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ing this time this warbler frequents secluded ravines or wooded 

 hillsides, with thick undergrowth of Kalmia, and carpeted with 

 dry leaves. 



Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus). Redstart. 

 A common summer resident from May until September, breed- 

 ing in somewhat larger numbers in the northern part of the state. 

 Earliest record. New Haven, April 30, 1908; Portland, April 



30, 1903- 



Latest record. New Haven, Sept. 29, 1897, Oct. 5, 1907 (A. 

 A. S.) ; Portland, Sept. 26, 1890. 



Nest. Usually in a fork of the trunk of a small deciduous tree, 

 from 10 to 20 feet from the ground. Building, May 20 to 

 June 15. 



Eggs. 3-5, usually 4; early in June. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 20, 1894, five eggs 

 (H. W. P.). Latest record. June 27, 1883, three eggs (Eames). 



Young males with the plumage somewhat brighter than the 

 Juvenal, with scattered black feathers on the throat, are common 

 in the spring, and also occasionally noted in the fall (Sept. 17, 

 1900, Sept. 10, 1904, L. B. B.). L. B. B. is inclined to believe 

 that this is the normal plumage of the male in the second year, 

 and that it is assumed the first fall. 



The Redstart has been heard singing as late as Aug. 15 (1904) 

 by L. B. B. 



Family MOTACILLID^. Wagtails. 



Anthus rubescens (Tunstall). Pipit. 



An abundant fall migrant in October and early November in 

 the salt marshes ; much rarer in the spring and in the interior of 

 the state. 



Spring migration. Earliest record. New Haven, April 2, 

 1898; Portland, April 8, 1909; Stamford, March 26, 1894 (Por- 

 ter). Latest record. New Haven, April 24, 1889, May 16, 1888 

 (L. B. W.) ; Portland, May 8, 1905; Bridgeport, May 4, 1892 

 (Eames). 



Fall migration. Earliest record. New Haven, Sept. 25, 1903 ; 

 Portland, Sept. 27, 1892. Latest record. New Haven, Nov. 9, 

 1903, Nov. 23, 1907 (A. A. S.) ; Portland, Nov. 5, 1890. 



Winter records. Samuels recorded that this species " re- 



