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within a square mile of territory well illustrate the abundance of 

 birds during the busiest time of the sprinjj; migration. Many 

 species have passed along and are not now in this vicinity. A 

 number of well-known summer residents are not in this locality, 

 but may be found in other sections of the county. Doubtless 

 several species were in the territory covered, Ijut were overlooked, 

 it being especially difficult to distinguish Warblers when they are 

 in tall pine trees, hidden by the dense foliage, and other birds 

 which frequent thickets might easily have escaped my notice. 

 The list below is. given as a sample of what bird life can be seen 

 by a careful observer, in one locality, the third week in May: 

 Bluebird, Robin, Hermit Thrush, Olive-backed Thrush, Wilson's 

 Thrush, Chickadee, Brown Thrasher, Catbird, Redstart, Cana- 

 dian Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Yellowthroat, Ovenbird, Pine 

 Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-poll Warbler, 

 Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Water Thrush, Yel- 

 low Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Black and White Warbler, Red- 

 eyed \'ireo, Cedar Waxwing, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Eaves 

 Swallow, Song Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, 

 White-throated Sparrow, Goldfinch, Purple Finch, Nighthawk, 

 Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Cowbird, Bobolink, Blue 

 Jay, Crow, Chebec, Alder Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Olive-sided 

 Flycatcher, Kingbird, Phoebe. Hummingbird, Chimney Swift, 

 FHcker, Black-billed Cuckoo, Fish Hawk. Red-shouldered Hawk, 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, Marsh Hawk. 



May 25. — A bright, warm morning, following a mild night, 

 should be expected to bring along considerable flocks of late mi- 

 grants, but the thickets were lacking in bird life, which was 

 scarce in comparison with the preceding day. The traveling 

 birds had passed northward and few others had taken their places. 

 The Canadian Warblers had not all gone, but the Black-poll Wai- 

 blers were missing. The Wilson's and Magnolia Warblers were 

 abundant, while several Water Thrushes moved stealthily among 

 the roots of the bushes in wet places. Several Nashville War- 



