ISJr The Wilson Bulletin — No. 81. 



77/ n/othortis h((lovicimiux Imlovioiun us. — Carolina Wren. 



Present on all visits, but clearly less numerous in 1910 than at 

 any other visit. The colony noted in 1905 had disappeared with 

 the tangle by the cutting of a road through to the ea?t beach, and 

 the birds had moved to the border of the swamp, and seemed to 

 be .scattered somewhat. .The evidence seemed to point to a some- 

 what precarious foothold on the island, possibly due to the fact 

 that this is about the northernmost limit of the species. 



Troglodytes aedan aedon. — House Wren. 



We found a pair near a house north of the swamp, and another 

 pair at the store on the west side of the island. None had ap- 

 peared in migration at the time of our departure, September 7, 

 1910. One is at a loss to account for the scarcity of this adapta- 

 ble wren on the island where nesting places are plentiful and 

 where its natural enemies seem to be few. 

 Telmatodytes palustris palustris. — Long-billed Marsh Wren. 



Apparently there had been only one nesting at the swamp. We 

 found seven or eight individuals there on every visit. One of the 

 birds continued to sing every day during our stay. None were 

 found at the north end of the island, where conditions for nesting 

 were rather more ideal than at the Fishing Point swamp. 

 Sitta carolineihsis carolinensis. — White-breasted Nuthatch. 



The only record for the island, sti'ange to say, is the single in- 

 dividual found in the trees at the north border of the Fishing 

 Point swamp on September 3, 1905. If any had been present in 

 1910 they would certainly have been found by some of the party. 



Sitta ca/)iadensis. — Red-breasted Nuthatch. 



It was present in considerable numbers on September 1, 1905. 

 In 1910 the first one was seen on August 19, and every day there- 

 after until the 26th a few were recorded. On the 26th it became 

 common and continued so to the end of our stay. It clearly pre- 

 ferred the cedars, where it fed much after the manner of the 

 Black and White Warbler, with which it was associated rather 

 more than with other warblers. On the great migration of Sep- 

 tember 1 it seemed to swarm all through the cedars, and even into 

 the brush on the point. 

 PoUoptila cccrulea cwrulea. — Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 



Found only in 1910. Then it was found only in the cedars. The 

 records follow. August 21, 6; 22, ?>; 28, 1 ; 27, 4 ; 28, 5 ; 30, 1. 

 Hylooichla mustelina. — Wood Thrush. 



August 31 and September 1, 1910. one each day. These were 

 clearly migrating birds. We made thorough search everywhere for 



