Sunday, April 13, 1947
After a pancake breakfast Mary J – Wally, David & I dashed off to cemetery to meet Burroughs group & Mr. Harper. Saw among more commin things a blue gray gnatcatcher – ruby-crowned kinglet, hermit thrush, fox sparrow, black crowned night heron. Ray Romine, Mary H. & Vivian also along. Our group except Mary H & Vivian stuck in out to the end along with Mrs. Bessie Wendling – to other new Burroughs member.
Kathy went to Sunday School and church & then over to mothers & to Columbus with them to take Mary & Vivian back.
The Romines & we started out about 1:30. Stopped SE of Mt. GIlead along river & watched bireds. Sparrows of several undetermined varieties. Found clumps of Star of Bethlehem & masses of erythronium. Then on to north E of Williamsport to a lovely beech woods – spring beauty, harbinger of spring, rue anemone, hepatica & bloodroot in bloom – Found a skunk cabbage swamp & golden saxifrage – another county for it – Morrow! Bird list for day was 26. Romines here for waffle supper. Left about 9:30 & we went to bed early.