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were noted until the lOtli, when the last was observed. September 2 

 and 3, 1906, but one and two were seen on the respective days, and 

 none on the return dates in the middle of the month. One of the 

 interesting features of the fall trip of 1907 was the mipreeedented 

 number of this species present. We arrived August 24, and the 2Gth 

 several were noted, and the next day the species became abundant, 

 remaining so until the 1st of September, when there was a falling 

 off in numbers, increasing to several the 3d and two the 4th ; the 

 species seems then to have departed. During the height of their 

 abundance they were the most conspicuous bird on the Point, and 

 were seen in all kinds of places, and at all times. They were in the 

 low, damp spots in the woods, in the high walnut timber, and in the 

 red cedar thickets. They were common everywhere. We found them 

 in the last outlying brush pile near the end of the flnal sand spit, and 

 in patches of weeds and cottonwoods along the eastern sand dune, 

 near Grubb's fish house. It was no uncommon sight to have four or 

 five in the same field of vision, besides others tliat could be heard 

 and not seen. Indeed it was rare when we could get out of sight 

 or hearing of at least one individual, for any appreciable length of 

 time. They uttered no song, but constantly gave vent to their char- 

 acteristic short "chup." It is not improbable that this flight of Wa- 

 ter-Thrushes is of somewhat regular occurrence on the Point. Bro- 

 die's statement before quoted rather substantiates this. As has been 

 before mentioned, the migrations were late in starting in the fall of 

 1907, and this would explain why we had not met the species com- 

 monly before, in other years. 



177. *Sriiiriis motacilla. — Louisiana Water-Thrush. 



Contrary to our expectations we have found this species the rarer 

 of the two Water-Thrushes on the Point. In adjoining Michigan 

 localities this is the common form as migrant, and the only breeder, 

 as so far recorded. On the Point, however, we regard it as quite 

 rare. Cnu- only date for the species in the locality being one seen 

 by Saunders, August 28, 1907. 



178. ^Oeotlilvpis agllis. — Connecticut Warbler. 



It seems to be the general impression among the ornithologists of 

 this section that the Connecticut Warbler has much increased in 

 numbers in the last decade or so. However that may be, whether 

 due to real greater abundance or to observers knowing better where to 

 seek and what to look for, they have advanced their apparent status 

 from one of the rarest to a barely scarce species. This is true not 

 only of Pelee, but of other surrounding territory. Saunders was the 

 first to call attention to the number of Connections on the Point 

 when he reported them as "Quite common for a few days in June 

 (1884) (Auk II, 1885, 1-307) as a ground feeder in dray places where 



