r74 The Ottawa Naturalist. [December 



THE ANNALS OF THE FALL MIGRATION. 



By A. B. Klugh, Guelph, Ont. 



The first intimation of the fall migration of 1904 was given 

 by the bobolinks, our breeding birds disappearing on Aug. 3rd, 

 and the first of the more northerly bird's being seen on Aug. 12th. 

 The cliff swallow was the next to depart, leaving on Aug. 14th, 

 On Aug. 17th the yellow warbler, which had not been present in 

 its usu il numbar><, took its departure, and the first black ducks 

 were seen. On Aug. 19th, the warbler hosts from the north were 

 ushered in by the appearance of the Tennessee, a single specimen 

 being taken on that date. A small flock of mourning warblers, 

 the males in full song, was no ed on Aug 2.st, and this was the 

 last seen of this species, which is a scarce summer resident here. 

 On Aug. 23rd a Cape May warbler was taken while flitting about 

 in the tops of some white pines in the centre of a mixed bush, and 

 proved to be an adult male. A flock of black-poll warblers was 

 noted on Aug, 3 th. and one of bay-breasted on Aug. 31st and on 

 the latter date another Tennessee was taken. Sept. 4th saw the 

 departure of the night-hawk and indigo bunting, and on Sept. 5lh 

 the last Wilson's thrush was observed. On Sept 6th, the wood 

 thrush, whip-poor-will and wood pewee were noted for the last 

 time, a flock of northern Parula warblers appeared, and a Phila 

 delphia vireo was taken. Sept. 7th saw the last of the bobolink, 

 barn swallow and tree swallow, and on Sept. 8th the kingbird de- 

 parted. On Sept. 8th also the fir>t flock of myrtles from the 

 north arrived ; previously to this I had only seen the families of 

 those (three pairs) which had bred here. The Blackburnian war- 

 bler and northern Parula were seen for the last time and a Con- 

 necticut warbler taken on Sept 9th. Sept loth witnessed the 

 departure of the waterthrush, and the first palm warbler and a 

 flock of Tennessees (the last seen) were noted On Sept. 12th the 

 olive-backed thrush was seen, and on Sept. 13th the scarlet tanager 

 and oven-bird departed and the ruby-crowned kinglet and brown 

 creeper appeared. None of the last-named species bred in the 

 vicinity this year though they usually do so. On Sept. 14th the 

 last was seen of the green heron, a pair of which species bred in 

 this locality. On Sept. 15th flocks of slate-colored juncos from 



