JOURNAL OK MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIKTY. 5 1 



there was a considerable flight of Sparrows, including Song Spar- 

 rows, Savanna Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows and 

 others. Two days later the White-throated vSparrows were observed. 

 May 1 8th, and the following days, White-crowned Sparrows were 

 abundant. The first Barn Swallow was observed April 29th, and it 

 was fully two weeks before any more were seen. Several Pigeon 

 Hawks were near the Cape woods May 2nd. Upland Plovers were 

 reported at Gorham May 5th. May loth, the Black-throated Green 

 Warbler was seen fully ten days late and May 13th a little flock of 

 Warblers was noted, which included theParula, Black-throated Blue, 

 Nashville, Black and White and others. May 14th, there was quite 

 a movement of birds, and the Kingbird, Ovenbird, Baltimore Oriole, 

 Bobolink, Chimney Swift and Brown Thrasher were among the 

 arrivals. On the 15th, the Northern Yellow-throat put in an appear- 

 ance. On the i6tli, came a small flight of Scarlet Tanagers. On 

 the 17th, Yellow Warblers and Blackburnian Warblers were 

 reported. On the i8th, the Water Thrush, Redstart, Alder Fly- 

 catcher, Wilson's Warbler, Catbird and Wilson's Thrush came for 

 the first time. On the morning of the 19th, while walking through 

 the Cape woods, I came across a small flock of Whip-poor-wills 

 which had evidently arrived during the night and were resting in 

 the early morning. On the same day the Magnolia Warbler, Olive- 

 backed Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Chewink were among 

 the arrivals. 



On the 19th, a Mockingbird was seen in South Portland and 

 was under observation all day. Last year there was a Mockingbird 

 in the same locality which remained there nearly a week. This 

 year's bird was different from last year's, being smaller and browner 

 in plumage. It has been the custom to declare that every Mocking- 

 bird seen in Maine is probably an escaped cage bird. From the 

 fact, however, that a Mockingbird was seen last year at the height 

 of the migration season, and this year at the same time, I am led to 

 believe that these birds were reallj^ stragglers who had strayed north 



with migrating flocks. 



W. H. Brownson. 

 *' Portland, May 13. 



