172 The Wilson Bulletin, No. 72-73. 



THE BIRDS OF CEDAR POINT AND VICINITY. 



]\\ LYNDS JONES. 



223. Oporornis forwosa. — ^Kentucky Warbler. 



At best an irregular spring migrant. Probably the venturesome 

 males which over-reach the migrating host during the height of the 

 fever of spring migration retire southward when no mates appear. 

 Records for the immediate vicinity of Oberlin are : May, 12, 1903 ; May 

 15, 1906 ; May 13, 1907 ; May 14, 1908 ; one on each occasion. Cedar 

 Point sand spit records are April 27 and May 23, 1904 ; May 13, 1907. 

 two birds ; these records are actually for the marsh at Rye Beach, 

 at the extreme east end of the series of marshes. The birds have 

 always been found in wet or swampy situations, always near the 

 ground on some fallen wood. The increasing frequency of occur- 

 rence in later years gives me hope that this interesting warbler 

 may ultimately become a summer resident and enliven our woods 

 with his rich melody. 



222. Oporornis agiiis. — Connecticut Warbler. 



A spring migrant in small numbers, never having lieen noted in 

 fall. The migration dates fall within the last two weeks of May, 

 with the exception of May 7 and 9, 1904. These early dates would 

 indicate that this warbler belongs in the early May group rather 

 than among the latest of the migrants. I have invariably found it 

 in places of which the marsh border of the sand spit is typical — in 

 the vicinity of water. It has been heard singing but once, then 

 faintly. 



223. Opororvis Philadelphia. — Mourning Warliler. 



A spring migrant in small numbers, but decidedly more numer- 

 ous than the last species. The median date of arrival for nine 

 years is May 31, and of departui'e northward. May 25. It has 

 never been found in fall. The typical habitat of this bird while it 

 tarries with us is a low, wet place, thickly grown with rose bushes. 

 Along the sand spit it frequents the button bush thickets along the 

 marsh border. It seldom sings during its passage. 



224. Geothlypis trichas hrachidactyla. — Northern Yellow-throat. 

 Common all summer in growths which accompany wet or damp 



situations, whether the growths be of grass, weeds, reeds, or bushes. 

 The marsh border of the sand spit, and the grassy "islands" are 

 therefore typical habitats. The median date of arrival is April 30. 

 the range being from April 25 to May 2. The median date of 

 departure is September 23. the last being October 1, 1906, at the 



