174 The Wilson Bulletin, No. 73-73. 



228. Wt?-so»/r/ ranarUnsis. — rniiadian Warbler. 



Comnioii during the spring migrations in tlie more open woods, 

 especially heech woods. Only once noted in fall. It has* been com- 

 mon along the sand spit during each migration which I have studied 

 there in spring. The median date of arrival is May 8, and of de- 

 parture May 23. In 1901, 1901: and 1907 it tarried until May 27. 

 The fall occurrence was September 7, 1901, one bird. It will be 

 interesting to compare records on Telee island with those from the 

 Oberlin region for the fall weeks. 



229. Septophaga ruticilla. — Redstart. 



Everywhere common in the woods of the mainland, and on the 

 larger islands, as a summer resident. In moderately large second 

 growth beech woods it is even abundant. The median date of ar- 

 rival is May 1. It is often common from the first. I have found 

 nests with young June 1. The latest fall record is October 7, 1907, 

 when three individuals were noted. It is not uncommon along the 

 sand spit in the spring migrations, but is uncommon or absent in 

 summer. I did not find any in the summer of 1907. In its pas- 

 sage northward it comes into towns and parks, singing almost inces- 

 antly. 



2.30. A7ithui< rubescens. — Pipit. 



Regular Imt seldom common as a spring migrant, irregular in 

 fall. Always seen in flocks numbering from a few individuals to 

 several hundred, and most often found on freshly plowed fields in 

 spring, where it is feeding. Flocks have been seen flying over the 

 sand spit and marsh, both spring and fall. The median date of 

 spring arrival is May 4, but the range is from f March 28, 1907, 

 when a flock of 15 was noted, to May 26, 1899, which is the latest 

 spring record. Fall records range from September 14 to October 

 19. Clearly these records are too variable to afford any clue to 

 the usual times of migration, if there be any. Flocks of Pipits 

 can be readily distinguished from flocks of the larks or any other 

 flocking birds by their erratic flight and by the vertical criscros.s 

 ing of the individuals of the flock. 



2.31. Mimus poli/glottofi. — Mockingbord. 



The only absolutely authentic record is of a specimen in the pos- 

 session of Mr. R. E. Jump, who captured it at Oberlin, date not 

 known. Professor Edward Dickinson, who knows the bird well, re- 

 ported one seen and heard singing by him near Oberlin in May, 

 1908. Persistent reports of its occurrence near Cleveland, and its 

 evident increase in numbers southward in the state, lead one to hope 

 that it is gradually extending its range well northward. 



