May-June 1959 EBBA.NEWS Page 46 May-June 1959 EBBANEWS Page 47 REGISTEROF MF-MBERSAND GUESTS BY STATES 23 RETURNSIN ONEWEEK MAINE: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hawes. By Arthur H. Fast MASSACHUSETTS:Emily V. Wade. Arthur Fast, 4924 Rock Spring Road, Arlington, Virginia, re?orts the 23 returns tabulated below, at his home banding station, during the week CONNECTICUT:Mr. R~ Mrs, John C. Schmid January 4 to 10, inclusive, Many of these birds had attained an age worthy of note, including a White-throated Sparrow at least 7½ years or NEWYORK: William o. Astle, Gilbert Cant, Eugene Decker, John R. Given, age, the oldest bird of that species to return to this station. Some of Mr. & Mrs. Philip L. Hewer, ·Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Raynor, these returns also indicate that flocks stay together for several years. Walter Terry, Leroy Wilcox. During that week, there was a veritable convention or birds banded at this station in previous years. NEWJERSEY: Edward Armstrong, Mr. & Mrs. John Y. Dater, Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Date last Minimum age, Dickerson, Hrs. G. A. Dumont Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Gustave Dumont, Species Date Banded, retra.pped. years, Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Frazier, Frank P. Frazier Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Bennett Blue Jay Sept 9, 1954 Jan 6, 1959 4½ Matlack, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Townsend. Goldfinch Jan 16, 1955 Jan 6, 1959 4 PENNSYLVANIA:William Baker,. Lynn R. Bell, Mr, & Mrs. Ralph K. Bell, Goldfinch Jan 20, 1955 Jan 5, 1959 4 David K. Bell, Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Bigger, Alfred K. Goldfinch Feb 14, 1954 Jan 7, 1959 5 Blackaden, Mr, ,1/.c.Mrs. Earl R. Bordner, Dorothy Bordner, Mrs. c. K. Bryan, Goldfinch Feb 19, 1955 Jan 4, 1959 4 Mr. & Mrs. John W. Callaghan, Williams. Clarke Jr., Robert Compton, Goldfinch March 15 ,1955 Jan 6, 1959 4 Mrs. Martha Dillenbeck, Dr. & Mrs, Paul H. Fluck, Dr. ~ Mrs. Hubert Fring.,. Goldfinch Jan 2, 1958 Jan 7, 1959 1 Alice L. Fuller, Eugene H, Gables, Mary Lou Gehman, Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur --f' Goldfinch Jan 28, 1958 Jan 7, 1959 1 Gilham, Mrs. John A. Gillespie, Dean L. E. Jackson, Leslie '£. Julian, Paul R, Julian, Mr. & Mrs, Herman F. Kuch, Robert G. Leberman, Ronald T. Slate-colored Junco Jan 2, 1955 Jan 10, 1959 Leberman, Stephen Liscinski, Mr, & Mrs. Philip B. Lovett, Marie R. Slate-colored Junco Dec 21, 1957 Jan 8, 1959 McDonald, Tom McDonald, John F. Mehner, Wilda R, Mellencamp, Mr, & Mrs. Slate-colored Junco Jan 18, 1958 Jan 8, 1959 it RaymondMiddleton, Kenneth A. Millard, Mr. & Mrs. William J. Monghemer, Mr, & Mrs. William Pepper, Marjorie R. Powers, Herman Reiser, Louise H. White-throated Spar,·ow Dec 11, 1951 Jan 8, 1959 Sharp, Ward M. Sharp, Mrs. Earl W. Sm:i.th, C, R. Studholme, Charles H. Trost, White-throated Sparrow Oct JO, 1952 Jan 9, 1959 Mr, & Mrs. B. J. Warburton, Charles E. Weed, Paul w. Welliver, Mrs. Harold White-throated Sparrow Jan 31, 1954 Jan 8, 1959 B. Wood, Mr. & Mrs. Merrill Wood, Lucille Wood, Dominic Yacabucci. White-throated Sparrow Nov 9, 1954 Jan 6, 1959 White-throated Sparrow Nov 16, 1954 Jan 6, 1959 DELAWARE:Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Farrand. White-throated Sparrow Dec 19, 1954 Jan 6, 1959 White-throated Sparrow Nov 4, 1955 Jan 9, 1959 MARYLAND: Mr. & Mrs. Elting Arnold, Dan L. Campbell, Gladys Hix Cole, White-throated Sparrow Nov 5, 1955 Jan 7, 1959 Mr. & Mrs. Seth H. Low, Robert T. Mitchell, Chandler Robbins, White-throated Sparrow Nov 13, 1955 Jan 9, 1959 Mary Wa~ley, Johns. Webb, White-throated Sparrow Nov 29, 1955 Jan 6, 1959 White-throated Sparrow Dec 14, 1955 Jan 7, 1959 VIRGINIA: Arthur H. Fast. White-throated Sparrow Oct 26, 1957 Jan 6, 1959 NORTHCAROLINA: Dr. Charles H. Blake ~ It seems proper to append a note that on March 7, 1959 a male Cardinal *** was retrapped and released,in apparent good candition at this station, Chandler Robbins on rrstations can be anywhere -- but operation must be which was banded as an inmature on September 7, 1946; he was 12½ years of OPERATIONRECOVERY continuous to be of value. It is OKto operate age, this bander's oldest Cardinal. your station two hourse every morning during the * 1[ * OR period -- but not just on weekends. And be sure to use Operation Recovery reporting methods." :t :t :.t