148 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 



cord of the species within the Garden was 

 obtained. On that day a female bird was 

 present. It was first seen in the European 

 beech near the Everett statue, and upon 

 a later round of the grounds it was ob- 

 served in a small bed of rhododendrons 

 growing near the pond and afterwards in 

 saplings which stand close by the bed. 

 Both times the bird was well seen at near 

 range. 



74. Parula Warbler 



Compsothlypis americana usnecB 



The Parula Warbler, or Blue Yellow- 

 backed Warbler, is seldom absent a day 

 from the Garden during the period of its 

 migration. The number of birds present on 

 the same day has varied from one to a 

 dozen. The presence of three to five birds 

 at the same time is not unusual. On May 

 19, 1907, thirteen birds were recorded. The 

 earliest appearance of the species was on 

 May 2, 1906, a bird in song. The arrival 

 season by season has usually been between 

 May 7 and 14. The last visitants have not 



