CANADIAN WARBLER 179 



95. Canadian Warbler 



Wilsonia canadensis 



The Canadian Warbler, or Canada Fly- 

 catcher, comes almost as regularly to the 

 Garden and appears nearly as numerously 

 there as the preceding species. It usually 

 arrives a little later than the Wilson's and 

 passes on with it. The earliest appearance 

 was in 1905, on May 12, when a male bird in 

 song was seen More visitants were noted 

 that year than in any other year of obser- 

 vation, five or six birds being present each 

 day between May 17 and 24 and three re- 

 maining up to May 27. The male birds 

 have been perhaps less in song than has 

 been the case with the Wilson's warbler, 

 although the song has not infrequently 

 been heard. The visitants are likely to be 

 in any of the tree or shrub growth about 

 the Garden. The black necklace upon the 

 yellow breast distinguishes the Canadian 

 Warbler, the female birds wearing it as 

 well as the male birds, only less conspicu- 

 ously. 



