JOxXES — Birds of Cedar Point. Ill 



shrubbery iu woods. It is often seen feeding on the ground, usu- 

 ally at the roots of trees. It is a regular visitor to the Oberlin 

 campus, and has been found plentifully distributed in the bushes 

 and shrubbery on the sand spitr A few individuals were noted on 

 Pelee island August 29 to September 1, 1905, and on Middle island 

 on September 1, 1905. This is a full week earlier than the first fall 

 records iu the vicinity of Oberlin. The median date of spring ar- 

 rival is May 4, and of departure, May 23; the extreme dates being 

 April 27, 189G, and May 29, 1901. They usually arrive about Sep- 

 tember 10, and tarry until the first week in October. 



205. Dendroica coronata. — Myrtle Warbler. 



This is the first warbler to reach us in spring, the vanguard be- 

 ing made up of a few strongly colored males. The median date of 

 spring arrival is April 20; of arrival of the bulk, April 29; of de- 

 parture of the bulk, May 13; of last seen, May 10. Extreme dates 

 of arrival and departure are April 12, 1904, and May 28, 1907. Fall 

 arrivals may be expected about September 22, and a few birds tarry 

 until the first touch of winter, which was November 2, 1899. It is 

 often common during three weeks in October. This warbler is thus 

 common during the spring migrations, when it is more often found 

 in the woods than elsewhere, and may be common in fall, when it 

 is more numerous in the fields than in the woods. In the spring it 

 associates with other warblers and vireos, but in the fall with the 

 smaller sparrows, particularly the Chipping Sparrow, and the Palm 

 Warbler. It sings during each migration, but less forcefully in 

 fall. It is a less frequent visitor to the Oberlin campus than many 

 of the other warblers, but is common on the sand spit. I did not 

 find it on any of the islands on the late August visit in 1905. The 

 other visits were much too early. One was recoi'ded in medium 

 plumage at the Slate Cut, about midway of the marshes and a 

 quarter mile south of the marshes, July 18, 1908. If this specimen 

 represented a breeding pair it is the only instance of breeding 

 known to the writer. It is more likely that it was a waif. 



20G. Dendroica mafinolia. — Magnolia Warbler. 



Common during the spring migrations, only irregular and few in 

 the fall migrations. It was abundant all along the Cedar Point 

 sand spit in the migrations of 1907. It is found in woods, partic- 

 ularly brushy woods, and is generally not far from the ground. It 

 also visits the shrubbery and trees of lawns and parks and or- 

 chards. I found a juvenile on Middle Bass island August 26, 1905, 

 and a full plumaged bird on East Sister two days later ; also on Pe- 

 lee island from August 29 to September 1, when it was fairly com- 

 mon. It was also present on Kelley's island on the 1st and 2d, but 

 none were found on the mainland in the Vermilion and Oberlin 



