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Other birds were recorded from the same place on May 23 and 26. A few 

 nested near Vermilion in the burnings near the birch-maple forest, where 

 they were heard and noted at various times in June and July. 



136. Dendroica castanea. Bay-breasted Warbler. — A few migrating birds 

 Avere seen between May 19 and ]\Iay 25, 1914. 



137. Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. — This bird was seen only 

 twice, on May 22 and 23, 1914, at the lighthouse. 



138. Dendroica fusca. Blackburnian Warbler. — During the migration of 

 warblers on the night of May 18, four blackburnian -.varblers were killed 

 and many others injured at the lighthouse. The species was next observed 

 on ]\Iay 23. It nested in the hardwood forest near Vermilion. 



139. Dendroica virens. Black-throated Green Warbler. — This is one of the 

 most common warblers in the region. It was quite generally distributed 

 over the open jack pine plains, and was also found at the edge of the forests 

 about Vermilion. A female was seen feeding a brood of young, on July 8, 

 1912, in the jack pine forest, and at Vermilion it nested generally in the 

 tops of coniferous trees. On May 19, 1914, one was found dead at the 

 lighthouse. 



140. Dendroica vigorsi. Pine Warbler. — In 1914, the Pine Warbler was 

 common throughout the summer in the pine forest southeast of Varmihon. 



141. Dendroica palmarum palmarum. Palm Warbler. — This was the first 

 warbler noted during the spring migration in 1914. Three were seen on 

 May 13 and others on May 16, at the lighthouse. No others were observed. 



142. Seiurus aurocapillus. Oven-bird. — This species was not rare as a 

 summer resident about Vermilion in 1914, where it nested in the birch- 

 maple forests. It was first seen on j\Iay 27. 



143. Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis. Grinnell's Water Thrush. — A bird 

 of this species was found dead at the lighthouse on May 20, 1914. The 

 species was not noted again until July 15, when one was seen at the edge of 

 a cedar swamp near Vermilion. 



144. Oporomis Philadelphia. Mourning Warbler. — This warbler was first 

 seen near Vermilion on June 27, 1914. It was rather common in the burn- 

 ings and clearings in the birch-maple forest thruout the summer, where it 

 was noted as late as August 7. On July 11, several young birds just from 

 the nest Avere observed. 



145. Geothlypis trichas trichas. Northern Yellow-throat. — The yellow- 

 throat is not uncommon on the point and was seen at various places after 

 June 5, 1914. In harmony with the habits of the species, the birds observed 

 were always at the edges of the swamps and ponds. An adult with young 

 too small to fly was seen at the edge of Vermilion Lake, July 11, 1912. It 

 was observed as late as August 13, 1914. 



146. Wilsonia pusilla pusilla. Wilson's Warbler. — In 1914, this species 

 was first seen near the end of the point on May 23, in companj^ with other 

 migrating Cape May, magnolia, bay-breasted, black-poll and Canada war- 

 warblers. It was not seen after ]\Iay 27. 



147. Wilsonia canadensis. Canada Warbler. — On May 22, 1914, this 

 species was found with a number of other migrating warblers at the end of 

 the point. After that date it was observed to be a rather common resident 

 about Vermilion, where it frequented the edge of swamps and mixed woods 

 of spruce, balsam, tamarack and cedar. 



148. Setophaga ruticilla. Redstart. — This bird was found in the birch 

 and balsam forests on the point and in the dense woods near Vermilion, 

 but it was not observed in the jack pine habitat, except that in migra- 



