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English S]iari'()\vs. scvtM'.-il. A lUack Poll Warbler was catching insects 

 among tlio graiicvincs and afterwards disappeared among the l)ranclies. 

 Did not see it eat any grapes. The warblers were late in appearing about 

 the grapevines this year. They were not in numbers except for a few 

 days. 



September 20 the following birds eating grapes: Flickers. Catbirds. 

 Yellow Bellied Sapsucker (1). Tennessee Warblers, common. Cape May 

 Warbler (1). These ate them on the vines, as did also many I{obins here 

 in all jthases of plumage, yomig and old. These ate both from vines and 

 ground, where berries had fallen, also berries of elder and ]ioke. The 

 Hobins, Bronzed Crackles, English Sparrows, ate grapes on the ground. 

 The Robins came in droves a week ago and have cleaned the vines of all 

 ripe grapes. The Sapsucker seemed to eat insects as well as grapes. 

 Today s;iw first Cape May and yesterday first Tennessee Warblers. Have 

 suspected them for several days past from punctured grapes noted. The 

 Cape May and Tennessee Warblers, when alanned. fly to the thick foliage 

 <if some young maples, where they are <iuiet, and from whence they can 

 overlook the grape arbors. The Cape ]\Iay has less fear of man than the 

 Tennessee, though both permit ijuite close approach. They descend from 

 the top of 1he arbor or dart lik(> an arrow from the maple trees to drive 

 away the Tennessee. The latter evidently are nuich afraid of them. A 

 Cape May Warbler was both puncturing the few reni;iining berries and sip- 

 l)ing stale drops from old grajie skins. It carefully oltserves the bees 

 around the vines turning its head and bending its neck to look, but 

 decides not to touch them. The Tennessee Warblers also fight among 

 themselves. Today one drove another entirely away from the vines. 

 About the vines. t(jo. were Blue Jays in loud voice, the first real .laying this 

 fall. An Olive-backed Thrush tlew u]) from the ground beneatli the trellis. 

 A Blue-headed Vii'eo was active among vines on the arbor. There, too. 

 was a black aid yellow warbler looking for food. A Black-thriiated Green 

 Warbler went among the vines where berries were thickest, catching insects, 

 lint was not observed to take a grape. The same may be said of a yoiing 

 Bay-breasted Warbler on another vine. The Sapsucker evidently was as 

 interested in searching the joints in the arbor posts as the vines. 



