BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER 



135 



PI,ACE 



Lewiston, Me 



Quebec, Can 



Central New Brunswick . 



Mississippi Valley — 



Brookville, Ind 



Waterloo, Ind 



Oberlin, Ohio 



Detroit, Mich , 



Southern Ontario 



Parry Sound District, Ont 



Ottawa, Ont 



Lake Forest, 111 , 



Chicago, 111 



Milwaukee, Wis , 



No of 

 years' 

 record 



6 

 9 

 7 



ID 



15 

 12 

 20 

 6 

 12 



9 



Earliest date of 

 spring arrival 



May 7, 1900 

 May 7, 1900 

 May 9, 1904 



April 26, 1894 

 May I, 1895 

 April 27, 1896 



May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 



1, 1094 



2, 1887 

 6, 1899 

 6, 1890 

 2, 1905 

 2, 1902 

 2, 1892 



Fall Migration — 



PIvACE 



Lanesboro, Minn 



Chicago, 111 



Detroit, Mich 



Oberlin, Ohio 



Beaver, Pa 



Germantown, Pa. (near) 



Washington, D. C 



Southern Florida 



No of 

 years' 

 record 



3 



7 



10 



3 



4 



6 



Average date of 

 first one seen 



September 26 

 September i 

 September 10 

 September 7 

 September 9 

 September 13 



Earliest date of 

 first one seen 



September 24, 1890 

 August 25, 1898 

 September 2, 1005 

 September i, IQ05 

 August 28, 1889 

 September 8, 1898 

 August 21, 1887 

 September 3, 1885 



Pi^ACE 



No of 

 years' 

 record 



Average date of 

 last one seen 



I,atest date of 

 last one seen 



Ottawa, Ont 



Chicago, 111 



Detroit, Mich 



Petitcodiac, N. B 



Montreal, Can 



Renovo, Pa 



Philadelphia, Pa 



French Creek, W. Va. 



Raleigh, N. C 



Mt. Pleasant, S. C. ... 



4 



7 



10 



September 29 

 October i 

 October 3 



October 6 

 October 10 

 October 9 

 October 17 



October 7, 1900 

 October 10, 1897 

 October 15, 1905 

 September 5, 1886 

 September 24, 1887 

 October 11, 1897 

 October 21, 1888 

 October 15, 1890 

 November 19, 1885 

 December 6 



The Bird and its Haunts. — The sharply contrasted black and 

 white areas and dark blue back, which characterize the male Black- 

 throated Blue, are so unlike the colors of any other Warbler that 

 the bird may be known at a glance. Fortunately the adult wears his 

 plumage throughout the year and, contrary to the usual rule, the 

 young male closely resembles him. The female, however, is as 



