Eastern Trip - Oct. 1929 Oct. 23 Vineland. Clear, air fresh but not cold. Visited the School. Saw incidentally Jays, Starlings and many grey squirrels. About 4 Eng. Sparrows were busying themselves about a huge wasp's nest on the main office building at the school - high up under the eaves. Two pairs came and went, entering at top and bottom where the nest had been broken into - Returned after lunch to Philadelphia. Went to the Academy where I listened to two papers at A.O.U. convention and Got ticket to banquet. After banquet a skit was pre- sented showing movies of prehistoric birds and animals. 24. Busy about luggage etc during morning. Heard two papers just before noon at Academy. After lunch took Jamie to the Zoological Park. In bird house was a most un- trustring collection of Toucanos, Hornbills, Birds of Para- dise - many different species of each. In the great central Cage an Anhinga, Crowned Cranes, Scarlet Ibis (pale red), Flamingoes etc. etc. - a wonderful collection. Cloudy, cooler. 25. Went on field trip of A.O.U. to Cape May. Cloudy, chilly. Special train from Phil. to Cape May. Then walked along beach to Point Cape May - 2 miles + - picnic lunch at Mrs. Ferris' cottage on Lily Lake. Then walk thru woods to Delaware bay shore Then back by auto to the train. Beautiful woods of oak, maple, pines with undergrowth of bayberry, huckleberry, blueberry etc. etc. Many strange plants. Saw following birds: Cormorants (2), Herring, Ring-billed and Laughing and Bonaparte Gulls, Gunnels (many dark birds with straighter wings than gulls, out from shore at tide rip, diving for fish), 3 Shovellers /bet. Phil. and Camden), Scoters (Au., Surf. and White winged identifi-