessary. One went dovin by the lake an d the ether went the. opposite direction toward one of the population stu dy areas ..

Being Sunday, "b.velve people gct 1.l,p earl y and went to church which left an over supp ly of sausage pattie sat breald:u:t, the fact ef which davm.ed on all ooncerne d after the y -iTere eaten by others. At 10 :30 Chuck held h is usual briefing session where all the uetai ls about the Foray were set up--the hours, the acti vi t ies and Viho would head what. The nesting teams w ere to. be under Dr. burtt, the recc r d of birds under lvir. BankS, popu lati on stu dies of birds under George Hall and lilammals under George Harrison. Jim Olsen wets to. take

the campfires�

After lu.l"lch at 12 : 15, Clark l';lille:r told about the possibilit ies fer field trips in the a.rea, announcing or�es for -\:iednes day an d Thurs day.. Certain limi ts were set for the chilJrens nestin; contest, a ll around the inll •. G len n Phillips sai d he ·would shew hew pcpulatien stu dies were made on

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�!lOnday if people so wished. The Foray members then scattered a.bout, seebg the Lodge, the camp site, Goins to Berid9�' S;?rings to see that tovm including the Castle, the hictoric ruin thel'e.

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After a good dbnor 8.t 6:15, vespers follovled s.t 7:30. Because of the h0avy gnat pro'olem, it 'was necessar�r to have it ir.;.side. Hester Char:dler 'was iIi cltarg.;e as sistad b�T Carol Conrad, Gladys �!l1J.rray and Fred Kift. C8.l;lpfire followed at 8: 15 in charge of Eay COErad. Ivlaxbe Thacker and Carol;V1J, Conrad led S OITB hi larious songs. Someone, just realized that all our nesting li.;aders 'were a bus;:l bunch of Bls--Burns, Baker, Ballant�'l1e, i3urtt and Banks 0

Some very entertaining games were put on by Kay. Cne was a contest be tween teams of men, holding strings on vvhich I.'ras a paper cup t o be slid along by blowing it. It resulted :i.):1 a regular derby, with the young people. as the

contestants. Dorothy Conrad had a fine guessing game all run off on :m:i.meo­graph paper vThich challenged Qur knowledge of birds. Then two teams VIere chosen; one team, those BBC.lers who had been to 12 or more Forays and for the o ther team, those viho had been there one to three ::rears.. Each got a shee t with a BIG letter printed on it. They VIere to form words that 'were called out .. YIhat a rj.ot of ,fun this -Has vlith the nO'iiComej,'S winning, largely due to the aViful hor1replay of Conrad and HeiITlerdinger. Another game -""l8.S passing out slips �'Ii th noises to ma}:e repre senting animals or queer charac­ters and then letting go when the script YiaS read. Charades topped off the evening using birds ''lith George Hall and Chuck Conrad setting up the names. This also was strenuous but fUll. Taps ended a very pleasan t and rev:arding day ..

Monday, Ju�� • • • • Fred Kift, Reporter

The day da."!med warmer and partly cloudy ,but the prospeot of r�in gra.dually diminished as the hoUl�s passed by and f;s.ve promise of our first Caoapon campfire under the stars -- and a nearly full moon co

The three serious study areas had been laid out and v,ork started on them in earnest at or before daybreak this morning, vdth skilled bird stUdents in oharge, of course ..

Over fifty campers attended the 6:30 birdvJalk" YJorking up an appetite -­as if one were neededt -- for the 8 :15 bre�lkfast.. This morning the piece de resistance YlaS pancakes, with an abundan ce of butter and syrup, and if you think those poor cooks didnlt have to "slave over a hot stovell for an interminable time, which the �xmce.ke linG l:ept forming and reforming, you just don't know your BDCerst Some of lem were stuffed vrith pancakes up to their tonsils for hours.. Breakfast ,'las other1:'Jise uneventful, save for the

gentle snoring of Floyd Bartley-, during the cereal course. It seems that the late and early hours have cot him� Small wonder j 1[;hen the study area gang was starting for their work at 4: 30 Vl!10 should they meet coming IN but Floyd, v-lith both 8.rms iu11 of plant specir::.ens held jus t collected •. Coupled vri th a late turn-in ·the night be.fore, vihy should..1'l't the guy snooze during breakfast, if In hels a nci.nd to?

After the pancakes h[l,d had an opportuni ty to "cuddle dOi'm II a bit, a bout 30 campers jo ined leader Pete Chandler in a "Trees G.nd Shrubs" "'',Talk... Very

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educational; it VTas interestins to see the number of nature students making copious field notes as the walk progres sed. This Vias a tribute to their interest and to Pete I s leadership ..

Of ccurse, everybody in camp did...n. r t walk with Pete. One gang of fellows piled. ill a st[,tion ':ragan and headed noisily for goool1ess b1.ov[s 1iFhl3re-­pos:Jibly some hillbilly ratskellar--while Helen Ryrcan and l'.1ay Gicquelais sat pectCefully '.lnder a tree on the back luviU of the dining hall reading books .. They claimed they Viere liIATUHE books but didn't offer proof •.

J.. t lunchtise, who s �10ul d drop in ( via mail ) but those perennial party-· crashers Egbert, Bu.tch, Trixie an d Tessie with messages of endearment for SOlr:e of o ur prettiest and most eligible. Trixie and Tessie even 'went after some of our handsose married brethren--their mates '.'lere seen to huddle closer as some of Trixie's bland ishments were readc.

Shortly after lunch Clark laner lod a cavalcade of six autos to a beaver dam in Sleepy Creek state Forest. This VIas a 35-:;:n.ile trip a.lthough to "(;hos6 who walked through the PS\.1·ty flooded woods to the dam i"C seemed that 33 of those Diles VIas jJlocldiug throt�gh muck. Beavers vJork a t night but some c8...'Tlpers DID see a bea-ver at Ylork for a flash, as a itevla;r.d for their arduous trip.,

After a v{onderful supper :Ruth and George Ballentine gave a travelogue covering their last vrinter' s visit to Tabago Island in the Caribbean Sea • And they showed us In .. 8.l1Y colored slides of great beauty just to prove what a grand trip it Vias e fLuth t s narration Vias excellent.

The canpfire ",11ieh follovied, at a IlERY large campfire circle outdoors, was led by GeOl'ge }Iall nho opened tile proceedhl£�S by likening his campfire tlsto.lte" to Pasadena's famed Rose Bowl, .because of its unusual seating capacity. Y:ithout a�iplifiers, one sure had to speak up, to be heard from one edge of the c ircle to the other.,

But in spite of the spo.cs cififficul ty, Naxine and Carolyn managed to lead the group in a number of favorite camp sonss although the stretched out field di On It penu.t rr,uch IIclose" harmonyt About a half-dozen visitors from Cacapon Loclgo, up on the hill, dropped in for the festivities., They were dele,sates to the convention oi' the Amel'ica..n. Itecreatiol1 Association meeting at the lodse this ',{eek. There vias also another visitor although he d idn't "drop in.1I It was a Ylhip-poor-"ilill \'Fho tirelessly entertained us with his plaintive song during; most of the car.lpfire hour.

After campfire, and a few more songs around its dying e mbers, it.-Tas l:a.ck to the dLYling hall f or a bedtime snack (Coffee or chocolate, douglwuts a.nd

syreet rolls ) and then off to droaBs of '.'!hat Vie hoped the morrow would bring.

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Tuesday, J� •• • • • • • •

A busy day for all Foray-ers. A large group turned out for the oarly ':lalk but 30m8 had been out on an even earlier trek to checlc tho stu dy areas 0 Hax.ine lad a group after breakfast to make a list of traes and sl1.rubs and to note plants and ferns also.

TodDJs tenperatEre was a comfortabl e 84 whic h VIas much ii/ armer than th e past f81"r d8.:,rs have bsen.

There Viere a number of trips in til e af ternoon -- one greup went to. see jf the Blo.ck Terr;.s were still present but found they had gone. Anether group went to thE, Old C2 na1 Tl}Enel at Paw Paw and s tilJ. another to see the Blue Grosbeaks in Slespy Creel\: Forest. John wanted to join one of these greups but Nevada ordered him t o get a haircut so Jolli'1 reluctantly w ended ' h5.s 1iwy b tevm.

In the late af ternoon, Helen ane'! Harold Beecher, steve Savitt, Chuck and Eva W6ilt to. 3. roadsi.de star:d ncar C2f2P to bu:r strawben'ies for suppe-r anu J.T, was necessary tl1at tl."J,ey s:-,!Jllple qu.itc a fev; to. see if theJ were up t o the high standal'os set 0:' our cool�s L

Since it "ras a rcti.i.1Y eVening, campfire was reid inc:)ors 1'ri. th Pete as leader. DOilll,ld l(acBeth shovied his very excellehG s lides on i1.is tlip to Alaslm via the Alccin High'Nay.

A snacl·� and t hen off t o bed with some healthy sleepers not even hearing the severe storm du:d.ng t�1e night.

YiQ dn..!,s ds.j', June 12. ... . • • Dorothy C onrau, Heporter

A group was up and out ot 5:30 to vlork the swAy areas. A little later, at 6: 15, Glen, Eoss and Chuck chockGd Je he rr.ar:lnal traps on one of' the areas �

TTro leaders, Evan Dr essel and George TilOrp, "I/lere in ch[!rge of the 6:15 bird wr..lk. The hikers stayed in one group and hiked alollg the road� It had rained thrOUGh the night but the a ir ,'ffls Warm vvi th a high wiild at times .. Birds .,'[ere few and the B.ir qu:l.et; howEJ'Ter , as we walkeCi. IIp the hiH a lo ng a stream bird sones increa;:;ed. A family of' titnice put music in the air .. A cld,rp 1::as heard but VIe could not declde j.f it v,ras a balJ�T cardi nal or ti t­mouse.. LeD.der Thorp Vi"as asked and his r eply was, tlI'on' t 1-:no1'1 baby talk."

l'Ti th breakfast over David Frank played two nuraber s on his al1corclian. This ViaS his goodbye as he and his mother Vlere leavin;; for their home in' Ohio ..

An al1-rlay trip 'was sche,duled for today. After san dwiches 'Here r.:ade 0.nd il:di vidual lunches ':Jere p,,-cked, we formed tyro groups 1'01' our long �;rip .. Ever;y one TIho V:ellt "\'!i th Clark Liller say: a beautifuJ, Sl)ot where 15 specie s of ferns INtire growing s i de by side. Dr. Burns as 1ea,18r sto j:me d at the Federal fis h hs.tcnery (hopei'u] of seeing black tern ) at Lee to;;;. Other stops, for both PGUfS, were �;he prothonatorJ warbler S]:;;)1; '.l long the Potorr.ac Liver; catta il marsh at .f..ltoD8.., Here the railr�ctd runs through the

land and the birders 'sulked the tracks and observed the birdlife in the swamp on eithe r side. Three eutstcJ.ndinG finds vlith the birds see n and

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heard sb.sine; ':iere: kin!; rail; s11ort-billeJ. mo.rsh wren; el�er flycatcher, ar;.d, b�i t118 T!ay', a ne st �.�'Ja.s fO�.lllcl by' I"lester Char.�dler, George fie.l1 ttlld

Ce or ge liarri: on; $.l�..IC!:�lm:OC�N�;XX�Y�:Xinmt.x��.

Cliffside Hotel, operated by June and John jTevr�om'2,r, at liarpers FerrY';·'as our Eseting; place for lunch. PLinch aEd ice croam we.::'G "!ai tin;,; at t;18 :new­comers. At the conclusion of our 1neal, iir. Ki s se�'ling from the par�( service SpO��6 e.bont the scenic, scientific and historic t01:'!n of Earpers i.i'erl'�·" It \",308 from this Faint that John Bro',"Il1 Trade his raid. TVIO of his SOl"lS ' .. 'ere killed in the b8.ttle. John Brovrn was convicted and hallged at Charles Town .. Ot116r pOiD.ts of interest V!6re Jefferson rock, i'iilJ.-top hotel, mOnUIT,Gnt of John 3rc':m, churches and the fa!·.louS bri (Ige ..

.Dur:ing the afternoon the followin; n6H caDpers (3 rrived : Sturm fardly from Solo:;:;., Ohio; from Columbus the brl1ie Li:'les f'aInily and B01".nie ' s mother; l:lr. and Mrs. Louis Gicy,uelais and friend, kary HartsouGh, all from PittsburS '"

After a day in the field, tired, kn:;ry p60ple vraj.ted for suppe r and Hhat 9. luer:.,l: ham, fried potatc)es, apple s::cuce, hot rol ls , sreell \:;oans a:ad the e-v-er pC'lJ1..11ar st:;:·a�·'.�ber:."'�/ sl�o:r·tc::\ke $ 3c:bEHll..lle a li-ctle late so r.:.o 17';.ovies T:ero sb.o'::n tcfOl'8 c9.rn:)fire 0

C8.�71pfire �.-�-8.S o;"J.t-of� .. doors -:.-vith reorge �h�,\rl? 9.8 fire bu il der a�ld Sandy SViartz as li:;hter. 1,S 1':9.S cu ;:;to�:5.:'l.l' :/, Olsen nl":clGUl10eci tho lea dar for the evenL'1g o.D.d ver�/ fo oli sll1�l Gallen. on i\i:�X. TLe.c��.er il'1 t116 pret,61")'s0 t11ftt it Vias girl 's 11i�;11te.: S118 re���j_rld_ed �1iIn. thrt1� our &/ .. '.ltt 1?erfor�:1:.1.l:0e �·;E..S fr}:.u!'sdaJ� night. (As . � 1 " . , t k ) .. - t.L " . . , , ' ..... J ' • + �l' .. 18 G1CU1 �nov.r. l)ro l'5Ur It repll3C� ·cns.c !.J11e�: VIE,;1'0 nlJG preparec" DU.v if they t!::>.d 5 mir�11t€S l'.otice they' 1;'ould SE::e y:h:lt co.uld be dOl'-8. .hS a fill-in,

three

The bi�� S�lOY: be[;E'<.11 v·;i tl1 "t:;11G fO!nOH3 Flo re. do rn oetet lod b�y· tb.e agile LaBurtt dallcirlF; -Co the tUl"le S of ni:3?cle Dn:i.lt for (fLO ar�"l Old StiZ 8.l1J1a s.ccor�lparliecl

or the 1":.'3.1'1.'on:].08. by LaCoiD:�J:'--1'1;e'''elcTit Eallt3r:i.l10.s-U-hillips; Olsen, . d1 . .. . , . � 11 J" , .. , . 1 . ) , ,. d !f�tlrra�l, enS'.!].· _9r� t)oecr-�er, l.;L'.l�SCh, tr:. -.')!ll..':.1 .. l'ie, h'3l1"T:.�3rG.lng;er '\Y6:;:-8 G.'"'C"'Clre

in o:rig·,ino.l, e:{Clusi ve creations. A �.:p(;)d.al n;.ll-:1bel', Oriental danC6 by La­Ch8.l1c:1EJr y[ith hula r:tusio h:od f'lu�e G.CCO::J.1JE,n.ircellt Vias 1l011t of tl::.is aorlc1.l1 Secon,j act V)':13 �'. h:dlet by Bel':mC:::l short Girls. Le,BoEJ0hsr nas he8.d 1)9.11erina T:j,th ,special St\3pS and 008.0l1:\.11.;; J.L'on, LB-j3nrtt� The gr:;.cei.'ul d9.l...cel's did a polka n1.�muer end till'ee dance steps: Fasl.abasq11e, hor!.c:..�;e£,n t1..l.rns and :?L'olJ.ettas. This vms the mos t polished part of t:1e �)er [or:"9.1106. Ul.nd ViaS iG goodJ)

'T'hA 'renrs r:<>�" L'\.Y1_,.d no':! GraL±T1&. rJ'e.'''Oll (Fred Eift i_Yl a suitab'_e c ostume) � "' � � .", /- " ,;;; . " \ -t811�ed on liThe j:;Ior:;:i.s of t1'1'3 YonngoI' Generation.lI The octet , ,1Hle anuther ap:pec!rance and. b�� tLis th:'6 I:'.ad f.,:ro·,!X} qu:i.te old a-::d feeble. It was even neces sary for one of the i:er.Cormers to 1.1::e crutch€> s 8.S he lanced to the tune of Old C.r:::.:v !"\are 0 Cur'�::;d.L--\ihCl.l; a ShuVi; th3 s11'ls didn't k110N they could do Tt.,

A fev! announcements Vie )�e rraje and one worth meIltionil1g vias that 15 new bir ds Viere added to the li st as a reslllt of our all-day trip. Following

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ta.ps Some of us greeted the nevtly arrived Yiorthley fal1"J.ly from jyiaryland� " A group stayed aruv.nd the fire for some close harmony and, after a while, waE:ed to the kitchen for a snack.

Overheard: A big how-ho'.'; to Er. and :11"s. 'Gicquelais fo r the crate of strai'ibi31'ries and box of candy suckers 1',hich they bro ught today ..

Sidelight::;: JLn 01se11 w8.nt e d to check the map to day ., Jefferson Coun.ty ;,vas cut out. He picked up a second Jefferson County was OuT. 3 tor�T is that Clark Eiller bulletin board for directions for other cam?ers .

A s:xall group '[,ent to Spruce Pine Hollow tods.y ..

Opene d one rna p , and third In,aps and put them Ol".!. the

On t he tour of Harpers Ferr�/, idary Lonise �':right and Gladys Hurrey visited Hill�top Hotel and the::l -,[anted a drink. Manager opened the bar to sell them a drir:.k--co ca cob 1

Thursday, June 13 • • • • Ea;1/ Conrad, Reporter

The IIsun WaS 8. s, hinin ' to welcome the dayll expressed explicitly how this day ,be gall'. A fev: sturdy souls "lerd out at dB:W:l to cover the study areas. Clinton Banks led the 6: 15 walk and wa3 accompe.nied by 18 e nthusiastio bird.ers �

Breakfast was a hearty one featuring ha:r.>., scra!:lb1e d eggs and fried potatoes besides the Llsual choice of fruit and cereal.

Tom C:uinn made arrangements for the gro up to tour the Pi ttsbure; Sand and Gls,5s Co. located bet-,!een Hancock and 3erkle;," Springs 0 About eight carloads took advantage of the tour and r6ported a very enlightening, educational tr ip . The vario'us rock and sand varieties '.'-'ere explaine d by expert guides who 'were experience d geolo gis ts . It Vias a shocking reve lation for the vromen to learn that re,ost of t he face poriders contain sand, finely pu lverize d e Cleansers SUOrl as Ajax also con taLl sb.nd Ln addj,tion to glass us ed for rrany di f farE:!l t pur po;:; e S ,"

Desser t a t nOOn '!Tas strawberry s hortc9.ke furnished by Louis' Gicquelais who brought the berries from Pennsylvania . He was giv en a big hand for his thof, lltful generos it y .,

There Vias no, planne d tour fo� the afternoon but rrany v!ent out on prfvate excursions seeking their o':,n diversion . Clark I�iller, for instance took a group to Bear \)a110vr. Jean �·. orthley brought a bee hive under glass #hich found lTID..ny an intere ste d observer on their hal.l:1ches, watching the' (1ue 0n bee ar;d her 'workers "

After dinner, a wind storm follo-i;ed by heo;vy showers for-:::ed all the campers indoors. Em-rever, no one minded 'when the y Viere enterta:i.ned by beautiful

oolored slides hken by DOl:alLl i'ilaeBeth on his tri p to Alaska.

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Girls' Campfire (the big produc-tion of the vleek) followed wi th Max Thacker a lea der . The comple te pr ogram .£'ollo-H s :

The fire was buil t b y Ruth i3allantine 8.nd Dorothy Conr ad. Dorth lit the fire which 1:"fent off irvithout a hitch . The c<?mp fl edglings, each carryi ng a letter to form the v.;ord\;�LCm:.E oponed the prog;ram. Bach little girl had a little ve rse to ir. tr o duce her letter. Cb.dy Conra d, Beth Ann Olsen, Ph:lliss anc1. S;y-lvi a i).1rl'ay, Janet, Edith and Ellen Sturm took pert. Beth Ann O l sen re-8.PP88.red as a soloist--a complet e s urprise to her p arent s . The Sturm Gi rls sang as a trio. Joan C onrad had fa ithful l y rehearsed this l ittle gr(,\Up a ll week. Camp Laundry Probl ems VIas presented in pantO!i1ime by Trecla }\:il l er and J oan C onrad. (Chuck vms left h olding up the clothes. )

Th3 spect�lcuJ.ar for the eveninG was a take-off on bird watchers and revers.ed the si tua tim: - llA lEeetil:g of People �";a tehers.1t V':-omen car.lpers representing· birds "\"Iere ca l l e d 'co the roost -Ni th the aid of an Audubon bird ca ller. They

were -Gold to observe pe ople an d repo rt back. Their report on various c61.mp char:.ioters VJas clevel' enough to warral:t space iT: the di ary ..

The Fipe Bi l led Nap-Catcher -7(::--,-!<,-'j"\"--... -

\I . .,A O __ ...... �l.!.) At Cacapon Lodge

Tl1ere is a Ge ol�Ge. l:�s fat as 1-16 can be

Ee comes in late He r.!6.s no r::a.te

T:hc.t's vtronG; "VIe ca nnot see: His p ipe ain1t in his pocket

He fin ds it i n h is mou th If he don't g et some sleep to-nite . Ee VIan't knmi n orth from s outh.

The Bristle-Li�Jped Pa:i..n-Crow ��- ----.�-" ----

i rie i rr'B"di·n (pe·'·) \ -- --'- - ---t:., -I saY! a tH.IT:]8.11 to da�i--e�{ceedingl�T g3:;:/

plul':s. ge , f:;:::'y color s ; ,,;10''-; in flight; v oice lov,[ D.nd delit)srate, a lnost

monos�rllabilic 0 T11e song seer::.ed to be in SOlr,e iiJay reb.ted. to the subject of the ,'{eD-ther - the gist seeIl�ed to -be !twe s hal l alvrays have ,,!eather, Tle3.ther or no 0 II

U.:r;ms lEi p,rf'. tor ius Columbianus ('1.'h·3 Limes F8JldlyY-----

Columbus is their habitat; .h.. brood of 3, nOVi think of that.

Three genera tj.ons from on6 nest

The G1assv-:::>red Lust-Ca tc her _ .• ( Dr: ';:

Bu�rlls ) Ra:"1se - Bre eding gro1..mds in liaryland

but occasior:all;'l migrates to Flo ri da . Charactoristics - Quiet, dignified, and 1J.l1')bt:cusi ve, b ut can be a demon

in fli::;ht - often �Jausil1G temporari ly at in t 'J r s e eti ons to peer frantical ly it: ever�� di rection 0

A larm :'T Ot'3 - "'<uick, Chuck, which vray di·'"i t£18jr g o? n

Favorite f o ol - 110possun:1I So:,.etiirr8s incorrectl ;:," i dentified as

\tHOT :rOD."

Fla t·-Crovmed s:rap -Setters .,-....-1.r1'oo-8.11.d l:tick) La te alld ear 1:1 tl16Jt do tramp

Their st ee l tr�ps to set and clamp_ Or�e I s boe:':l 'Hi til us frOIl a tad

The o ther, teo, is qu i t e a l a d&

Flai d-Breasted Snap-Catcher --(Cr;-- 30.1 hi!�llleT

Gre;/-thatched, Always carries a picture..,taL:ins me.chine as v.'ell a s spy-g la sses t liigr&tes to s trange pl aces -­

Guatarr.ala, Tobago, '1.'rinidad and . And amcl1s them 8.11 - l;'Ot a single pest. r ecent l y to the Foray--and that's

not bad!

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The Postal Fin ch -(Fred Ki ft r --

You will recogni z e this b ird by his fallen arches, bulging pouch, and the black and blue mark:i.ng,s across the shoulders. B'lt tru e to postRl tl'a­di tions, he c9.rries on -- and on -­a11d on: DOl:" ' t write .-.'Ihat you don't want read V:e're sure that's encugh SQid&

The Hummel-Bird -n�1r. }lu:mrn.e 4. )

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A small qui et rrale; grey t�atched doesn't sing much.

Observed chiefly with !nate, also whi te ·.capped .

Perhap s a member of the HU!l'lnel-bird family?

The Sanitary Sand-Piper - (Har: old Boec;1er)-'-

Pro fessorii Carn egiei i Hi/? name we purposely mis-pronounce, (G. T horpe &: S:-SV!QI'tz) But our hii;;hest regard is i'!hat really

A canper from "Hay back whe n counts. He is to us the best of men. His viork is vlith the Board of Health,

Also from Carnegie 'rech a teacher cS.me But Bird-vie,tching he pursues "'!dth ,dth all camp plans he's r eally game. stealth.

Their chores they do v;'ithout a fuss He brought his vlife and i3-8.rtley also, "\7e're surely glad that they're with us.But on the VIay a skid -- and la-­

A b8.nged-in car, Fringed-Cro":nled pole-S:i.tter Their trip did rrar"

• �Glei1'1Shillips) -- Even if the ca.r doesn It look so "well

Can be i denti fied by SPE:cts\cles and -Ghe a"bs ence of. f e.a ther s on hea d.

He (;>.re happy he's noyr not an angel!

Food -- 1'.�03tly birds , but he has The Poetic Ridse-Runner acquired a taste for n1!: .. m",'T�_ls. - ( ol;�iille Croi:'ider)

Characteristics -- mild of nru:mer, A real South ern ge�tle:man we serious nature; oo.n be a barl'el of fun.

knov, him to be

Eabi tat - 5 days a iJeek can be found pe rohed on electric pole s or on

He quotes poetry to you and me.

power equ iprEont o The Solito.ry �';eed-Snatcher

(llo�'d Bartle-y) -�

'�-!hen others go out, he I s corning i n The bir ds arc) really his next or' kin ..

iu1 Applachian trail hiker he used to be

Now the Andes he "Would lii:e to see .

Rare plD.nts and ferns he spots with ea s e lie Yrith lirr.burger is surely a tease.

He runs a i'9.rm and rr.ises berries 'vie're so ��la d with us he tS.rries,

Kay Conrad held a trick spelling contest betviOen five nen and five VTOLlen ca;:lpers ••••• Louis Gicque lai s, Bi 11 Eurray, El:ri"£r 'v'i orthley, Sam Swartz, Charlie Long :versus Eevada Laitsch, Gladys 1:iurray, lvlary' Louise, risht, Estrilla I:anie Is and Florence Brannan. Faturally the girls won"

A new sonr, to the tune of nShow ilie the Scotclrr:anll VIS.S suns by a sextette made u1' of Eelissa Quinn, Hester Chandler, Ed na Gr egs,kllaida Dalr;Jmple, C arol and Carolyn Conrad. The words were Hri tten by Rache l Olsen. The group thought it Vias so good that it VIas adopted as an official For8.y song.

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He r e are t he w or ds 1'Thich :we hope wi l l be c olr.e fami l ia r to' a l l BBC ' e r s :

Sho'N me a camp fi r 3 'Hi t h a l l its embe r s gl O'win g . Show ;[e a rr,6unt').in s :'� de v'Jhere wi l d l i fe lo-ve s to p lay 8ho,1 me a gr oup o f happy-he�r-Ij e d pe ople Y.'ho . 'NOl'� 2, nd S ing an d pLW';'--It ' s the 13r o o1: 8 BL' d C lub Fora;)' .,

The girl s v;e r e br L lfu l o f or igina l i ty . Another group - - Eva Haye o , Forma J:.;l1.l' l'G.;y . C 8.ro lyn C onrad, Dor othy C o:r.r a d , Bdna Gr eg g , l'laxine 'l.' ha cker and Kay ' C o::rr. d <j a IlS [1. . pa r o d�' t o ":�8.rianr,e l! ( o r re a s ona ble f'a c s i gu 10 the r e o f ) . '\ . ol' ds Viere COf::pos e d by Eva , iJor ;)thy, :';or:112, and Yay . · Ve r s e s and C horus Vi.er e

a s f o l lo1·ts !

All da;;l , a ll ni ght , c amper s we Fin dirtg ne s t s , C'Jt::i:� ting 'o i l' U.s and

l i sting tr e e s . 'i:e lo s e s le e p B.n d 1' Ga 1 1;y e2.t j.":'"l d live he llS'::ury. IJea-r;G �;our CSt r e s :;OwTlcl tl" o'l).ole s h OI:'!.e

;':'he 1'6 t hey oUfht to be t·

Choru s F or ay ':!e ol:, oh 1" oray vwek Tha t you do. · to 1::.:3 · For8. �l �:,!Ge k:'." 0 11 Foray v.re el( �:�:h2\ t �TO:l· do t8 IT.a .

A ll d's.y, e: l l n i g ht , Bar tley he C l i:nts' '6. c li f f , .... Ja de s 8. s treaIll

For Bo,-Gany . Al l r1p ,� . ,, 1 1 " ; ·- h+ l'.e'_, _-". fu 1 C la rlr _ _ u.. __ ,] , ::.t.. �._ J.. _ _ ,..:: _ ... '.J , _ ,�

Ha s u s r L lins; rotlnd T n r our�d T i l l a fter d�rk.

Chorus

All day , 9. 11 ni g nt , yTG agre e C h.'uey; C?�rl }l�ake o'ur F or 9..:y rllU

S u cc e s s fully •. Al l day, a l l ni sht qu b t Di ck tltm t s t he bi r ds . v:i t hout a -\'jo r d And oh s o quick .

Choru s ,

All da.y . a ll n i ght , Ba l dy Lai tsch C o l le c t s hi s £' erns as he le9. rns

F'r or:. morn ' ti l l':.igh t . A l l day , a l l ni t;ht , Ol s e n jim Hunt s f or ma ps th3, t haven ' t been tra pped

By' S OEe ve l'nil1

C horus

A l l do.?, a l l l':! i f; ht Dr . Bur tt Doe s lX, l l e t , rUhs and pl ays

Ylith !:-1611 in. s ki rt s 0 All (la:i , a l l :r;.i :;ht , Yir;l.i 1 Han Fre d Ering s our c C.r ds in�G o Car!lp

Alr ea dy ron.d.

Choru s

A l l da�' , a l l night , Eat Ro d Burns Tra i l s t he car , bit the dus t

mi s s e d the ·cu rn . All day , a l l night , g oo d o l d Glen Br onght the c o oks from a far

To c o ok a.ga in .

Choru s

A l l day , a l l ni ght , our wea ther wag Te l l s u s vJhat the weathe r wil l be

vri tIl lnan:r a gag . , li. l l day , a l l night , Ernie Li!2e s Can ' t 8S. t Imc h, he mi gh t get s tuck

in hi s pipe l i ne s .

rie 10 s e s l e ep an d rea l ly e at An d J. i ire in luxury

For a;,{ wee k , Oh , Foray week 'V�ha t you do to me 1

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Either the can per s have fo�ten tlydr second wind or it is ju st plain re cess ary t �1at SOT.€) h2.r d v:01'k ( b oth e2.:dy E:.Y'/j 1a tc ) be c�one on ve.rious activiti es , pr o­j ects Fend l'eFr ts as tIle camp time is runnin0' out.

Soce fO.H:s r.'ant8d t a go to Spruc 3 Pim H01l '1J and oth er s y:ant ed to rraJ: e a retur n trip th'3l'e so e. guod-sized grou p ma,Je Ghi s tl'1.p a n d w ere vSl;f gl,ad t..'1 at th eJ ha d a s t :1e Shrilce 1;J aS a d ded t o t116 Ca.t11P birc� li st . I t �',ras s e Gn 011 tt1 6 rO.:3 .. d b et1;�een I·l\3dg:3svi.Lle a:ld Sr'l" .lC8 P.:Lne H ollow .

Sody Ll6\';elJyn made a return irisit to cam p -- S0dy is al"iays a v: elcome can per •

Various tl'ips Vi ere a. lso made f er chGck1.rg r epcr ts etc . with progres s bei..1"l.g shown on aLL carll p lis ts a nd nests f ea.' t r.e c ont6st .

1: nonc1. erful surpris e s UIJper ',jj,th 21 ( th Ey �'iere co l1nt ed) diffGrent kinds of sea food incJ .udi. ng scallops , 0�rst81' S , shr imp , tl addo c�( e.nd f ish sti cKs , Everyone vfar.ted t o sample all of thsml

l�ftel' supper , une ' re s orry you l re going aVifwll ,'Ias S l.mg t o the Jim 018ens and 1i:cs . ,iim;l 1st . , as ""G11 0Y left for an oV61'ni�p t vis i t to t h e new lodge at Bla .ck­vmter Fall s a nd t hen on to Raine lle t o visit Racl1ael ' s fo lks .

C.h,m i1oboins J of th e Pat.u.xGnt 1'!ildlife Refuge at Lanr el J Hd. sho'\'Jed his very intel'8sting rictu:r es e.nd gave an excellent C OEl,D:mtary of 1'�idvJay Isl and . Chan, his daughter Jane and s on Stuart 1'781'6 our o ver ni ght guests .

Clark I;iiller was the leade:'" f ar C2.E1pfire 'w hich VJas te l d Et t he Campfir e c :ir cle . Some nice cl o s e fermony was n:.)t8d at th e lat e sessi on a r 01.Jl1d the fll' e , befor e sna'ck time ba ck a t the kitch en .

Satur da y , June 1 6 � - .. - o 0 • • Lla r;:,r EG. rts Qugll , Re porter

All o f t he b ir ds ',·.JOlee u p 83.rJy , r ou s e d by the p e r s i stent ce. l l of the " :hip­p o or -':ri l l . Eu t o:c. l�i' · on e - f ou r th o f the ce.mp e r s r ol l e d out f o r the e ::c r ly T':o11nill ,; b i r d "..v�ll: -- 2 7 , to be e:xac t . Tb,e le a de r , .L":loY'la rd IIe iz.�e r Lli!'l6 e r , 10 01:e d on ly' ha l f a' :8. kt3 , bJ.t h e n�a da i t up to tj'18 parking a r e a 9.Yld b.1 c k ps:tt the p i Cll i c gr ourl ds yJ16r e slna ll gro1...1lJ s s ca tter e C� - - s cIile up the Ri dg e Tra i l , s or:"i6 t o the SV{il:U�1ill g p o o l , S:.11 ct S O;.-.le bac£ to T lle Ir.Y"" t E1J'a11 I::r e s s e l ar�d h i s [l'Onp rep orted 36 s p8 c i e s of ·o:!.rds I j'-:l.c lu d:l_ng a Cerulsfm " iarb l e �' a n d a l-::� e dlJ ta:t t virli cll -':'Jer e Fe r c he d !le ar t he Da l tirrlore Or i o l e ' s �e s t i!l a large s y calnor e o JllS "G -v-i s i t :l.D.r; , i.He h o1?e •..

The v[hole camp Has l i::i.e d up a t 8 :15 f or a br 83.i·:f::. s t o f c e r r:m. l , f ru it , fruit ;j u i c e s , fr i e d e ,;[, s , corn br e a d , i'X' 8 s l1 8.,,)))1 8 Gutter , Di ll'.:: Gmc. coffe e 0.

F102{d Bs.rtley pacl� e d hi s o ther pair o f s e eks aEd l e ft m\t',p , r:!.sh-::, a fte r the moi.-ning m ea l . But h3 didn ' t g ere a',Ja y be £'o:c'0 Gla dys =,iurray ki;:; s e d him ..

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S he d i dn t t even v:a it f or the group t o sing : II-,'Te ' r e s orr�T you ' r e Go in g a1i;a:' , i;":e v!i s h that ;)'OU c oul d s tayo 'Fe lm ol,'[ -..ve s he.l l mi s s you � ,,-;-e 1'.'i s h vIe c ou l d ki s s you - ­

Y:e ' r e s orry �rou ' r e g o ing aVlaY . "

A s a parting g e s tur e , Flo yd b e s t owe d two o f h i s botan i c a l t r e a s ure s on tviO of his fr ien ds : the ha lber d- l e ave d teStrthumb and the g o l de n s axifrage ..

_ Fr e d 1\i ft r e a d a l l o f the p o s t c a r ds , a s u s ua l , be f ore de live ring the rns. i l , and C hu ck C OXlr a U rea d f our l et te r s whi c h Fr e d d i dn ' t dar e t o open . Cne VIa s from C lyde upt on o f C o s sa�l1ll1a , EeT-! York , ·who se.nt 2 5;£' for a r ound-r obin l ette r whi c h he hope d t he camp e r s wou l d vrr ite t o him in thei r spare tirle , i f a ny "

Dr . Bur tt r eminde d everyone t r.a t t he ne s t ing c ont e s t woul d cbs e a t no on . The Y e l lov!s an d The \':11i t e s vre r e ne ck-and-neck , with The R eds trai l ing . C huck announc e d a morning trip to Paw Paw to go t hr ou g h the tmme l whi c h had be en cut f or a cana l , ba ck in the d e e.r dead days . S o dy Ll ewe l lyn o ffe re d to pr epar e a rr:.ammal s kin a t 9 : 4 5 if anyone Vie r e int e r e s te d i n l earning ho\'! to s tu ff a J;:!.ou s e 01' a n e le phanJG . An d P . V! . vo lunte er e d to t e a c h a c la s s in na tu r e photogra phy i f s tude nts wou l d get the ir c ame ra s an d mee t him in the baok ya r d, ne a r the s t one wal l .

S e ve ra l gro'.lp s went t o the t o p o f C a ce_ p o:1 ;'llounta in t o l ook f or raven s , but the y ha d t o be c ontent wi tll a c re s t:; d f lyc atche r , a ho o d e d war b l er , an d the oven bir d . Fat e ven one n evl ne s t .

T r e sa Hi l l er b l o s s ome d out in Be rmu da sh orts for the fir s t time , any plac e , any v!he r e . Sa i d s he tr i e d the m on a t home an d C la rk sa i d they l o oke d a l l r iGht , s o s he bl' ou sht t e m a long , bIt di dn ' t have ne rve enough t o ·'Ne ar t hem

unt i l Satur c'l.8. �r . Three 'wo l f ·whis tl e s I·

That l ine at t he ca fe t e r ia s e emed l o n ge r than usua l , at lunch . At l e a s t 1 5 o r 2 0 gue sts vih o ha d r e s e rva t i on s a t the swe,uk L odge a t the to p o f the hi l l kept droppbg in a t The Inn for th e i r Bi d- day n:e a l . VIe ha d t o gua r d thos e hamburge r s -..vi th our l i ve s ; al s o , the r;:a c 8. r oni a n d chee s e , bak e d bean s , fr e s h to!l:8. t oe s , ce l e r y a n d ca rr ot s t i ck s , and a s a la d of c otta ge che e s e and o hi7e s . G e o r g e Hal l us e d a l l of hi s c he mi stry s ki l l in :r::a..1dng tho p1.l.."1 c h an d e ven h e VIa ", s ta gge re d b y the r e s ul�Gs . C hu c k sa i d everything 'w a s in it

e xc e pt ( or in c l udin g ) t he kit chen s ink . The re I I I n e ver b e an other r e c ipe like i t .

The childr en save the i r re p o r t , a fter lunch . Tre e la Hi l l e r l i s t e d the 1 5 ne s t s foun d on th e camp g r o un ds by t he Hummingbir ds � kil l de e r , chi pping spal' r o;·r , h ous e spa r r o:r , indi g o bunt il .... g , car dina l , c atbi r d , tarn sv,ra llow I phoe be ( 3 ) , r o bin ( 5 ) �

T he In sect C Oll1_rnit t e e rep ort e d all a la rge c o l l e ct i on of beauti fu ll y mOil.'1te d moths , butte r fl i e s , dra g on f l i e s , i)e e t l e s , s t i nk bug s , a la r ge wo l f s p i de r , an d a giant I;r o un d be e t le vlh i c h s omo he lpfu l (7') a dult i dent i f i e d a s a rie st Virgin ia be dtug '

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Dan Ca�pbe 11 sai d he found 4 fr og s , 1 toa� �nd 4 tu rtle s , and then he said he d i dn ' t exa c t ly f ind 4 fl: og s , tl1at he found tv;o fr og s and a lady 'gave him on8 fr o g . Clm o:';: pr 8 s & e d 1)80:"1 f or de ta i l s c oncernint; that fourth frog., but

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- . , f ' . , , ' .L. ' " ' .L. 0 - t h d t · we neve r CilCl ·�no. 01..'.1:; Y,na I.> oe carr,e 01 2 1.> 0 ne 01' J. e 01 - l.me r s sugg e s te d tha t i t 1U8.;::- he. v a c r eak ed fr Ol:l the humi l i ati on o f jumping ouf: of the Foray Re;'l Or t , h'l. ck into ob livi on ...

Larry CEtl2pbe l l i' olmd one fr og , and Debi::ie Lime s (i:lho i s only thr e e -and-a-half ani very i'a s t ':;ith hel" fi s t s , a c c ording to he r e l de s t br o ther ) c o lle cted the only \'io r1;1 s nak e r ep or te d f or the 'lIeek .. Gale DalyrmD l e ' s c ontr ibuti on YZ8. S one Fowl e r ' s tOf d 8.ncl one Pic ke r e l fr og o

The c hi ldr en ' s r ep or ts s orr,e l:in:l of r e':'ar <is 0 II C:b'�lCk 8. g oo d excus e t o

we r e s o goo d that C huck sa i d, !�:ie ought t o have A l ou d c hor u s of tty. sahs " troIn the conte s t8.n·\:;s gave

h8..Yld o ut S OIile �?lOO bills . C onfede rate , o f cour s e .

Kay C onrad announc e d tha t s he wa s s ti l l taking o r del'S f o r th e comp p i cture e­Y." . of1' ere d to g ive tile C:.o l la r he � e o e i ve s fo�" the c arnp p i c tur e to the l\ame O­

gra�)h :!:lund v,h i c�1 "ti l l be u s e d to h�y a mul ticraph s ince the DBC a lrea o.y ha s a nen mii::i6 ogl"aph � Figure t ha t; one out , if you ca:.rl J

The r e e d c ha ir s i n the dilling-room are c omfor tccb le , lut to :: -heavy . ' Lir e EOlnme l -';;·9.S hear d rm..l:ins a dar inG suggr:: s tiol1 �o lSr s . Gic que lai s : " Le t ' s g o over in the c orne r and knock d.C7:m a cha ir � II

Afte r lunch , The j)a:n i e ls ( :S s tri l la , i'li ldr(: d D. nd the ir iii0 4�he r ) took Hortens e Bea r ds ley to Ha!1C O ck to catc h the t rE d n fo r hone . Horten s e ha s t o be in Gir l S c out Ca:;,p o n l' Ionday . · Oi:;i-: e l' depcu-tures : lie lon and Pe t e Chandl er , He l en D.nd Ea rold B o e che r , Lew 3turm a:::ld far;,il�.' , Chan Robbi ns and 2 chi l dr en , Bi ll a11d 1,Jorr1l.8. �-'itl rr e.y and. chi l dr ell�

Dor othy C onr a d , Gl ari;:rs ?.1ur ray, Louis Gicqu e la. i s , Erni e Lime s , an d G19nn Phi l �.i � s l;'.'ent o ff 0'.1 an D .f-'Cel'll0011 e xp e di ti on to che ck b i r ds I ne s ts • . They found a pro. i r ie hor:le d 1&r1: in a ploughe d fie ld, carrying ne s ting l7'.ate r ial -':' aPF9.l'ently fOl' the S8 C ()l1 d ne st of the sea s on . They a ls () locs. t e d a gre. s s ;" hOPi)er spa rr ow ' s n e s t -;lith 5 e G G s , and an orc ha r d o r i o l e ' S ne s t . And the n they C::iIil8 oa ck to ca::,p and s a t around, l ooking like a niGht -prowl ing !ll3.1::.rr:a l r;i th a tU!JJ\Y fu11 of yc lluVJ-i'eathe:" e d S 011[ s t81' 3 0 'rhey ha d a big S S CTE; t , the y SI::Li d , ,,;hicll the y' vrouldn ' t tElll unti l evening . At d iriller , the luck;.! :Li ve r el') orted a :;];::, l e B.n d f e!:' a 1 8 w i l d tur key , vdth 9 yOl.m.g , fe eding in a i' L l d a dj o Lling 8. ne arcy [a s s tati on . Hc\'! lucky can you set?

The E):ec'_lt iye C orm:'litt e e !fa t u:1cler the pal:s.s at 4 to d i s o u s s the annua l me e ting i n S e::rLe1:liJe1' an d to l[�y plans for h03 tL1�' the -;ST i l s on Orn ithol ogi cal Soc i e t;/ at it 3 Apr i l 1958 mee ting in Ogle be.y Park .

And a f ,3 p e ople ( to o '.'\'arm an d too tire d ) jus t sat on the be. ok Ysr9.nd9. of 'l'he lrm , ea t in g t]: OS6 won de rfl1 1 l itt le i ce cu be s whi ch come fr om t�1e i ce ­maker in th0 dinin�:-ro or:l. :;�o one c ou l d fi �:ur e out hoy! or V!hy- that bin Via s a lvmys fu l l of cube s Whe n cB.mpe r s and co oks ';[ere Gontinm1. 1 1y di pp ing into it. Ci1uck, after h ol ding of f unti 1 the e nd o f the 1';'.:1'''k , f ba l l�' e xp la ine d how the "na chine wo rks . i tTh0r e I s a l ittl e 1]1:'.n in the r e who ITlEik e s the i ce cube s , II

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C hu ck sa i d . liRe c ome s t o w o r k at s ix i n the mornin g . Be for e I g o t o bed, ar ound mi dn i ght , I l e t him o ut £,o r a s i x-hour re s t . " Ver y th oughtfu l o f him t o t e l l u s after 'lie ' d Y·JOIT_ out cur kYle e - caps trying t o s ee h ov�- the c ontrap ti on -{jorks. But VIe a l l che e r e d the " li ttl e IT'aYl . " He i s , by far , t he mo st popu �.a r male i n cam,?

I:rrJlne dia t e ly f o l lo'71ing: the r oa s t be e f di nner , Dr . Burt p r e sented his a ccumu­lative chSl. r t s h o"l!in; r e sults of t he ne s tin g c on te s t . The c hart vias bi g and hi s ,\,Ior ds Vie r e big;e r . It s e e ms th8_t the thr ee group s s ta r t e d the compe ti­ti on with a s pur t upv;ar ,i, 'cut r e ached a mono t on ous p la te au a bout the t Lue E.rnie Lin;e s r e ached caDp on \ie cine s da y . Then The Yellows got the ir se cond wind an d ':ron the c onte st 'Vfith a t ots. l o f 8 9 ne s ts . The moment-;um carr ie d The ,'�hit e s along to a m.i d::ray p oint of 79, ,!ihi l e the tra i l ing Re ds found only 59 o ccupie d n es t s .

" Put in or de r to ha ve a truly s c i entific c hart , " Dr . Burtt s a id , "v!e wou l d he, v8 to r un 'fhe Fore. y one mor e w e e ]::: . " Ho t :t l ke d . f or a feY;, minutes about the pos si bi l ity an d tho probabil it:f of I:"£,r gi ng th8 thr ee l ine s on the chart , u sing the vTOrd II parc..bo la It s eve ra l ti me s 0 The b}.ank e zpre s s i on on the fa c e s o f S 0178 o i' the camper s f o rc e d h im t e· e:':p18oin , l::.ora s pe c i fi cal l y , that a cu bj. cal h�'Perbo lic par e_b ola i s a p lane cu_bi e curve which me e ts the l in e at in fil1 i ty in thre e lJo in ts , tViO . oi' vrhich ::,r e o oinc i dent and the "chir d o f vrhi ch .

i s di s t in c t f rol'.1 the other tHO . C huck sai d h0 di dn I t unde r s ta nd the r e p or t , but it ,:;a s goo d , and t�le marul s 6 e3':led Jvo "t:e that you can I t win a bird-ne s ti ng c onte s t by s le e ping o n y o:'lr ple. teau l

The evenin g s c he du le Vla s a tig ht one : Dovie s 7 : 4 5 , campfire 8 : 3 0 , party , 9 : 4 5 . Breakfa s t a t 8 on SUl1 d:'.�1 mor ning . Evan l.ire s se l sh miie d some ' ver y i:r: terestin g movies of bi r ds obs e rwv � on a tr ip t o Flo r i da , aJ."'�d C la rk �:Ii lle r ha d a s ound- c o l or f i lm r e l ea s ed by the aps:le indu stry . T r e s a pas s e d out r e c ipe bo oks 1'01' the u s e of apple s , but 110 a.7t:' l e s ...

The c ampfir e 'wa s one o f th e best, vri th Ge orge Ha l l a s campfi r e buil der and Ernie Limes an d P .Y,j' . a s ce..mp f ir e lighters. '1',\,TO old -tiIIle rs (:Mrs . Burtt and Jac k Lai ts ch ) , and tvIO ne,'i - c ome�' s ( lriaida .ual yr:mp l e and Carl LonG ) [:0. ve the ir inpro s si on s o f the 1 9 5 7 F or a;-/ a Bea and Ge orge 5ager , from NeVI l�en­s in g-lion , Pa . , gener ou s l y o ff er e d to g o s evers.l hundre d m i l e s out of ·the i r way to take the c oo ks h ome , -- an offer v[hich was e. c ce pt c d VIi t h gre at j o y by the F oray C orr.lT',itte e . S ong s VJe re sung , verba l bo uqu e t s were to;:; s e d about , and 8v-eryone came ba ck t o The lillJ. ver y hap py ..

As s o on awa r ded F oray •.

as the r e fr e sh.'U.ents o f ic e cr eam and s o ft dr inks Viere s e rve d, Chu ck pr i z e s to a l l of the c hil dr e n f or their a ctive pa rti c i pa ti on in The By s ome r emarka b l e c o i."1.c i dence J eve ry c hi l d won a pri z e .,

Whi le .brnie drank h i s pop, flir s . Li:-:le s di s Jeributed th e awa r ds to his winning Y e l lows ..

A t e l e gram a rr ived from C laude R o s s , t oo late to 1::e read, and t o o g o o d t o be

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ignor e d . It wa s s ant from VIhee ling and rea d e.s ±b llows a

Dea r C huek and A l l Foraye r s : S orry I }-tAd to l eave b e fore oamp e nded . Ha d a woni erfu l time , an d I hope s ome o f what bru s he d of f on me sticks . Enroute hOlne thought o f a fevT sugge s ti ons which may he lp f or next year .

1 . Dua l c ontr ol car for Flo y d - Then he can stop whenever he want s . 2 . Gas o line guage f or C la rk . 3 . iilap-- intact--for Ols e n , s o he may know where he i s . 4 . Sn ore suppr e s s o rs for cer tain c ampe r s . 5 .. Cha in f or uYou knovi whos e ''pipe . 6 . Spe e d g overnor for Doc Burns c ar . 7 .. Larger c o s tune for Pe te . he ' s expan ding. 8 .. Quantit ie s of "Ho Doze " tablets for 3 He ime r dinger s and Ross ..

Any di s cerning p e r s on wi l l imme diately di s c over tha t in a l l t hi s , ��ere are n o sug ge sti ons rega r din g the fema le spec ie . Whi ch is as much as t o s a y uYou

cannot improve upon perfe cti on o ll

S i ncer e ly ,

C laude T . Ross

The c l o cks we re turne d up to dayl ight savi.."Ylg t i.."rn.e so e veryone wou ld be on time f or c hurch . S ome f o lks 'went to th ei r r o oms to pa ck 'whi le o ther s pre­ferred a ga tfest to chara de s or s quare danc ing_ l'Uost of the l ights were out s hortly a fter midnight .

Saturday was a go o d day f or Et lmos t ev?'ryone - -a very s atis fying e nd t o a won de r f'u l VTes}: of fun an d "lork an d p lay at C acapon S tate Park in tile m01..mta ins of ,":e s t Virg inia .

A. GENEIUL SURVEY OF TIm LOC ALE OF THE 1957 FORAY By George A . Hall

The he sdqu'3.rtsrs of t he 1957 Foray wer e loc ate:'1 3t Ca.c aDon St'1te P'3.rk , No rg�m County , '\-ie st Vir g in ia . To a ffor.:') a c o mps.r ison 'Hith t h e stud ie s m"J'te durin g the 1949 Foray , the region of s tuny "1'1 S d e fin,:;d '3. S bein g ,the 'Hhole (Df Mor gan , Berkele�>' J .. m el J e ffer son Count ies . Th is a.r ea , totall in g 768 . 5 squ�re mil e s , i s l'3.rgcr t ha n th0 usuql c ircle of fi fteen mil e r�dius , and , in some re spec t s , "T 3 S too large to c ov�r th oroughly . In Cl c tU31 fac t , l ittl e "Tork " exc ept fo r :3 on e-d'1Y excur sion , W1 S do n e in J effer son County. Thi s re gion l i e s "Tholely in the :ir<:linage of t he Po tomac River a nd it s several large tributa.rie s ; the Shenandoak River , Opequon Creek , Back Creek , Sleepy Cr e ek , '3.nd the Cac apon RivGr .

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Exc ept for a. very smo.ll a r E's , the whol e r egion l ie s 'Hi'thin the Ringe 8!md Valley Provin c e o f t he phy s io graphGr s ( Fennem'm , 1938 ) . The exc ept ion i s the narrO"l ' str ip from th e C Q st bank o f th,e Shenan:10'1h River t o the c re st o f

� the mounta in , "Th ich c a.rrie s the Vir gin b St r; t c Lin e , wh ic h lie s in' the' Blue" RVl g,;; Provin c e . Tho r e sult in g topo graphy is typic al o f t he r id g e aJrilO V'9.11ey Pr ovin c e , ,-l ith lon g , s t eep r id g e s of m rkr 'lte elevation runn in g in a gener al northeast-so uthea st (�ir ection., s ep'1r "!te '1 by valleys "Th ich '3. re ,usuel ly bro ad, and , ;, in th i s region , are not p'1rticul" rly n :l t , but "I re tr':wor sen by lo'H r idge s �m'l hill s o The pr inc ip31 fG�t11I'e s o f the In..Tl cl sc '1pe fro m e '1 st t o "T e st ar e : the Blue Ridge a t 9. genero.l cl ev'l t ion o f 1500 feet ; the very bro ad Great V.::.lley , here con ta in in g both the S11enan,"loah River and Opequon Creek , a t an eleva t ion o f " tout 500 fe et ; North Ivlount a in (1500 feet ) ; Back Cr eek V!:lll ey (440 feet ) ; Third Hill Mount � in-Sl e8py Creek Hounta in sy stem (1800 feet ) ; G '1C �1pOn V!'). ll ey ( 500 f�'3 et ) , '3.nd Si:'kling Hill ( 1800 fee t ) o The alt itui in'1 1 range is from 2308 feet , on C n c '1pon Mount '1 in , to 247 feet 'lt Hnrpers Ferry " Sleepy Cr e ek-Thirr1 Hill }founta in s , ana SVel ing Hil l , are sync l inal moun t'1 in s , �l S 'J.re TIl':my ' o f the Hest Vir gi n i a r i1 ge s , but Cac apon Mount9. in is an nntic lina.l mounta in "

In thi s r egion , the rock str.'1t'J. h'1ve' been int en s ely b en'� '1 nr1 fol,'l ed , 'Clnd tr..e re sultin g geo logi c '? l p icture i s very c omplic atec1 o In g enGr al , t he sur fac e ro ck s "lre of · t he · Devon ian '1nd Silurbn F{Jr io i s , �n d , henc e ? are TImc h older than the surf'-lc e ro c k s elso'Hhere in th e s tste . Sqnd ston e s '1nc1 shal e s co n st i­tut e the princ ipal expo sUI' ()s , b ut n q rro'H belt s o f l ime stone do o c c ur , usue.1 1y at the foot of e'1 c 11 ri',� ge 0 T he Shem.nelo ah Val ley l i e S 1 :rgel y upon l imeston e forma ti on s . A.t the c r e st ' o f t he · Blue Ri �ge , there �re outcroppin gs o f igneous rock , the only suc h in t h e st'1t e . Tho geology of the vIhole r eg ion h a s been d i scussed by Grimsley ( 1916 ) , 3n "l the geology of Co.c ·:)pon Stqte Park h3 s be en c onc i s 61y r:l 8 sc.r ibcd by Ludlum ( 1951 ) .

The cl im t e o f t he r e gion i s fs irly typic 31 o f th i s h t itude ; 'Hith warm summer s , and mod er'3.tel y co lr1 "linter s . The me'3.n nnnu�l t emper'1t'lIr e at Hartin s burg i s 52e 7� 3.nd t h e r.e3n Jun e t emper3turo i s 70. 8,0 . The rE) a r e '1n a.ver "l ge o f 185 days between th e 19. st Spr in� , �m '-l the fir st Fall fr o s t s � The me3 n � nnu31 ra infall is 37 . 1 inche S , sl ightly belo,,! a ver3ge for t he s t a t e , an c4 t r..e n:e an June r a in f�ll i s 4 . 21 inc he s o ( Gr iosley , 1916, pp 89-99 ) .

Ori ginnlly this region vTa S clan s ely fo reste� , but to�19.y the vnll ey s 9.n d lOvIer slop Eo s 'lre und er inten s e 'lgr icultur nl ilevelopment , amld only tre r idge t op s c arry a.n e xten s ive 8.IT;ount of for e st , Br':nLl1 ( 19 5 0 ) ha s c b s s ified th i s ere'! a s being in the Of:!k-Chestnut For ,: st Ret:ion � v.Tith the di sappe3.rsnc e of the Che stnut , the dominate tr e e S to (�"l.V a r c o '.:!k s of s ever 3l sp ec i e s , vIi th Chestnut Oak (gg�£l!§. nr !� ) prob� bly bein g t h e mo st c ommon , Mo s t o f t hi s forest is o f a rather scrubby n �turG , �n� non e of the origin3l v egGt a t ion , a nn only e. smnll number of Ll(ltU1' 8 st'm 4 s , rGL"!Cl in " In gener'll, the al t itu:� in'1 l v'1ria t ion i s too small to sho\o, r.rlrk,:;, 'i chan ge s in vegct 1t ion with 0.1 t ituc1e , In m::my plq c e s, . Scrub Pin e ( Pinus vir ,?in bnus) o f v3rious 'l ge c12 s s e s fo rms the 4omin<:mt c over . The stream bottor'ls o f the Shen�mio fl h , and the Potor-nc River s , '.3.Dj o f Opequon ",n ·:'j Back Cre8ks, supnort 3. typic "tl stre':lm-bottom for e st , w h i c h 3pproachcs the mixed m e sophy tic t:ype � Ext3n siv8 �rGa s of grn s sl8.n �l , Q S p:1 sture s !3.nd meg.r�ows , nre comrl1on , aI1 j in Jeffer son County t hGre ::,.re s ever:::l larf1,e nrs'l S o f ITl'lr shland .

Th6 St "'.te Ps.rk i s Inrge1y c overed with mixed o "l.k forest. The mor e m'1ture stanc s occur on the lowsr slope s , on': on the c r e st o f the low r idge s '1" ;j o in in � the highsr G ':.c r, pon Eo untr.: in o The t op o f the mOTI.l'ltain supports 2. youn gc')r , r:J.nil more scrubby , forest o f the SC1f:1G genenl typ e , vlith J. ,-1 8c i i ed tren :'l towf1.rd s pin e 'Oln·:': hs :tths on the �-J.::; st (;rn dope . Pin e s '3.re rnth ',r commonly sC 'ltt er ed thro ughout this for s st . tJ s"'.r t he P'lrk H(y, .�l qur:r".; 2r s , t h:or 8 i s '3 1s r�e 3.r8:1 o f d isturb: mc e , consi s t ing o f open gr·.1 ssy fisl '1 s , st:l'3.11 orch ,'tr 'l s , a n d 'I n 'l bnnc1oneJ fnrrr.: now revE:rtin'fS bJ.c�: t o 8 p in e; "" 00'� S �

,igr iculture , pr· rt icuJ. .'1 rJ.y ho rt ic ulture , 'O n':' g r ') z inq, i s the r1omin"te ec onomic use of the l::mr' in ths r, ro :l. . In t h;; Shen':1n �o o.h Ve.lley, thc!'G is exten sive qU8rryin g fo r l ime ston e , ::mj , ::t L�Grkeloy Spr in g s , thjre i s '1 b rge s'lnd qU0.rry ..

Lit ern tur.e C it ed -----------

Braun , E . Lucy, 19 51) .

Grimsley ; G. P . 19]:6 .'

Fenn emc.n ) N . H. 193 8 0

Lun�, J . C . 19 51 .

Dec irluous For e st o f E'-', st,,"rn North �merica ; . -----Phiia -i �l phi:;-:--pp=225=23i:--'--" --'- . . .

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BREEDING RECORDS - 1957 FORAY

C iC A?CN STATE PARK

The breed ing data herein reported are ba sen, a s usual , on ac tive n est s r eported in the n e sting cont e st , and observation s o f young birds being fed out o f the n e st . There is no point in incl uding in the perman ent record the emotional a Si)ect s o f the contest itself. Suffic e it that the three teams were quite evenly matched , an d Here :)ract ically t ied tltJO d ays from the end . At that poin t one group ( yellow ) surged ahead significantly and rec eived appropriate reco gnition , both verbal and tangibl e � The impo�tant point i s that the member s of the t eams together r eported n in ety-five active n e st s distributed a mong thirty-five spec i e s . They a l so reported thirty-six observ8.tion s of young being fed out o f th e n est compr ising t\-renty-five spec i e s . Hm.rever , many o f th ese la tter speci e s dupl icated n estin g s pec ies , so t hat we actually found fifty spec ies breeding ( by either criter ion ) in the a r ea �

Previous repor t s have attempt ed s ome k ind o f d etailed analys i s o f the data , but th ere ha s been no uniform pattern . Somet ime s it wa s a compar ison with the results five ye ars earlier in the same pla c e . Sometimes the compar ison W3 S w ith some previous period o f several yea r s , and . somet imes one area W'1 S .compared with another .

The pre sent writer had conven i en t acce s s to the d etails -of the , pa st four Forays , an d it s eemed worth-while to ta bulate breeding records by spec ies for the five year s . T his might indic ate whether some spec ie s appe':1.r to remain a bout t he same , rega rdl e s s of- ' time or pla c e , while othBr s vary . It might be interesting, further , to co n s ider the r e sult s critically from the standpo int of their statistic�l sign ific anc e . The r e sult s ap?ear in t he accompanying table . The suc c e s s ive column s g ive the · breedin g records ( including both n e s t s and young- out o f t he n e st ) for t he years 1 53 to 1 57 inc lus ive . The l a st two columns bre�k d own the 1 57 r e sult s into active ne sts and young fed out o f the nest .

To one who ha s h2d so me exoerien c e with statist ic s the mo st impre s s ive thing in the table is t he sm3-li number of in sta nc es wher e conclusion s are warrantedo Gettin g three n e s t s one ye a r , and five the next , do es not mean a thing except a c h!J.nc e variat ion . The wr iter is not familiar with any good stati stical techn ique to d etermin e , with thi s k ind of d a t a , how big a d iffer enc e should be - b e fore it bec ome s " s ign ific ant " , so t he be st we C'1n do i s limit our intere st to the fedrly l'1rge d i ff�renc e s . There are not over a d o z en speci e s where any comment is warranted . Perh"t:ps the mo st notable thing in the t;ble is that the totals th is year involved considerablY fewer observat ion s t han previous ye qr s . Thi s m'1y reflect something abou.t t he area , it self, but more l ik ely i s a re sult o f l e s s mot ivat ion fo r some particul<:!r r e 'l son . Per haps the member s wer e mo re interested in c ertain other thin g s , or perhaps a fter r epe�ted nestin g contest s the co mpetitive spirit is not 8.S grs'lt :1 S it IP.9.y h'we been ' origim.lly o

There '1re four spec ie s in the table that , with some con s i stency, indi­cate larger breeding o bservat ion s t h�n t ho s e for the other speQ ies during

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tho five-ye �r period . 'The se 9.re pho ebe , catbir d , robin , �nd 'Wood thrush. Ho'Wevor , t he phoebe and the vlood thrush h '1d on E., b3d yeRr - 195 3 at Thorn­'Wood . 'The r ea son for t h e high frequency for thE: s G spec i e s i s not entir ely c lG'lr . If ne sts :1re equ"!lly 8'1 sy to d iscovGr , '3. nr:l eq'L1'1lly 'lCC e s s ible , then the fi gure s might in r!ico.te 'l brge r e s idont b l po ouJ qti on for tho se spec ie s . But , 'no'tE:; for instanc e , hOv1 everybody looks �der every b r idge for ph0 8�G S I n e st s ; or hOi:! iolG hRve to go deep in the vToods for 'Wormeating warbler s o �re 'W 8 reall y evaluat in g bird s o r b ird o bservers?

NOvl , fo r the; C '1 ses whore there w':u:: some 3 DPrec i"lble fluctu'?ti on in the five YG3 r s . RuffGd grous e h'1d 3. higl1 frGquen;y in 19 5 3 . This l'l."''l:}' rc1 '1te to the high elevrltion , � s m8s t of t he r i"::port s wor e from vTell up in the mount-:lin s . Phoebe s had l ow ?r frequenc ies in two ye9. r s , tut it may be 3. In'1tter of loc :?l "fac ilitie s " rsthor th3.n sh eer Gcology . T!18 pr e s en t ye ar shovfed an I:lpprec hbl e drop fo r catbird, thr8 shGr, ",nd robin . Hood thrush h'1d 3 pe ilk 3t C'1mp Ca 3 S'1r in 1956. ,\;bx\.jin�s Ind two good ye'1rs at Thorn­wood and C ' l eSqr � A. lot o f tent cn.tE,rpil19 r s vli3re reported nt the latter ,

- but not montiono(1 in c onn octi on w ith th ,:, forme r . The c h0stnut-sicted warbler h'1d pr ':wt ica.lly no breec'l ing r8co rcl s exc ept in 19 53 a t Thornwooo . E'1ny o f us remember h3 2rin g. t heD": r.:>,l l over the pl '1c e . Thi s , agc:lin , might be rGI�ter'! to s10vQ t ion . Engli sh SP'1I'rO\,'S had ':1 pe ak in l95 3 , but th at spec i e s i s scarc ely wortl:ly o f comm �,nt , '1ny\.f<ly . Chipning, snd fidd sparrows shovF: d some fluc tu:tion s , tut o f ch ubtf111 sign ific tnc 8 st'3.t j.stic <J.l ly . The only thing th".t W3 c sn est'1bJ ish ul'1 0:quivoc '11Iy is th'1t '3. pwticul o.r speci es 'W!:l S bre eding in the arE,a . \-J e c '1rmot 8 �, t'1blish t h'1t q sp 6ci e s Wq S u9.i breedin g ther 8 , '3.nd our qu:mt it'1t ivE; r ::; sul t s s s to how mnny o f ?. spec ie s were bre eding must be reg'lrdud vlith gr o'1t c auti on • .

. ; , The writer is not too c lep.r vlh'.tt 9.11 this mem s. Of co ur s e , it is int er;:;st ing just . to know t hqt 3 p'1rticu1"'.r sn eci e s do e s breed in an area , '1nd it m'J.k8s an intere'stin g Gxerc is8 for th-::; part ic ipan t s o From the st,md­point o f '1 sc ientific study, the pro j ec t 1 e ·'1V8 S much to b e d e s iren .. _The e s sence of a sc iontific appro'.tch to a problem i s to keep mo st of . the . var i­?.bles c on stant , 3n:'! then n0ts t he ;r;,'l�tion bc:,twsen a fe\-l of them , for eX<imple, popuJ. ':ltion and ec ology , Some of t he things th,-, t qre not c'on st'?n t in our pror: er1ure are a s fol.lc-vlS : - ( 1 ) The fr equE3nc7 w ith '\·lhio h a pn.r t icuh r spot is v i sitGG o Huc h c",epi::;n ri s on i1,;.8 d is:Gnn c E: f:;:om cilmp, c -::m7 6n' ienc e in reaching it ( for eX'1mple , dr: iving V(,1' SUS [1 h<ird c lim".J on foo';:, ) "np , o.tte r :ren son s for being t her e , st1.o h 3S lookin g 'ct sc cnsry, or q psrt icllbr colony of ' fern s o ( 2 ) Ac: c e s sibil ity :mo visibil ity of the n e st s . SOIDe o f the s e a r e in d eep bush':-3 s , S01]1e h igh in tre e s , 00 0 ot hoJr s in t he open o ( 3 ) JvIotiv i9. t ion', SeIDe peopl e o.ctm lly try to find n e st :; ; othe r 3 don I t C'1re vsry muc hy but Just bl'J.c'1 GGr onto t hem . (4 ) Tho 0. irE:.c tion of att ention of the oOS'3rVGr s ., Some peopl e on some) trip s a re 3 IGrt for ns st s 9.1;1. the tim8 < Hith othGr s , it is only inc ::j.r'lental v!h,:;n somet,hing c 9.tche s their o.ttention c It is 8.xio;n'.:t ic , of co ur se , thA t \-!hen peo:;>le !)rs look ing fo r something , th ey '1re uS·iJ.o.lly mor e a pt to fin d it . ( 5 ) Se,mpling� The r e i s a cuestion o f hO'.-1 repr e s entat ivG o f t he "'lhol e three co'.m tie s are the sp�t s which we cov.:.r�c1 ) :1 s 8u:ning thqt WE. c ovsr er1 the n eqmlly thoroughly . For example , if t he \.rhole ''ire '} i s tl:lirt:,; per c ont fieJ.G s , nnd seventy perc '3nt f0:c e st s 7 �l r e t!1irty pi";rc onii- .of o\l.l' effort s d

,e·":,,)t erl to fie�d s'?

Thi s , of c our se, i s � d i fficulty mCQunte;� 0d in 'l1� k ':'l1G S o f �tu(1 J.e s where

one :).ttempt s to ger. er3lize from a s'3.mpl,3 to 8,n ent �rE: popul '3.t�on .

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Thus , there are plenty o f "bug s !! in our meth010logy .. The study areq s , however , get around some of tho for ego in g difficultie s o The work is limited to a fe,,] '1ren s which rema in con stant o The observer s are rel�t ively con st3nt , too , unle s s someon e o ver sleeps . The observer is do in g j ust one thin g , nnd d evot in g hi s full attention to it o The re is no perc eptu'3.l d ifficulty, suc h � s obj ec t s obsurin g vi s ion--all the songs c an be he nrd if they are there . Th� re is still the sampling problem, but with th e fixed arG'3. S we know, ''It le 9. st , from wh'lt we are gen or'lliz in g , 311 c'l c sreful selec t ion o f t he are 'l S m'1y 'lpDro'lch so mething lik e 8. tl stratified !! sample .

It i s e '1 sier to cr it ic iz e than to mak e co n s tructive sugge stion s . In the 19.tter spirit , ho,,]ever, it 'v7ould be po s s ibl e , i f d e sire d , t o sy stemat ize t h e nestin g observqt ion s , s omewhgt !3. ft er the fa shion o f the Chri stm9. s bird counts . \-1e c ould go out spec ific a lly after n e st s , "lIl d record how molDY m9.n-hour s , o r pqrty-hour s , 'IoTere involved , and c ould then convert to the whole area by aDproprbte fo rmulae . This impliG s , also, thqt we go to previously d et ermined are'l S e Thi s wo uld involve , however , 9. c areful determin'1tion o f t he a rea s so th3t they '.lo uld c on stitute a r epresont qtive sample o Probo.bly thi s is mor e r efinement of proc e0ure than we wo ul d c ar e to mnke � Pre sumR bly we will co ntinue merely to hr.1Ve fun , qnd record the r esult s f or whqt t hey <i r e w orth . But ; a s to sc ien­t ific c onclusion s , let l s be c '.1utious , .nn ,-l co n s i �er only the cr!3.m9.t ic nnd out st'mding k in d s o f d '1tcl. where w • .:; are s'1 fely beyonc1 "ch'1nc e expecta­t ion ll •

FOR�Y TEFl�ITORIES :

1953 1954 19 5 5 1956 19 57

C'1mp Thornwood , Poc '1hont'1 s COQDty . Cnmp Beckw ith, Fsyette Count Y o C '1mp Pinnscle , Grant County. Camp C'3.8 S'1r , -vieost :::r Count Y o C::tc8.pon Skte P'1rk , Berkeley , County.

BEtESDIN G RECORDS - 1957 FO:1AY

C tl.C VON STATE P�_RK

TOTAL BRS�DIN G RECORDS OUT OF . tEST NEST 1 53 ' 54 ' 5 5 ' 56 ' 57 1 57 " 57

VIoo.'\ duck 2 1 1 Sh'1rp shinned h31:Ik 1 Bro�d \�in'g�'d hawk ' 2 Ruffed gro'use 2 5 1 1 2 2 QU3il 1 2 l,�ild turkey 5 1 1 Killdeer 1 1 . 1 1 Woodcock 1 1 Spotted sandpiper 1 Y8110"J-bilhd c uckoo , 3 2 1 1 1 B12ck-bill ed .cuckoo 4 VIhi ppoorwil1 .2 1 ChiIIL'1 ey swift 1 1 1 . 1 1 Humming bird 1 1 2 Flicker . . 4 1 j 3 3 Red bellied woodpecker 1 Downy woodpecker 1 2 3 1 2 Kingbird 3 3 2 4 4 Crested flyc atcher 1 2 Phoebe 4 16 2 5 6 20 20

' . Acadbn flycqtcher 3 1 4 2 2 Ald er fl�rc '3.tcher 1 1 1 LeElst flyc 3.tcher 2 1 2 1 PeVIee . 1 1 5 6 J 3 Horned Inrk 1 1 Rough-winged s':nllO'..[ 3 ) 3 2 2 B1rn sW1110H 3 3 5 1 3 3 Cliff svnllovl 1 1 1 1 1 Purple mlrt in 2 2

Blue j Gy 2 1 1 1 1 Crow 2 1 Bl'<.ck-c 3.ppsd chick'ldee 2 2 Carolina c hick3.de8 5 2 1 1 Titmouse 1 1 5 5

White-br·",a ste(i nutho.tch 1 Red-brsq sted nuth9.tch 1 House vlren 3 4 1 1 Carolins wren 2 1 1 3 3 Nocking-bird 1 1 Cat h ird 12 8 11 16 5 5

Brmm thrC'i sh �r 9 13 5 3 1 1

Robin 19 21 2 5 28 9 9 vioori thrush 2 11 5 19 9 9 H€rmit thrush 2

Veery 4 1

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TOTAL BR3EDIN G RECORDS NEST OUT

OF N3ST '.53 ' .54 ' 55 ' 56 ' 57 ' 57 ' 57

Bluebird 1 7 1 1 1 1 Gn3tcatcher 3 CGC0.r w.'1xwing 1 5 4 1 13 Migr::m t shr ike 1 Starling 1 4 2 6 Red-eyed v ireo 5 5 4 11 1 1 White-eyed vireo 2 1 Yellow-throated vireo 1 Bl ue-head ef:! vireo 4 \hrbling vireo 1 Black & white w<trbler 2 1 5 1 1 1 Worm-eating "IoT:lrbler 1 2 1 2 2 GolcL3n-winged w,""rbler 2 1 1 1 P3rula w:-\rbler 5 1 1 Yellow w'3.rbler 3 4 3 1 1 lflagnol i9. w'1rbl er 1 Black-throa ted b lue warbler 5 Black-thro stec'l green v.nrbler 1 Blqckburn ian w�rbler 1 Che stnut-sided w�rbler 1 0 1 Pine \·mrbler 1 1 1 Pr!1 irie warbler 2 6 Ovenbird 2 1 2 1 Loui s iana water thrush 4 3 3 1 1 Kentucky w".rbler 1 1 1 1 NOllrning w'1rbler 4 Yellow throat 2 3 2 Chs.t 3 3 1 1 1 Hooc ed w"rb18r 1 1 2 2 1 1 Canad'l w?rbler 5 1 Rer'l start 7 7 6 3 1 2 En gl i sh sp-arrOv.l 20 8 5 4 1 1 Me.::dowbrk 1 Red-winged bbckbirc1 5 3 1 9 3 2 1 Orch:lr·:'l oriole 1 1 2 2 1 1 Baltimore oriole 2 1 2 4 4 Purple grackle 2 4 Cov.lbird 2 3 4 1 Scarlet tan3ger 2 3 2 5 1 1 Summer tanag<3r 4 1 1

Cardinal 3 4 3 3 2 1

Ind igo bunt ing 1 1 3 4 3 2 1

Towhee 4 1 2 1 2 2

Gra sshopper sparrow 1 1

Ve sper sp3rrow 1

Junco 11 2

Chipping s parrow 7 6 7 12 5 4 1 Fielr'l sp':lrrow 5 10 7 5 2 1 1

Swamp SPQrrNl SOng sp'}rrow

1 53

3

52

Tot'11 hre("";,�ing observ'1tions-232

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TOTfl.L BREEDING RECORDS

1 54 ' 55 i 56

1 5 2 5

56 62 57

215 206 221

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50

131

NEST OUT OF NEST

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BREE (iIN G BIRe POPllL:'TIOH STUDIES CURING THE 1957 FOR,;Y By Geor ge A,. H'11i

Durin:;::., tb e 19 57 Fo. rei,-.1 in 110rg'�n Count,v., vi's Pot Vi"; cr� � i n t� - Br' l ' B " d C1U,b ' ,_, . .l. ':o .CtL_�' , •• t; O O le s lr.,

conduc tec'; T:1.ontitstiv;:; bre ,J·" ii,g b ird s tnr1i;3 S for th� t ;orrth �UC C A "' ''' ·; ''e ' ;r e ,,,, "'" _ ..... .. _J : ... � '-' ..... I- ...., _ Ve " oJ. '-." � .:.. " The thr ee: Cdn sus e s IE:\,:::e this y,:; ",r bring � l'f' tot''..l . numb�'r of stu:-1 i-e s to thirty-on e n

The ov:,r::l11 re sult s o f'

the s hJ.:�i'3 8 '"ire ' giVE,Yl i� T3ble I

. ' . T :lBLE I ' . T-::;R.RITO RI!l.L DENSITY d..."R.E,� ' .

riO ('. ,;' S::JFr' I"' S lV'-T ];'C . V " T " S P7:7, ' 1 ('I0 f' CR"""S -.----. � ... --- .. - . - - - - - ...... _-- .--. -.----__ ... ...l._.!_�.�"'_.=..r.....� ... _'!;;._.�------.---J��--:-� .. ����=_:L __ " _._JL 1 - ' ' .

P.!"' t' F ; : nr' 1r_rtir>korv l:i'o1".--, "'t .� "' (B '"; t"' ?ic�ic :ir 0:1-) � �.

Young :O·:;l:-;-Hickory . For c,.st ( C"1c -:pon Nt . tre':'.. ) .

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The ill"tur c for ,:, :::t 2xhit it s!:j '3. r '1 th "r loH popul",tion fo:' t h'--,t h3titqt t:V]:)0) , bein g onJ.:)?' ':bout t·�·io -thir ·:� 3 of t �E: (1 '3n. siti,'�· 8 f0 1Ll1d "it pr\�-vio-:ls · stuJi e s in s imile.r fo r e st t 'T'>- :" �D"-r> i " ' ''' C OTr.'"'n C" ; ..I.. ; .� ,', th � s .... -n .. � • ..., , . .." ' ' ' + � � t h� ' .� t ' ;''' f: th " �rpa s c . .l.. .I...l. �, �I ... '-" V _ '-' \-J .". �.::-, _ ,-, -,� v _un Ou .J.i...!. ..L � · : .. .:.. t.-:�l \0} . 8 .: � o o ;w: u :� � 0 ,-,c exp..::c "� '" i or _ _ ... 8 region 2.1".'} :�ltituc' ::. , bu� t� ! e o c c �r :3nC 8 o f col it '1ry Vir,: o s on the QrG'1 'H3-s mil cHy

. • • T • " � . 1 " "" b ' t .l.. • 1 R ' .-'l 1 T " 1-. surprLsln g , ... n pr i:V lOUS Sc;U " l ': 8 0 1: -: {:.lS "t ?-::k, O J. (l':t .l � ' v , ' "t DG � (:::-:- ey.e' ,1 . v lr eo 1 1'18 U8\1'.'\11y sr-,01:m So ?TIllC D 1 -;:egs -' e!l S ity th -::n tr;.; 13 , ] pq ir s pcr 11)0 '1 c r :: s found hc: r e o 0�1 thd othsr h':n � , n o oth0;r "', r , "', stu lic5 by o ur group h '1 8 shmm n Rec st'lr

't popula­

t ion ? s higl1 :1 S the '/,0 . 1) P'1ir s p ·;r 101) QCl' :J S r ( por t 8'--] h.:';r8 .0

The young osk-nickor:! fo rc· st r 8p:r,,, s enterJ a type th," t h<>, 8 not b een previously stu-' ied on the For:c.ys , I t i s o f int :::r :: st to not ·.:. t 'nt n o one sp eci e s hR .j a very

hi?,b popu_1::lti on 0,1 th i s :;-,r 83 , "'�n � th e;; to t�l popul �tion i s pcrh:::p s 10vI er th ?n migh t

b ' .1.. , '1'" .. . ..I.. . +' .1.. ' . , . ..1..' • ,. • • t' + .1.. h . . rl t'" e ex�!ec '.J c; ·") r.' 1. ile '::;O "-� �' l tJ l 0l1 (' .to v l1·J V·3g\::;:''''�1j lOll on 1..J11 1S Q rc�q SZ-lOWS n'1 u· v_.:. � r l, .. ge rv p

i s subj :.: c t G -l t o co mp::;rst:Lv01 y r igorous c lim" t ic c on j ition s , arr d t!:is llD3T r,e rGfl ec t ed

in th,:; lO'JJ 'o::r ' popul -::tion s .

EXC Ept i'ol' t�1e ,; i f :'E. r r1':: e: in t r e'2 S DGc is s , t h-:: ovt';rgrO\.J1: fi81 r1 9. 1'('. 3 H3. S , not un l ike th.::, C .: ,:� 'r FL;l':� {ir ", '-, sturlie-:1 in I-L-lr ::f. CO'Lmty in 19 5 5 : 1n 4 ec -1 , th C Drine::p,:l spec ie s

weT'S i:i sntiC!:11 on tho t,·!O '1 rG '1 s r- :� c omD �l;ison o f t h s � ";n siti () s . o f th e s 8vc.r ':l1

sP'2c L, s S�10\·JS a p :Tc 3nt'}�c ,-Ji ff·, ren c e of onJ,y 33:'; (E'.J;o; OdUD, Ec olo g'h .1;h 587 (19 50 ) - . • L> ' ' .l- . , • f' . , . t . .. T' "

. .l.. � 10'-' for' metho ''; oJ. q:13n"0 lv3."t lV8 c omp<.�rl son 0 _ S9 ,;C l G S 'lE,n S l u l8 S ) " nlS lS qUl v \:;; 'w (hIO i .. i Cr..tic --:. l ':r 6', S 'v;o uld j-.!1V3 0% .� iffer E:nc (:- ) for '1 c omp'1r i S0);2; DE,t\.r8aD tIm un1:'t31.-,tr::i ::-,r�:· C1. s " Th e 8p '3c L s prs s cmt OD th i s ::. re3. , 'In''! the ir population s , vl8r e atout Q S to be 'sX'pGcte;r: o

QJr�§1!§ Dl1!I1 ( .�ll sc ient ific n '3.ms: s o f Plcm t s t'lkdl1 " ro m Grrly l s l!isnm.l , 8th Ed ition )

50 feet high , \-lith '1 few ind ivirlu3.1 s go ing to 69 foet 1,igh l.n:'l 24 inch e s DER. Compo s it ion : 602f, mixe:-1 o '1k s , C he stnut Oak ( o.U§L£US Prinus ) , Scarlet Oak (Q_a c..Q.££in§.§. ) Red Oak (Q.:.Iy'QI1) , nni l/hit Q O�k ( 9..:.-1.1bn ) ; 20% Red Hap l e il� ruhIllm ) ; 10% Pitch P in e (�in1:1§.._rJjr!/ s ) with a SDl'lll a mount o f Scrub Pine ( P . virgin i::m£:) ; '1nd 10% 3. rdxtur e o f Hic�{Ory ( CnrYQ_sD .. :J , Blqck Gum (�X,§.§.§. sylY3,tica ) , v-lhito ,i sh (;E;rr. z ing§'_§.ill.2'.��1112 ) , Bb ck Birch ( Eeiul"l l entll, Tulip Po:ol'J.r . . O;:irio{i91irQ.Q.J'.uliDif� ) , cm :-l Cucumber-tro(', 01;'l.gQ.ol i'L1£11lIEhll1tn ) . The un'1er� story c on sisted o f small in :1i vi,·luals o f t }>e above s pec ie s , Che stnut sprout s (Q.l§.t:n§.2.-d§.1l:!!.a:t.§) , S'1 s s:'l fr'1 s ( §.'l§..§ilfrs§.._alhi:1m) , FlOl.[(;rin g Dogwo o(l ( Cor.lill.§ .fl:orid,'": ) , NOQl1t'1 in L-::urcl ( �:l;LmJ£�:J:.':tjA:Q.l i�J , <'i.z3 1 en (1lhorlo '�endr..Q.Lsp � ) , Green­br iur · ( 2illil.J£..)il2..!.) <:.nd VIiltl Gr 'lpi;; (V1.ti.;L§2.:J 0 The groun -: COVe r W 1 S l '1rgely Blusb:;;.rrY (Y.'l�9..:bl1ilgLV'\g_ilJ,.Jll.s ) , fjrn s , mO S SE? S ; '"' TI,:! lic hen s , with c! In:rg.:; number o f L,..., �y t s sl ipp�"') r s ( Cv-or:b:l2§2i1J:!LfJ.l2..:J . i:l. t,.JO-t:lcrc portion o f the tract wo. s c ovored mo stly i;lith p in '3 s , 3nd h'1d '3. v<?;ry sp'3.rse gro 1.1.n'l cover .

Ec1g;;;l. The trs c t \-1 3 8 surrowlc1ed on ::lll si rl e s by e. simil'1r for e st o The c ent er l in e follows � !3. foot tr::lil , \-lhich produc e('l n o ,-li sturban c e in the v egetat ion .· Cover'1ge : Jun e 9 to 14 , 19 5 7 . Hour s V'2r iE; � from 5 : 30 a. � JvlQ to 11 : 30 A.;N • . with one

_ _ 8V8rl ing . tr ip. being L<:! d e . To t q l m'3.n-:-honr s '3.to ut 1 5 ,.

SPEC IES TSRlnTORI.�L 1-:[I.L38 E':.LES P"R 100 !�CRES RGd�t;;;t--'- -----.-. ----- ------------6

-------------40 . 0--

Ovsn bir'.1 Bl"lck-thro::,te:-l Gre en Harb18r vloo :1 Thrush "Sc :::rlet 'ro.n'1ger 1,.Joo j Pesvl,3c, Red- eyed Vi:reo Cerul ean 1thr bler HOb:::l ,ici W " rbler :Cr e st ed Flyc ".tcher Sol itary Vir eo ' - . C:1rolln'--, Wrcm Pile�terl Woo dpeck er Ha iry �'Joo ,-'jpE:ck er DOi-my \'Joo:-lpc:cker vJhi to br8' ; st(Jl l\:uth'1tch Bl '.lck & \·ihite '\.i c-:rb1 3r TOT :118 : ----17 -Speci;;�- ------'--

5 33 0 3 4 26 . 6 3 . 5 23 0 3 2 . 5 16 0 7 2 13 . 3 2 13 . 3 1 . 5 1 0 . 0 1 . 5 10 0 0 1 6 . 7 1 6 0 7 0 . 5 3 . 3

.;: + +

.!r-+ +

+ + + . +

30:5-�bl (3;------2ij3 ltbl-;;-r;;;-lOO ::w r e s

Eourning DOV8 , - 3b ck-billel Cuckoo , C h imn ey SHi ft , Gn:::.t c '1tcha, I-Jorm-e ::::t in g \'hrbler , Pine \,r ..... rb1 8r ,

Loui s Sturm .

Loc '1 t ion : Surmni t o f C'1c '1pon 11oUt"lt:.: in , C-::c 3pon Sk: t e P'1rk , Horg'1n County , h e st Vir gin i::l C \tout 10 mne s South of B::rksJ.sy Spr in '!, s ) 0 Si z; : 15 ;\cr ,3 S (Rcct�,ng1J�'1r , 110 x 66'J Y'1rd S m(Oj ' 8u-::,cc'l )

TOD-;-gr'1nhv : The lon � 3xi s of t h e striD follmE� 8 :1e srly level hogb�ck mount3 in to' -n - -Th-·�""a1"ourd OloD(.:,i st eGDl'T -l evm on [.o t h sir1 G 8 of t h e c ent ::-r . A few exp o s ed 1 () ... . � 0 - - - I..... .:.. '-' J. .J rock .13c :; s "IGr0 pre s ent . :Slsv'1tion � 'lto ut ,2200 leet •

. PLmt C owr : �� rr,or1el" , t 0;] y :'l C:1 SC; s t '1r., l of youn g tr e e s about 4-8 inche s DBB, �nd UD -t� 20'--r,;;t h igh . Thers v ere ':l fevl SC'1tt·::;r in} ivir'luals ' up to' 5l) feet h igh , Th ere 'Were q few � sc rittE:r(,, � in·:' ivirlU'1 1 s up t o 5') feet high , sn ·1 2 ') inc he s DBH"

( Mo st o f the s s h� 4 the top s mi s s ing or broken , p re sum'1 bly by wind action ) . CO!"!mQ.§.;liion : . 50% mixed. o -::ks , ;Che 8 tnut Oak , Sc arlet" O::1k , Rnd Bhck Oa,.k . ' : . :: � : . ; .. : ( Q . vE lutin 3 ) ; 1 5% Sa s s '1 fr ':rs ; 10�b Bl'1 ck Lpcust (B:Q.gin ia, p§.§.Ur1o�Q.�c i1J ; 1.0% " . Hickory inclur�ing Pignut (.CTr.:Y2,gllQf::�) , lv.loe:kern,ut ( C . ' Tometo sa) , ani'! ' Shagbark' :: ( C . ovnts ) , 10% BIJ.ck Birc h ; nn 4 5% Pitch Pin e . Other tre e s :wers Big-to'othed :. : A.sp�n ( poPul:ld.2...:.gr2:Q.1�tata ) , Re::1, Jvbple , rm d Butt ernut ' ( Jugl,<m'J ' c in er e a ) ;. " The un,:l er story c on s i sts ') 0 f slimll trc;es o f the ? bo ve s'J E::c.ie s " a s VJ'ell, �s Na!?le-le9.ved Viburnlli:1 (Viburnum 3cer i folium ) , Ylovrering Dogwoo "! , l,iiitch-hn z el ( H'1m"lmel i.§, ' " v�gil1i'11l��,) , Reel-berrier) Elrler ( §.J,mbld£.YfL12JQ§illQ.§2J , AZ'll e 9. , ltIo1.L.'1.t1in Laurel , and U il':1 Gr'1pe·. The gr9lli'1d cover w"" s mo,j er-::toly spa s e , nn e co nt"!.inen Blueberry ' , ' (y�c in_i1.:¥..Q S12.�J , Bl:'1ck Coho sh ( C imic i fug§. rec emo sa ) , . 1,-Jhit e Sn'3.koroot· (�toriYID !J:igQ.§.'1l!£) , :ni Virg ip:i'?l Creep�r ( PartQ§.!lQQ1.§..§.1J§._9.ld!.D.9Jd.s:fQ..l il) " Sev :r '.ll thickets

, of Bl,'1ckberry oc curre-J a long the ;rO q,j opening. The nor thw e st slope f-:c ing ' . ' ' �lindwlrd h'1(' :1 mor a open c over., Q n i m0 8t pf the pin e '1n ,'� the he '1ths were c onc en­

tr�ti,; r! her e . , ThG ' southea st f':lc in g s lope c:1rrie� '1 :l en ser c over , 3 nCl the ground. cover WI S pr im:1r}.ly h0rbac eous . The '�r8" h'1 4, been burn e� over in 193-4, and m3.ny ch:crrGd stump s were 8vir..!ept . The vIho l e '1re3 showe� c on s ir. er!:lble. evidenc e o f, moc erqtely he 3.vy ceer broVls ing. ' . '. E� 2G : The tr'1ct Wi S s urroun d er'l by '1 simib,r cover on all s i� e � , with t he trees becor:Jin g som'2wh",t l?rger -:i.own slope . The t r '1ct In s bis,,,ct e('l 10ngitudin '111y 'bJ" ap old ro :1d , whic h pro luc sd some o pening, 'l na modi fic '1 t ion of t he pl;,mt a sso c i.qtion . COYQr":!.2§.: Ddly', June 9 to 14 ,. 19 57 . Hou,r s v9.r,i'e,�1 from 4 : 30 to 8 fl.. �JI •. with two evenin� trips Qeing ms " s . ' Tot':l l m'1n-hour s. �lbout 17 .

S?EC IES -- ------- --' R,�1._:e.Y. eel V,ir:. 00 Rc,d-oye'l TowhE;le Ovenbird Hooc3ed Ithrbler BL:ck & �ihit0 H'1rbler Hood Thrush In�1i go Bun t in g Sc qrlet T:qn"l g",r Ruffer] Grous'e . . YellO\,"-bill d . Cuckoo vihip-popr-\.Ji.1:L .

CEN.,SUS T'S...'8.RFO?I \L ' L :�L:::;;Z=..S ____ --=I�"l[\LES P;§R 100 A.Qli�

3 . 5 23 . 3 3�5 2).3 3 . 20. 0 2 . 5 ' 16 . 7 ' 2 13 .3 2 13 . 3 1 . 5 . 10.0 1 ' 6 . 7 1 6. 7 O . ? 3 . 3

+ +

137 Mnle s p/lOO�re s

Vi s itbr s : 'Downy Hood pecker , :·Tufte,c'i T itmouse , Re ..:! s.t<:.rt , Brown-he')? Oowb ird , .

( a youn g bird rni sed by Ct Bl "'.ck q no] \�hit e l;Jo.rbl or on the area ) , H . Cen s1:ls-t'1ker s: liaorge rl. . }hll , George _ Qrr l s on . ----

UPLhND FIELD, QV-r;;RGROVN \ HTH PINE [l.ND LOCUST

Locstion : An qbqnJonG':< fc,rm, ons nile North o f P'1rk He'1dquQrters , Cac 'lpon State Pqrk , Horg::m County , lri e st Virgin h ( about 10 mil e s South o f Berkleley Spri n gs ) . Size : 1 5 acr e s ( r sct"'.nglu "' r , 110 x 660 yqrcia , me::'l sure"l , except there i.J3 S !) 30 d�gr ee bene: in t he '1xis a.bout 220 Y8rc1 s from one en i . ) Tono graphy : Ii sh3110w va.lley w ith a slope o f s bout 20 d egre e s cro s swi se to t he long �;is 3n:::: '1bout 10 r1 ogr e 8 s pa.r'3,llel to t he l orcg Cl xi s . Sur f'lc e gen e�il ly smo;th . The north end wa s '3. n'1turnl s ink half:; without s ur fa c e o utl e t . .r.le v3-tion 915-980 feet .

Plan'1 Coy�: lin 9.b:l.ll;-:'lone0. fiel-'! '1bout 75% COV'-3rer1 w�th Y01mg pine , sumac , . locust , ?nn o �h 8r shrubs . Corr:po sit ion·: 25% Scrub Pin e , 10% Pitch Pin e «ranging from 5 to 20 fest high, '1!1 :'l 1 to . 5 inche s DBB) ; 30% Bl ack Locust (3 to 25 feet high , �n::'\ 1 to 4 · incbe s DBB) ; 3 5% 'lbout ' equally eli veden between Staghorn Sum?,c. ( Rhus tvph;l-n"l. ) , DW1rf Sumac. (�£Q.pallin:�) , FloHsring Dogwood , Redbui ( Q.�_cilLCl':ll"1;l§':t.:U�is ) , Bl "1ck Cherry ( £.r.:.lli11J:�'§2.!:'9.1in'l ) , Per simmon ( Dio spyrosd virgin inna ) , ::md Bl ".ck Gum (, to 25 feet high ) . The un'-'lerstory con sisted of small plnnts o f the above , '3.n.d Shrubby St . John ' s-wort ( Byp�r.i£1IDl...:ien sifloLum) , Bl'1Ck Bsw (Vibllill�,-prunifolilYll) , Thorn -apple s (CrgJ�.�lL§J2s) , Bl'1dkb�rr ies, an·: Ra spberr iG s (RuQ!£! sP�J � . The entire ·<;t rea· hs. ::1 [\ matted grourd c over of . gra sses. :mrl fo rts incl using ; . Ee�c1o\-1 Fe sc1.1e ( £�§.tU(l1-?b.tio!,) , ne'� ' Fe scue , . ( F. rubra ) , Kentucky Blu81?r'3. S S ( Poe pr§.ten.§i.sl. B:r:Q.Qill.§.§·�ke ( ll.n::r.9.:QQ..fL,Q.n __ vlr:.zinicus ) R'1bbit-foot C:J-ov\:;r C!:ri[olilliILar.y§m,g) , Rou��tt Cinquefo il ( Pot£,l1tilll.Jl9.r.Y§:liQ2) I Viper ' s Buglo s s (Echi1l!iLvulg:u:§. ) , Venus Loqk ing-gl-:: s s ( S12§.s;",llilr ia 12Gt.fol int-::: ) , . .

i'loth Mullein (V ·orh'1.§.£ill!Lb1'1tt2Lia ) , \UJ c7 C1rrot ( Dall£2l§�Dlta ) , <:n<'1 Po ison . Ivy . '

( Rh�§lj i£�!.11'§') • a fenc ·a row 'w:Lth sevc;r,r;l brga .tre�s, 8.nd a ten -foot wi,�e ' j , shrub thick et , crosse :l the short 9. xis of t he strip'o . EI:f!s : The tr�c t ,was surrounrl ed by a simil9.r h<::bit::.t. A m<::tur e o 'lk forest p"!;9.11e1ed the long axis about 500 fe':ot fro n qne s i,le , 3n-1 about 1000 feet

, :from the other . Coy:g:�: thEy, Ju.l1e 10 t o 14 , 1957 • . T\-!e�V8 tr ips ( lO in early n;orning, 1 in micl-'l<::y , e.nd 1 in 6''.r1Y . 6ven ing) . Tot:l1 ffi:ln-hour s . nbout 16.

CENSUS SPECIES . TERRTTOftt·U. -?;'iA.LES Pr;ir ie ... i'lrbler----- --.------5·:5�--·

Fiel� Spar-row 5 . 5 Red-eyed Towhee 5 Ind i.;so Bun·ting 3 Yellm,!-breB ster'l Ch'1t 2 Coemon Yellowthr o1t 1 . S Gol\1 en-win ge�1 \hrbl er 1 Brown Thn9. sher 1 Ysllo\<J-billed Cuckoo 0. 5

__ ...:.;M.lLES PER '100 fl.CRES --36.6----

36. 6 33 . 3 20 . 0 13 . 3 1 0 . 0

. .

Q . 7 6 . 7 3 . 3

Cen sus'-taker s : 'J9hn Lsitsch, N <:;;v:1d3 L'3.it sch, C1qrk . Eiller, Haxirte Th3cker .. ------

Hor gan town , ';; e st Vir g in i:1

ORrJITHOLnG!CAL f�EPCRT OF THE 1957 BROOKS BmD CLUB FORAY IiOlWt,N COu1J'IY , �;"EST VIRGrTIA

. by C linton S o B anks

IiTTRODUCTION

The 18th P.!"�nual Foray of the Brooks Bird Club vIaS located this yoar a t C anp C ac,'lpon, C B c ::mon S tate ParI.;:, ' Eorean C ounty , Hest Virginia . The for3�r, held i'r O):l June 9th to 16th, 'Vras lar gely attended and very suc c es sful . L. total 0:: 116 snecies of birds i'Tere recorded during the fora�\-, o1Jserve.t ions cover ed parts of the thr e e counties , I ;or gan , Berke ley and Jeffer s on " The area around the camp and part o f the park ar ea lIaS Fell covered� T�·ro of the T.lopulat ion stud;:-{ areas 'Her e llithin tHO miles of headouarters ano. · it Has fiv e miles to the C ac apon i'Iountain population s tudy area .

:::':ar1:7 morninG fi eld tri)js Fer e 1:ell · att ended ' and I believ e the , birds Hith:LrJ a radius of one !:1ile of c am� uer e verY . '\"1ell tabulated "

E a ch day there 'trere field tri"�)s to various p arts of the three county are a by small Croups . These ' tr ip s includod the all day trip to Haruer t s Ferry, \Jest V irginia , by n eerly the entire Group e On this day , s ide triDs 'Here ma.de t o LeetoH!} Fish Hatcl-Je ry, and Alton a Harsh for marsh and uater b:Lrds , and to the Shenandoah V alley for the Pr othono tary Harbler.

T his list compares 1-,1ell }dth the list in this s ame general area for the year 19490

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AlTITOTATED LIST Gr" SPECIES

:;: n the fo.llonine list of birds obs erv ed during Foray 'Heek , cr edit is not given to indiv:i.dua ls for r eport's except in a fEn,.r ca s es , mably because the informCj.t ion lIas not supplied the compiler & The fol101-;ing list of s'8e c i es ' obs erv ed is pre s ented in the ' same order u$ed in Pete rs on: I's .,Guide .'1' 0 :T he Eir,ds .

1.

2.

IT�D-r-ILLr:D G�LrE, . Po(1il�rtribt1s · p odic e';J s podicens -- : Rare , on� r e')orted at f. idce .Fish Hatcher�" florcan G ount;:r � "----- -

dRESI HEl:OH , 'B�ltorid'p.s ';iri;s cens ' vires cens -- Unc'om;:1on� one sighted in C ac apon Park and one-In -"the-Shenandoah Valley . . "

: 3 0 BIJ; CE-C:::OH!TED nIGHT tlE"" .OF, rycticorax n�rcttcorax -- One se Qn ' �n' f;l.ight . by erou'D �t L ltona Har sh, Jefferson County, 'J�.me 12 th .

4. : AI J::-:JCAN BITT:cnE, Dotaurus lentic;inosus -- One r eported s een in flight . s outh of Derkeley Springs-;

5. YALlA:'�D, 1,nas platyr1wnchos �lat;rrhynchos Uncolnmon , s everal se en at the Lee�o�!i1Yi� Hatche"ry, tTefi'e� C o:mt�r, June 12th� Tm� Here s e en at Ridge Fish Hatcher'J;, HorGan C ounty, JunE:! 11th .

6 0 BLflCI\ 'DUCK, Anas rl),bripes -- THO seen in flight by group on .tour 1ved...'1esday ; Jili�1�t(11) a-t'-Leetovm H�t(";h81'Y, Jeffers on C cunty .,

7 I) �VOOD DUCKs Abc snons a C ommon alone the Shenandoah River and also the Potoma c-r'f3>ier;-Also s een betvleen Hancock and S168PY Creek,)

8" TURI\EY . \TULT'tJRE 3 C at,hartes aura -- S ome s een near C acapon , bout more · commoil · in the S henandoah V alley o

9 . BLACK \;rULTURE , Gcragyps a tratus -- Rar e " one sight record reported by Evan Dr essel��jUne 11th , near Orleans Cro s s Roads " . YJrogan- County (Doe I s Valley ) ..

10� C OOPER I S HAHK,. !'l.ccip,i,t er c.<?.operii orie or t'V1O reported during foray 0

11. RED-TAILED HkjK, Buteo j amaic e� -- Found occasionally. -

12 . RED-SHO'JLDERED HAm:, ruteo " lin eatus -- THO . reported over .the P ine Field study ar ea June 7-11 11Y G . Phillips ..

13 . BROAD-T,'JEJGED H.lI.'JK, . B2-1te,.? p la ty1?l�� pl<: typterus r e�)orted" ,

Uncommon, one ! .

- . 14. SPA1"":(B.G{Y · 1I1;.\,n:, F a lc o s'Jarverius .-- One r epor ted by 0. 0 Phillips " 'a t

};ancock , 1 Je s t Vircin'i2,;"Sevoral ' othei' s c a ttered reports from the thre e C"OiL.'1tie"s ·covered during foray •

15. RUFFED G=WUSE , Bonasa urnbellus -- Pidesnread but not very abundant . Pa ir uith young' seen. on the "Cac apon Hountain study area.

160 " BOB-h'HITE , C�l�" 'y�.�.nianus - _ . Common on all .open . land.

17 0 RING-nECKED PHEASANT , Pha s ia n us colchj cus tor anatus - � R are , on8 .s ighted by G o Phillins in Jefferson "C o1.m-b:;;--Jlme-:-:-1'2th .

180 TU1:{KE":I , i'fIeleagris galloj:1avo -- One s een near camp area by Hiller c A pair "Hith nine- youl1gse-e11"feH miles south 'of camp by E " Lim ES and pa rty� June 14th �

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19 0 KING RAIL" Rallus el-egans elegans ... - Rare , one heard at Altona Harsh, Jeffers on C ounty , J:;y G o Hall ,:; (h He,rrison and H , Charldler , June 12'-0h . Later a group caught s ight of it the s a�ne day.

Heard by group at Altona

210 FLORIDA GALLIFTJLE , GaJ.linuia chlo"ropu8 cachinn2ns Leeto-vm Fish Hatcher!, Jel'fers'OiiCOui1"-ty-;June"I2th o breeding bird "

22 . COOT , Tulic� a�eE�.c� -- .One S sen Leet01[n Hatchery " .

Rare � one seen near Probably a non-

23 . ICIILDEffi , Charadr�� !£.cifer us vociferus - - A flock of about: thirty s een on eira ined pond Lee tmm Hatchery , Jefferson County, June 12th. Eat c ommon des:'Jite much suitable habita t .

24. HOCDC OCK, Phi10h� � -- Hare, one reported.

25. UPLil.IJD PLOVIZl , Bartramia longicauda -- Hot common . T110 Here seen by laree group in field a long·road southvJe st of Im100d, Berkeley C ounty, June 12 th ..

26,0 S ')OTTED. SAIIDPIPER , Actitis macu1ar2-.<: -- R�e , one reported o

2 7 0 BLf.cr TERN, Chlidonias nigra surinamensis -- One s een by groups at Ridge Ha tchery, Horgan C ounty-;-early in the t<Je ek . Later j.t c ould not be found" Pos s ibly a late migrant or non-bre eding bird .

2 8 . l IOT.Jmr:I'TG DOVE , Zena idllra roacr-oura -- S c arce ar ound camp and Horgan C ounty. ' More cornmon- rn-the-Slienandoah Valley . . .

2 9 . YEI.LG{-BILLED C'(JCKOO, Co ccy� amer ic.� americ� -- Quite c ommon .

30. DU:.CK-3ILLED ClTcrmO , C o ccyzus erJthrophthalmus -- Rar e , one record by Go Hall on Cacapon i'lou!itD1nalld"oiiel�{(ro--Bc.mks on .Eidge · Tr a il · :in park"

310 BAERED O')L, Stri:z varia -- One he2rd by . ,." 11 -1 --;-; --..,. , h J ' d. vi1anc e1' , a. on 3 l,'1e ::, tlenmYloa.,. t,. �ver sta ticn, Jun e 12th .

G . IIall , G . Harrison a nd near Prothonata�i 1:.'arbler

32 . �'!HIP-roOr..-HILL , C a:Jrj.pulgt2,3 vociferus -- C ommon , heard every night close t o camp .

33 . FIGHTHNJK, 9}]o�...:;1e:ne� ';1:i.E.2..:' -- Rare over most of territory . R ep orted for Jerkeley Spr inGS .

3 4 . CH!l llT.C"I SHIfT , S�c)_f'�.ur2: ,I2�la,g:�..'! -- S ome reports but not as common as expe cted"

35. HUI ll J]TGJI£l.D , Archilochus coluhr is -- Eare , one rep o rted near Im�ood by G .. Hall, and o:.,;efrom ?iri'est,idy-Area by G. Phillips "

,36 . BELTED IGITGI''ISBER, I"1ega c e�rl! �lcyon a l cyon -- Found occasionally.

3 7 . FLICEER , C o�aT)t es auratus -- Host common member of the H00dp ecker family.

PILEATED HOODPEC KER , Hyla tomus ;::;ileatus -- R ather common for this bird. S everal r eports from varioui-Parts-of the C acapon Park, S le epy C reek Hountain, and along Opequon Creek, .3erkeley County.

39. RED-BELLIED �IOODPECI\ER , �T]�.r= carolinus -- Occas ional, only one r eportedo

. L!o . RED-HEADED �JO(,)DF.2CI\EP" I:elan erpes erythro c eDhalus -- R are , one observed on trip to Earger8 Ferr�;' 'b:" 111'8 0 . E e Dr es s el 'al1d other s �

410 HAIRY HCODPECKSP. , Dendroco:)us villo s us -- S carcest of the Hoodpelckers . -·"--·7 - -_ .. __ .... --

42 . DmnTi hTOODP2CKER , Donriroc opllS Y)ubesc ens -- Quite cornman, found in almos t all su.itable habit,:1t;-'--'- --" -'-

1+3 " l�r:GDJJm, Tyranrms tyrannus -- Very comlnon, large number of' orchards and op en groveS-provide -goocfhabi ta t .

41f o CRESTl!:D FIYC!· TCEffi , H,viarchlls cr-initus -- C ommon, found in park, also " S le epy l io1'J1ta in and al'ong- O� eql1.on· Creek, Be��keley C ount Yo

I r5. PHOL3E , �:z.£r-nis. l?l� -- Very c ommon, found aLilos t everyr-ihere in the papke

46 . ACADIAF FIYC:\TC:rrER , Empidonax vir e s c en s Rather uncommon, no r ecords from .park , r epo:·ted from ShenanuoaI1" lUver, Op equon Creek, Sle'epy C r e ek

• and Back Cre eko

A,WER FLYCITGHEH, Empidonax traillH tra :i.ll:i.i -- Hos t of the group that v'isi t e d Altona I:Iar'sli'.: -Te.fferSoi1Co'l.lnt;r , '-June 12th , s mT this bird " . On June 13th, G o Hall fOlmd this Empidonax at Sle epy C re ek on the Potomac ,

480 l,'IOOD PEB,r:E;E , �ocms vir ens -- C ommon but not as c ommon ' as . 'expected.t ' 49 . HORNED gRK, Eren:0'?!:2� alpest_l� -- Quite common in open farmlande 50 0 ROUGH-T-JIHl1:ED S'1A11 01/1 , Stelgidopter:yx rufilcollis s erripennis

Observed at lake in p ark; also at 11s11 hatcheri�es at-Leetovm and Ridge and at Quarries :)

51 . BA,,11.H Si;JA1LOvJ� �� E2!3t i� ��oG�s� countr:To

C ommon :in all the open

52 0 CLIFF S�JA:!:,LC\-J, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota aJ.bifrons C o. C onrad at the qu'a?rIeS'�- Jlme IJtho - -----

One repor'ted by

53 � PURPLE IIAETIN, Pr ogne subis subj.s .� Reported at outskirts of C harles T o'(m , Jef:fers on" Cotll1ty-;-o:r- G:-phillips , one at Darkesville , Berkeley C ounty , by G � Hall o

. •

,5'14 . BLUE JAY , Cl.anoc�.�t_a �ris�..£!.E!: -- Hidespread over area c overed but not cor.-n.lan"

55. RA'ilEN, C orvus c arax Four s e en on Ridee Trail" June 9th, by C � S , and E o H o ' Danfcs.- Four-se en on e arly morning vTalk s ame place June 13th, by group "

56 � CReM, C or�� br:��yrhynchos -- Abundant over all 01.' area.; , .

57 e CAROLINA CrIICKADEE, !arU� '��?l�\"nsis -- 1�6t many r eported • . S ome family groups seeno

580 TUFTED TITHOUSE , �� bic� - C omI'lono

59 . \11HITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, S itta C aro2.in ens is - Uncommon or just quiet due to bre eding s e as on beRg abou:ro:Ter�

600 HOUSE h'REl,T, 'f!ogl£.dy.!:.� s,edon - C ormnon�

61. BEt-JICKS vJREN, Thr:vomanes bei-iickii -- R are , one r ep ort .

62 0 G.&'tOLDL4. hlREN, 'Thryothoru! 1udovic ianus - C qm.1i1on , in suitable habitat.

63 " l'IOCKING BIRD, Mimus polyg1otto s polyg1ottos -- FeiJ s e en on trip to Harpers Ferry, none notecf around-camparea:7

64, CATBIRD � p�e.!�l� carol�� "..� Quite common o

65Q ERO�'m THRASHER, Toxostoma rufum rufum - R ar e , only tHO records , one near Charles T01rTU and orie near village of :Sleepy C reek .

66 0 ROBIN, TUl'dus mirratol'ius other piaceS: - , ' . .

UnC01TImOn in park area but about normal in

6 7 0 \vOOD THRUSH, Ey1ocich1a TIltls te1irla place s ' of sllita;jle� haoi t-a:r:-

Plentiful in the park'

and in most

600 BLtEZBIR.D, Sia1ia s,iali8 ,..- C ornmon uhere ,habitat Has suitable .

6 9 0 BLUE-GRAY ' GtTATCATCHER , Polioptila. caeru1ea caerulea - Occas ional, perhaps not as noticeable as

· s0Ti'i6 15':!-rUsC1i.leto�its rather, 'Vleak vqice •

. . 700 CED:ER l'jj\Xlnm, Bom1:i;rcilla cedortun - Rare in thi.s area " . --- - -.....-.. -

71. IITGRAnT SHRIKE , Lanius ludovi.cianus -- Only one i-la S r eported • .,;;,...�...;..... -. - �

72 . STARLING.? S turn1:!.S vulgaris . - Fairly common but not as plentiful as in the l'Jesternpar't-07S't.ate: ,

73 0 YELLOJ-THROATED VIREO, Vire o fln.vifr ons •. - Uncommon in the park area . C ommon along Opequon ere-eTc InBeimey ·County.

74. BLUE-HEADED SOLITARY VJEEO, . Vireo sol;i.taritlln · - Only ones reported iv-ere from the Picnic census area o • Sur-prIs ed "to£ind this northern ' bird in this location and elevation o

75� RED-EYED VIREO, Vir.GO olivac eus ;.,;,;, Quite C01'i11110D , but .\wu1d expe c t more of them duo to ia."rge areMo.f snitable habitat o

76 . lJARBLnm VIREO, ' Vireo gilvus eilvus - Only one r ecorded from near Altona Harsh, Jefferspn C,ounty7" �� , .-

7 7 " BlACK AmY 'i-'JHITE l·JArl.BlER , ,jlil1iotj:1ta varia -- C OlT�no�., especially around the park. ._-......-,..... -��

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7 8 . PROTHOnOTARY ' vTARBIER , Prot onotaria citrea ;;;- S een and heard by s ev eral of the group , ' JlUle 12 th"; 2 long·' Shena11doah R:lver on way home , from Harpers Ferry o

7 9 . HORN':'EATIHG �!ARDLER � Helmitheros vermivorus -.;. C ommon in s ome areas of park. '

80. GOLDEN-HINGED WARBLER"; Vermivora chysoptera -- Found in thlOf' :£:line 'Study Area, and a feH scattered areas on slopes of Sle epy Cre ek Mount a in . I n 1949 there 1:ras only ' bne- record� i t 1'ias from eas t s ide Sleepy Creek Hountain.

81. BLUE-�f.IrJGED HARBIER, Vermi:v� � -... R�re , one r eported singing near entrance of park . ' . . . . . . �

82 . PARULA vlA...'1BLER , Parula' americana - Very s c arce , only one recorded at Dandridges Ford on the Opequon C re ek vJhere they 1-1ere found in the pas t . . . '

83 0 YELLOvl HA...l:?BLER , Dendroica petechia - Uncommon, 'Hould' have expe cted ---- -.;...' ----more of them .

BLAC K-THROATED CffiEEN I;JjIRBLER , Dendroica virens -- FoUnd on s lone s of C acapon HountaL.'1 but not on top. Also' "{olind on other slop es ii1 park. Evidently not dep endent on c on'ifers in I'lest ViX'ginia .

CERULEAN 'VJ,ARBLER , ' Dendr oica cerulea -- "Very common in park area. (Seems to be a definite corr81atiOll bet'Heen this bird and oale forest.

G . Hall. ) (I have found this true in Jefferson C Olmty� Ohio . C .S .B. )

86 . BLACKBURNILN HARBLER , Dendroj.ca fusca -;:.; ' R are , 'on'ly one recorded along road ' near foot of C acapon Hb1.inIain� ,

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8 7 . PIES VAF..BL'3R , DendI-oica ninus - -fIo t common , found near Pine S tudy Area and along HidgeTr\�iIl-"inthe ·park.

88 . PRAIRIE 1,vARBIER , Dendroic a dis color o ccur .

C 0rnJl1()n i'rherever scrubby pines

89 . OVE!·mTIm, S eiurus , aurocapillus -- Quite common, many r eported, several groups reported s e'eing birds feeding young avTay from nests .

90 . LOUIS L4JTA HATER TI-'J1,USH , S eiurus motacilla -- Rather rare , reported near sHimming la.ke and inlet creek i!1�kTarso from S le epy Creek village , , on the Potomac .

91. KENTUC KY 1fARB1E.B. , Oporornis formosus �' Only one reporte d from Spruce Pine H ollow , by HeiTnerdinger, S turin .... and Chandler .

92 " }f1:.�RYIAim YEILOVI-TBROAT , GeothlypJ;!? trichas -- Occasional most , places ", quite abundant near Altona l1arsn, Jefferson C ounty.

93 _ YELlG-J -BREASTED CHAT " Icteria vir ens virens -- C oarnon in most areas "

94. HOODED '\tlARBLER , \';i1sonia c itrina -- Fairly common on O ac anon l-iountain, except the lm'J8 ste-f'eva'fiOriS-;-ais o rec orcled from Sleepy Creek Hountain, also on road to Doe ' s V alley 0

95. REDSTART , S e tophage, rutici11a -- Very ' c ommon in the park area . Probably the most aoUii2failt'warbieF in the p arke

96 . ENGLISH SPARRO:'l, Pas ser domesticus domesticus -- C ommon. _.,., .. . -----._-- -----

97 . BOBOLINK, D olichon;y:x oryzivorus -- UncommonQ -:---..,,�----- ----- .....

98. HE..fl.DOHlAi.1.K, S.t�nella mam..a: -- C orn.'non in open farmlands 0

990 RED-�vnJGED BL.fl.CKBJRD , Agelaius ' phoeniceus -- Not too common, fO'und near Leetmm Fish Hatchery and Ridge R atC'i1'e'rj and at the Altona Harsh.

100 . ORCF.ARD ORIOLE , l£i� !3puriu,s -- Rare 41

101. BALTII'10RE ORIOLE , Icterus galbula - Not too c ommon, not as many as expec ted re�ortedo

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102 0 PURPLE GHAC KLE, Quiscalus QUi S C1� -- S e en in Shenandoah V alley and als o at R idge Hatchery.

103 . c evwnw , Holothrus a,ter �- Not as c ormnon as Hould be expec ted.

1040 SCARLET TANAGER , Piranga oli vacea -- Quite c ommon in 1-1'oods vli th oaks predominating . - . . • -

105. S'\JMi-lER TAl-JAGER , Piranga rubra rubra - Tl-TO records , one from Berkeley C ounty by G o Harrl.son, onereporte9d by group near park.

106 . CARDINAL, Richmondena cardinalis -- C ommon • . _ -..... ....

107 ; BLU=; GROSBEAK, Guiraca c erulea cm7u1ea -- One reported by G . Hall near Greem700d S chool iri I Iorea'i1 C oi."'m"ty " 'Later s een by several members of the club .

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108. nrDIGO BUNTIlJG, Pas s erina cyanea -- Rather abundant in mo st areaS' • ...... ..:-;:. ...... ;,;,...- ---

109 . GOLDFTITGH, Sninus tristis tristis -... Hcderately corr.Inon . --,� ____ 1: - 11 • .., .. _, . . f

110 . TCUHEE , Pipilo erythrophthal.mus -- C orranon o -......- . � - .... Ill . GRASSHOPPER SPAcLffiClfJ , ArrJno.ctr.�'11u� s av,;mnarum -- C ommon in open country.

112 4 HENSLUJ SPAERG.v , Passerherbu1us hens1mdi - One report by E . Limes . ---------� = �

113 Q VESPER SPAHR01"T, Poecetes gramineus grarnineus -;.. Not very common. ____ ._ •• __ �__ - . '1

114. GHIPPING SPARRCHJ, Spize11a pas serina pass erina -- Abundant , especially park area and ne ar headquarters � -----�

115. FIELD SPARROtl, Spizella pus illa pus ilIa - C ommon in areas suitable • ........... - . ..... -- . . 116 . SONG SPARH<ll, 1·1e1ospiza me10dia - S c arce ar:ound park, more common

along streams : in other-areas . -

FERNS :�hlD FERN ALLIES

The Eastern Panhandle of West Vir ginia has a large variety" of ferns , but dur ing t he Foray t here vms not much ti rr.e giV En to f erns . The Berkel ey and . . Jeffer so n f i eld trip provided t he mos t f erns that vv ere found . The f ern highlights of this trip were t re Bu ck Hill hollow where 15 s pecies were f cund growing togeth er , the mar sh f ern at Alt ona , the rode spikemos s and hairy lip fqrn a t Harpers Fer ry a nd the large number s of maidenhair spleenviOrt ferns f ound al ong the Potomac .

The f ollowing 30 species were f ound on the various trips dUrin g the For a.y 0

Cutleaf grape f ern , BotrychiwTI di s sectum Both t h e typi cal " dissectum an d th e obl iquum forms were located .

Rattles mke fern, B . vir ginianum Royal fer n, Osmunda regalis Cir"l1amon f ern , O . cinnamomea Interrt.lpted f ern, O � claytoiana . Blunt-lob ed vl oo dsia , VJoodsia obtu sa Fragile b ladd er f ern , Cystopter i s fragilis Sensi tive fer n, Onoclea s ens ib ilis . Marsh f er n, Dryoperis thelypteri s Hew York fern, D . Noveborac ensi s Lo�g b eech f ern, D . phegopteri s Broad b ee c h fern, D . h6Xagonoptera Spinulose shic Id f ern, D . Spinulosa

Bot h the H int ermedia# an d tte lI ameri canall forms were f ound . ' Goldie I s f er n, D . Go 1 diana

'lfarginal shield f ern, D . marginal is Christmas f ern, PolY stiChum a cr o s tichoides Hay-s cent ed fern , Dennstaedtia punctilobula SilveFy spleenwort , Athyrium the�pter oides Lady f ern , A . filix-femina

Both th e upland ( nor ti1ern) ar.ed lowland ( southern ) f orms were fcu m •

Walking f ern , Camptos orus rhiz ophyllus Ebony s pleenwor t , A splenium pIa tyneuron �\,jaidenhair s pleenw ort , A . trichomanes iJiJall rue, A . Cr;y-ptolepis IiIountai n spleenw ort, A. montanwn Purple cliffbrake, · Pellaeaatropurpurea Smooth clif fbrake , P . glabella -

HaiFY- lip f ern , Cheilanthes lanosa �aidenhair f ern, Adiantum pedatum Bracken, Pterid�m aquilinum C o.mmon polypody, Polypodium virginianum

SPIKE�!;OSS Family Ro ck. spikemos s , Selaginella rupestris

. lvleadmN s pikemoss , S . apoda

CLlJK.:IOSS Family Shining clubmos s, Lycopodium lucidulum Tree c lubmoss ; L . ob scurum " . Sl ender ground pine , L . tri stachyum Ground pin e, L . ·coniplal1c'l.tum

Clark Miller

: .' . -- " , . . TREES fiND . SHBJI2S - --- -----

, Thi s l i st includ e s t he tr e e s '3.n 4 shrubs S 8 en within the vic inity o f the old

10c ,?c , rm "' thr: imme:-1 ir.tte '3.1'e'3. of the c ')t":p,,-mor e .or le s 8 .� . l'Jaey ?re .the one s thst I rec "lll } s inc e I h"1'1 no d n t 1 from rmyone . el s 8 0 • Terrr,ino lc5gy is· th'1t o f Britton and DrOl.ffi .

PIN ACEAE -----�·-----,.,..;.--·-----p.ms F '�h1LY : Pinus Strotu s-----�-------------Whit e Pin e Pinus r e s ino s3----------�-------Red Pin e Pinus vir�in i·:ma-�----�------"..,....,..- Scrub Pin e Pinus r i�L:b -----... -.,..-.;.-,--,.,,.....,.,.,,,,,-Pitcn Pin e Pic e n ruben s--------------------Rc,j \:)pruc e L':1rix 13.rc in'=!---7--... .;.'--." ... --------;',.meric 'ln Lr>.rch ; 'ri1IT.:1r'1C k ( Pl'1nted ) T sug� c 3n 2 "' en s is-----:------",,-----He !lllock Thuj '3. o c c i -· ·::nt'1li s--------------1tfnit e Ce 3 ' u ; l\r1:':or vitae Jun iperus v irgini '1n� -:-_-... --...;--,--R@;i -C0hr

, . JUGLANDACE;.S----------"'"--_:_---,1,<l :iLN1J1' F 1:M1LY : .

JUfSbn s n i2;r0.-------------------blnck 1thlnut Jugbn s c inere'1--------;..--------Hhi te .. 'iiI sl nut Hic 0 r i'1 ova t '3. ----------------... -- She1.l"" bur k Hiclwry Hicorb -11 h1--------------------Ivlock sr-nut Hickory Hicor i� glqbr���-----�----------Pig-nut . Hickory

S,\L1C ,i.CE:lE-------------------\·;1LLOvJ F '�HILY : Popul us b9.l snmifer 'l;..-+--------.,..-C Clrolin'1 Pop12r .- . · Populus gr'3.nd i·4 en t 'i,t3�--_:_-' ... --... --L'1rge.,..toothed ll.spen S�lix �n igrQ�------_:_-----�-�----�Bl�ck willow

::.3T�TU1,�C G \E�---;..--_:_---..,.-.;.----.,.BIRCH . F:':l.NILY : C ·;t'Pinus Q "1.rolin i�n') -�----,....,,---,.. ilrner ic '1n Ho rn beam; Blue Beec h O st�y� virfSin:L:muITl_:_-_:_-----..,..,..,.,...,..-Hop Hornbe'3.m; tronwood Betul '1 n i;;;ra---------�---... -,..----R.ed Bireh Betul'l lGnt�--------------.,.-,...,.,.."...Bl<lck Bir ch ; . Sweet Birch i\1nus rugo sa --;---------.,..----,..,.. .,..--Srr:o oth tl.lder

F;\Gi:1CE:�E--------------------,..BEECH Fhl'"ilLY,: . Fa6us 2:r:1n�'ifoli�--;...;.------,..,..-·.,.-AmGriG 'ID ' Beech

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C '1 stan;o. ·� on ts t'1------�------·---,\m8 r ic 'm C1103 stnut Quorc us rubr'1----,..---.:.-.,.-----'-,..-Red O"?,k Quercus p:llustri s----... -----.,.--.,..".,Pin O,'Jk �UGrcus Cocc iI'1_en-----�--�-."'.,. . .,.,-.,..-Sc '1.rlet D'1k , Quercus velutino.-----�----------B13 c k Oak �ercus ilic ifol is. _______ .... _.;.. ... ___ Scruh.. .onk

Quercus nigrs-------:-----...,,....,...,...,""-:Bl'J.c.k,..j ack 09.k .. Quercus � lb'3.-------------------·-\,Ihi te 09.k QUercus stellatn._---��.,....;,---�-..,,-,..,Po st, O�k .. .. . ,

Quercus bicolo r-,_-.;;; .. ----:-'-"... . .., ... ""."'--.SJ..l'1EP \-ihit e Oak , " Quorc us Prinus-----·-------------Rock · C'he stnnt Oak \<!u2rcus Muhlen ber gii-------- ·----Che stnut Onk ; Yellow O'Ll{

ULl'tIACE:�E-------------------ELM FhHILY :

Ulmus americ�na--------------Americ 3n Elm Ulmus fulvs�------�----------SlinDery Elm Cel tis . occi:}ent · :lis----------Backberry

NORACE.iS---------..:.;...,;.-------NULBElBY F U-1ILY: Norns rubra------------------Rec Eul berry · Norns nigra------------------Bhck Iviulberry (along the l eft .of drive .

approaching the of�ice ) Toxylon pomiferum------------Osage Orange

l<LmmLUCE·�E---------------M;i.GNOLI " F:llviILY : ��gnoli3 3cumin�ta-----------Cucumber�tree Liriodendron Tu1.ipifera------Tulip .... tree

ANNONAOE.�E--_:--------------C UST .'Ltl.D-ilPPLE FAl<iILY: Asimia triloba---------------Pawpaw

L\ URi.CE.·.E------------------L:l. tJD.EL F:I.!:G:LY : S'1 ss3fr '1 s Sa ssa fr"l s-----"-----S'1. s s'1fra s Ben zo in a e st i val e---...;-.-:..-----Spic e-pu,sh

HYDILJWE[i.CE:"E-.,..--.:.--·,;...:.-----HYDR .'lFGE:i. F :l:tviILY : Hydr'3.nge3 arbors se en s--------vJ il'� Hydr::mgea

PLhNT .�� :\C Ei:iE---------------PL ·JJE-Tll.EE . F :�N:tt Y : Phn tanus oee id �n t:?lis-----..:. .... Syc.!'tmore

RO SilC EAE--------.,..----------ROSE F (�Iv.iILY : Opuls ster opul1folius--------N.ineb"lrk Spiraea 1 �tifolia ------------(l.meric 3n Hen .-low-sweet · . Spire�a corynbo sa-------.:.----Coryr:lbe j Spir'l.ea Rubus , oc1.or:::tus---:..-----------Purple-flowerin g Rs spberry Rubus sp. :.:.------------------Bl? ckberrie s, sp.

: Rtibus sp • .,..-------------.... ---Dewberry s p . Ro s'l vir .;;ini:ma---:..----------P'1 stJJl' \? Ro se "�me13nchier canaden sis-------Service-:berry Crnta egus sp . ----------------H'lwthorne sii: Prunus Qmeric�na-..;-----------vlild P1UI:1 P'3.dus n'1na-�----.:.-.:.---'-------Ghoke, Cherry ' .' ' . Padus virginbna:..;... .... -----... ----vTiL.i Black Cherry

C i;,ESADPTIJHCEi\.E------------SENNA. F:l}1ILY: C erc i s c 9.n:l·j en si s--:..---------Red -bud Gle(�itsi'1 trbcan�hus.;.;..------HonE<y Locu st

RUT :\CE\E-..:.---�-------------R1JE Fij,.J::IJ:1Y : PteleQ trifoliata..:....:.:.;...--.. ----.,.,Hop-tree

SIH ·1j1QUE,�CE.lE--------;;,;;;"---·.:..-'--:iI1[.l.NTBUS F.i.MILY : ' Ail9.ri.thus gl'3.n.�ul6 s�----------Tr.ee::o f-:Hea:ren

!m il.C ,lRDL�CE.\E-------------SUM:�C F\HILY : Rhus copnllinn.------,---------Dw?rf Sumsc Rhus hirt'1---------..:.---------St·'1ghorn . Sumac . Rhus slsbr8. -------.:.----------Smo�th Sumac' - . ,Sc hmltz icl cren 'ltn-----------Fr':lgr'mt SUtl'1C "'1 • � r1 � ' P , ox�co, en,.ron r'1 ' , �c'1n s----··-- Ol son Ivy

ILIC ',C-S .-iE----------------HOLLY F {l.M.ILY : Ilex vert illatn-------------w int erberry

CEL'� ST� '�CB ·,E--------------ST WF-TaES F,'JHLY : Euonymous � tropurpureus-----Wnhoo Cels strus scan J en s----------Climbing Bitt er sweet

STR:>PI1i1E.cCE\E------------BL ·�DDER-NUT F:\}'IILY : Str'1phlea tri folh----------A:m,:;ric ·'1n Bl'l.dder-nut

ACEl).CE:�E-----------------HAPLE FANILY : Ac er S'1cch'1rinum------------Sil ver Ivbpl e Ilc er ru br,urr.---.... -----... -------Red :VJ3P le Ac er sacc'1rum----------- ----Sug8.r J:vl'1p l e :�c er n i;�rur.;---�-------------Bl1ck Sug'1r 1:vhp 1 e [loc er F eguncio ----------------:3ox Eld er

RH;'';,lviN .�CE.-�E----------------BUCKTHCRN F :>1"11LY : C e::mo thus QD2ric '1nus--------N e\.J Jer s ey Tea

VIT :�C E.\E------------------GI1:�PE F 'iHILY : Vit is sp . -------------------'\ti il .:, Grape SP e P'1rthenoc i s sus quinquefo lin.---Vir ?in ia Creeper

T ILl I\C E .\E-----------------LIN DEN F AMILY : Til i3 heterophylla----------White E'1 sswoon

HYp-:c:s.IC ·.CE :�E--------------ST . JOHN ' S-WORT F:i1:IILY : EIypericum prolific ur.;-------- Shrubby Sto John ' s-wort

\11.:.LI i'.CE .'.E----------------GIN SEN G FhNILY : tl.rn.lia s pino sa --------------Hercule s ' Club ; Pr ickly ?ish '�ralb nu,,.., icqul i s-----------W ilil Sar s'.'\p'1rilla ;\r3.1ia hispida--------------3ri stly �hr snp9.rill '3.

COfu'J A.CE(:I.E------------------DOGlvJOOD F�lviILY :

Cornus stricta--------------Stiff Cornel Cornus flori�9.--------------Flow ering Dogwood Cornus ')1 t ernifolia---------n tern '1 t e-le '3.ved DolSWOO (\ Cornus amoffiun---------------Kinnikinnik ; Silky C orn el N y s sa sylv�tic a-------------Blqck Gum ; Tupelo

BRIC :i.CE;\E-----------------m:::�TH F.·�HILY :

�za lea sp . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ �zal ea sp . K:llmia 13t ifolia------------l'loun t<:dn Laur el Oxy"ienirum 8.r!�oreum---------SOurwoo d

:n " 1 ' A' b t Epig3ea r epen s--------------.I. rn. l In ?; r u us G3ulther i'J. procum'ben s-------'\tlintergreen

VICC IN hCEAE---------------HUCKLEPER:R.Y FAMILY : Gaylu s s '3. c i3 sp . ----�---------Huckl eberry sp " V f:l.c c in iuP.l st':P.lin eUT:1----------Buckber ry Vsc c in ium sp . ----------------Blnsbe.rry SP ,

EG:8'J ,\CE :"E-----------------EI:ONY F ';,EILY : Db spyro s virg in bns.--:..--.-----P,:;r s immon

OLEi�CE 'iE------··-----------OLIVE F[u-IILY : Fr '1xinus an: ericcn·:"1 ----------... Hhit e 'Ash

I3IGNON r :l.CE,�E--;..------------Tl\.Dl!:pET-C�1.EEPErt F.!.NILY : · C n t � lp� C n talpa --------------C '1 t q19a

c Wn. I?OL I :�SE.�I.�.;. .... --------.;..imNBYSUCKLE F::JvIILY : .s� P.lbuc us c '1n !J. r-' en s i s----------QoITJr.on E14 er V iburnuI:. BC i3r i fol iuD--·---- ---l"hp l e-l e'lve:� Vi'bu-rnun Vi1.mrn:1D " 6nt'ltum------------ii.rr0'O!-i']oO � · ' V iburnuri Lsn·� ?, go ------------N 1.nny-·b8rry ; · Sweet Viburnum Viburnurn prun ifolium-...:-------:21 '1ck H'1w . Lcn ic :3r". ! ! i 'J ic 9,--------------Sl:iOO the :'1 ' H(m'Gysuckla

r'1:Jxin e Th'lck er •

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· REPT ILE S !1l'rD t;ltIPHIBlfl.N S B y George H . Hsrr i so n

N o c onc entr'1tc� effort W'1 S m·,," e t o c olle·� t l Rrge qunntit ie s of herp s o n the 19 57 For ay, but :1 gensrrll report of t he; r,'ptile-mnphibbn populc. ti on s m�1Y be g'1 in .s:1 froB: sp eC iIT'eD S collec t e -'l , '1Dd r eport e d , by ':1 number o f c amper s ..

(i.S USU3) , t ho k i � s C ':lme in w ith the l1!3j o r ity o f the spec imen s , and it w:: sn I t lon? un t il th,," l iving r:,usuem i," S fillet:; ,·rith Co x turtle s , spo tt e-4 n ewt s , "'. nO: ;'.i.Leric '111 to '1:.1 s .

il.t t h e b'3ginn :i.n ,? o f C 3LlP, there "n, s SOEe c on c ern a bout the rs ttle sn'1k e p6pul 3.tion, but there were only �1 few reporte '] in the are-B .

'W(;'1th:';r conCl ition s \'T,;:,r ,:::: iri e 'll for rept iL;-'1rGphibi'1 n stu"y . The t empcT 3. tl1r e s were high, nn 'l w e h " , 3 :t c o upl '3 o f r '1 iny ni:;;ht s o ODe r s. iny n i =sht in p'1 rticu13.r brou,?ht o ut fE'my treiC: frof�: s , ,�r.L:;r ic qn TO'1'� S , '1 n·� spring peeper s .

The wort: sn3'� e '1n.� the lon,:;-t : dl er� s31r;p':'1nfl er WGre pr o bbly th'3 out ste.n:-ling rcc o r� s fo r the ;,. re·� .

1 . ii.ept i l ,:; s Ao Turtl e s

1 . Box turtle ( T err�,n�Jen e c '1rolin e ) v ::ry c ommon o • 2 . P'J. int er'l turtle ( C hrYS0E:Y s p iC t::l ) C OIT'lJOn o 3 . Snc.pping turtl e ( C hel�!.�r3. s erpent in "l ) one report n e '1r C ':'lliiP .

B . Liza r'J s Fen c e l i zc.r'.i ( Sc eloporus un " ul '1tus) C02r.10n.

C o Sn-"ke s 1 0 Bl"lCk rac er ( C oluber con str ic to r) one ri3port e ': by Ec.xine Th'Ct ck c r . 2 . P ilo t bl'3.cksnC2ke ( El",.Dhe obsoleto. ) C ommon . 3 0 Gqrter sn'1k e ( Thr:mnopi s sirt·3.1i s) c o llec te-1 ne '\r c sm p . 4 . viorD sn c.k e ( C r�rphoph i s :::r.1o enc. ) c olle c t ed in p"lrk . 5 0 C opperhe<d ( :l.t:!ki stro ."lon con tortr ix) s e en by Cl9. rk Hill er . 6 . Ti�ber r '1 tt l e sn '"J( e ( C r o tcllus horr ir1us ) seen by GeorfZe rt'1 11 'md o the r s .

II :lDph i bi ': n s .l. . S::ll'3.r.1'ln·:' er s

1 . Spotted n ewt ( Triturus vir :'en sc en s ) vGry c ommon , collec t ec1 in C nc 3pon Lak e , '1n'� in c r eek s nS '1r c mn p "

2 . Dusky s'11'1mSln r1 sr ( Desmo �n'1thus fusc us) c o mmon , c olle c t eri in cr c3ek s

3 . 4 . 5 $

n e :1r c atlp . T\Olo-l inen s,:"l'1m!:m� er s (EurYC8':i b i s l ine.qt'1 ) Re,}-bqck e·:' s"lar;,8.n� er ( Plotho rion c in er eus ) Lon�-tJ. iled s ': b P.1 .. ..m ';er ( EurYC 83. lon ,g ic ':md '1 ) colle c t d by Tom Quinn .

B. Fro G; s '1n'� T0'1 c1 s 1 . {l.neric '1n t oad ( Bufo t errestr i s '1mer ic '1nus ) c omrr;on e 2 . Fow12 r ' s to::.c ( Bufo woo0 housii fO\OIler i ) c olle c t e�: in p�trk n e'1r c amp . 3 . cr icket fro g ( :k r i s c r epit'1n s ) fi sh h"l,tch ery o 4 . Chorus fro !? ( Ps(ms3c r i s sp . ) fish h'1tc hET;)1.

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5 9 Spr in � peeper ( Hyl'1 c ruc i fer ) he ',n·� !1e'3.r c "m p � 6 . Tr e e fr ot=!, ( Hyl'1 vE:r sicoior ) col18 c t e r} n G�r c 1np . 7 . Pick.::;r81 fro g ( R�n!1 pnlustrin ) collecte,'! ns -cr C '1tnp . 8 � Gr 0 en Fr':>g ( Ranq c le.r;J t 1n s ) COrilYOn s . 9 0 Bull fro,� (R3. n:) c � t e sbei:m:l r he'1r� ne nr C 1 mp .

Tsrentu.IT) , Penn sylv�:n ia

The following is primar ily a record of the mammals s ee n by members of the 1957 Foray as only tHo sp ecies 'Viere trapped. Some 'VTere s een dead on the high'Ha:;s , s ome Here Immm to be pres ent ,by tracks , droppings , or other It s i�ns!! 0 S everal folks helped make this re:port possible e George Harrison and George Hall h elpe d identify speci.11lens trapped, .Teddy Heimerdinger and Rick Druce as sisted vrith the trapping i;aithfully and punctually, in fact , it is doubtful if the trapping lwuld have been complet ed without, their help . ItS odyl! Le,Tellyn helped arr ange and cla s s ify the annotated list . The Hork of Albert 'Ganier and Julian Dusi dur.ing the 1955 Foray 'Has us ed ·as a p attern for this r eport and Julian checked :.and corrected the manuscript.

VTIWI:IIA OPOSSlll, Didelphis virr:iniana dead on road, others s een-by campers:-

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C ommon , ti'iO specim ens observ ed

EASTER:; r :OIE , S calopus aquatj.cus -... Fairly comr:1on , mole runs 'Vrere observed on the Batt stuayai::ea as 1'lGll as, other S)o ts ar ound c amp . One specimen 'VIas c aptured alive near the lake by T eddy Heimerclinger and Rick Br:uce .

SHORT-TAILED SIP..B'J.7 Blarina br ev ic auda -- C ommon, one spe c imen 'VJas trapped by Flor ence Roane on the C acapooEollntain study area o

RACCOON, Procyon lotor -- Fair�y co:mmon" one lI coonll 'Has s e en by Chandler and Olsen-nearthe cabina the fir s t night of c amp . T rs:j.cks arid other' lI s ignll 1-1er e s e en in i:;he marshe s o

NUl YORK �'JEASEL, 111,lstela novabor.8c ensi� ..,;.;" Occas ional; the shreH trapped on C acapol1 11oun'0ain snoWecC d�i:m�a ge character.istic of this sp ecies or le ast . 'Vreasel, probably the former o .

I',lINK, I1ustela mink -- Occas ional, one mink uas , s een and reported by a group of c ampers .) - -

ZASTERiT STRI2ED SI::Ul'IK; }lephitis nir;ra -,- Plentiful, s e en on the pine plant­ation study area by C <;> llilI'erand Dl' ;) Burns and c ould be found any night in the field betHeen the o ld and nel'i lodges .

RED FOX , Vulpes fulva ...,.. C ommon, vixen 'Vrith you.'1g observed in the Back C re ek are a by " Sutir0i1 7scsearch" group .

BOBCAT , Lynx rufus ... - Occas ional; C harlie Long, superintendent of the park, told of an interesting experience uith a bobca t in his garage lo cated right in the c enter of C 1?mp e

\100DCHUCK, Narmota monax -- Plentiful, chucks c ould be s e en in farm fields and 'Here c onu,lonaro'Uild the old hous e near the p ine p lantation study area .

FISCHER ts CHIPLiUNK, Tamias stria-G'..ls fisheri -- C om..rnon:; none 1-,ere trapped, but Br a Lel'relly:i.1 c oncurred li1"t:18 opinionthat the numerous c hipmunks around camp Here of this specie s o

RED SQUIfu�EL, Tamiasciurus huds onicus -- Occasional, one specimen s e en on G acapon Mountaiu st;Udy area-ny;al1trlor, they were probably more plentiful than this evidence indicated .

EASTEFfrl GRAY SQUIRREL, S ciurus G arolin ensi s � G o��on, this species was plentiful around camp vJhere :It 'tvas protectedQ Other r eports came .from S le epy Greek State For e s t �

BEAVER, Gastor canadensis Occasional, s everal c ampers, led by Clark Hiller, visrtedan active beaver dam in Sle epy Creek S tate Forest and a few' vJere for tunate enough to see the beaver .

1,mITE-FOOTED rllOUSE, Peromys cus leucopus noveboracensis -- C omrn:on , this spe cies formed the bulk of the r esults frorn the trap lines .

TlUSKRJ\,T, Ondatra zibethica - Fairly common, one specimen observed bY' Nurray, Lilnes , ancrcrarci:Lvii C onrad c arrying freshly gathered grasses into Lake Louise .

EASTERN COTTONTAIL RABBIT , Sylvilagus floridanus mallurus - C ommon, the numbers appeared about normal, there Has flO indication of an unusually large ntL'Tlbe'r of r abbits' nor of a scarcity.

HRITETAIL DEER , - Oaocoileus vireinianus -- lios t campers 'Here fortunat'e enough to see deer . In the opinion of this Hriter, deer \Vere more plentiful in the park than at any place the foray has been held.

A t l east t't-1O species of bats Here observed over the ponds at the fish hatchery but , s ince no specimens Here taken, it i'iould be poor practice to a ssume identity of species o '

Glen ,Phillips Triadelphia , W . Va .

MMvmt� POPULATION STUDIES

Again , as in 1955, some members �f the Foray decided to attempt

population studies of mammals on the bird census areas� Due to inexperience

o n the part of the author and others w�� he1ped with the survey, these.

figures should be used as an ,.l;:ndicator rather than a true .census as the

density indices are undoubtedly low.

The method of trapping used by Julian Dusi and Albert Ganier at

Pinnacle Camp in 1955 . was fo110Hed as closely as possible Hith four traps

being set at each o f ten equidistant stations centered 25 feet off the center

line of the bird census areas. The four traps were then set approximately

ten feet in each direction from this center. (Fig . 1 ) Traps were kept out

for three nights , they Here inspected and specimens removed each morning.

Results of the trapping are summarized by the accompanying diagram. (Fig . 2 . ) Descriptions of the study plots are carried elsewhere in this

report, let us refer to them here as : PICNIC AREA (mature oak-hickory forest ) ,

CACAPOH HOUNTAIN (young <?ak�hickory forest ) , and YOUNG PINE PLANTATION.

By trapping , sight records, tracks, burrows , etc4 , we concluded that

there Has definite evidence o f the occurrence of at least the fo11o'iTing

marr�a1s on the respective areas :

PICNIC AREA

Eastern mole Fischer ' s chipmunk Red squirrel Gray squirrel White-footed mouse

Cottontail rabbit \\'ni tetai1 deer

CACAPON 110UNTAIN AREA

Short-tailed sr�ew Ne1iT York weasel Fischer 1 s chipmunk Red squirrel Gray squirrel \�lite-footed mouse Cottontail rabbit \'Jhi tetail deer

YOUliG PINE PLANTATION

Striped skunk Woodchuck Fischer T s chipmunk Red squirrel White-footed mouse Cottontail rabbit �'Jhi tetai1 deer

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Quantitative - results of the survey were much less satisfactory. The use of' three trapping nights was followed, as in 1955, and the first. . - . . ' --.

night was most productive in agreement vr.ith the first night of 1955. Each

area produced the same number of mammals , but the Ca.capon l'1ountain p�ot was

the only one vlhich produced other than white-footed mice . Percentage-mse

we have the following indices :

PICNIC AREA -- Peromyscus 1�66 CACAPON MOUNTAIN -- Blarina . 83

, Peromyscus o 83

PINE PLANTATION Peromyscus 1066

In conclusion, the author would like to say that he is ' dissatisfied . '

-vr.ith the results" but not with the method of this s tudy, and to state ' that,

time permitting , he would �ike tQ continue the experimento

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Glen Phil lips Triadel phia , ":.1 . \la .

FIGURE 1

'Diagrams of the Lay-out of a Breeding Bird Census Area and the Mammal Population study Area Modification:

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Breeding Bird Census Area (15 Acres )

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Census Line -.-' .- Plot Markers

• Half-way Markers

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FIGURE 2

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2 --Second day

3--Third day