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Contrary to ilic rule that Vellmv-ruinps appear in large 

 numbers early in April none were in evidence before April 

 20th, when they began to appear in pairs. Few were noticed 

 until INTay 3r.d, at which time in other years the species be- 

 comes rare, but this year t,hc bulk arrived. 'J>ansit of it 

 dragged through two weeks and the last of the species were 

 seen May 27, three days later than the latest on record, May 

 18th, '8G. Another prominent transient visitant, the Sap- 

 sucker, appeared as usual Marc;i 23rd, but before the bulk 

 had reached us the change in the weather occurred and all 

 farther progress was stopped until the middle of April, when 

 movements were in order and the gFeat host of transient 

 Sapsuckers crossed this latitude, being most ])lentiful i\pril 

 2(>th and last noticed April 24th. which is not particularly 

 late, as many instances are on record when they remained to 

 the end of April, even into May. 



Conspicuous in transit, because traveling in broad daylight, 

 is the ]')lue Jay. Old pairs often, though not always, per- 

 manent residents were seen building nests on March 2r)th, the 

 usual time, but north-bcund transients began to pass A])ril 

 27th. from one to two weeks later than in former years, 

 blocks continued to come and go until May lUth, the regular 

 time when these migrations of Blue Jays cease. Birds of last 

 year were seen mating May 12th and building May Kith, 

 nearly two months after their parents had gune through the 

 same experience. 



The most noticeal:)le disorder showed itself in the passage of 

 northern Warblers and in the arrival of our sumniier residents 

 due in April. INIost of those coming ordinarily soon after the 

 middle of April came only in the last days of the month or in 

 early May. Red-headed Woodpeckers, Baltimores, Catbirds, 

 Rose-breasts, Wocd Thrushes, Summer Tanagers, Redstarts, 

 I'arula Warblers, Warbling Vireos, Ovenbirds and Swifts 

 came on the 28th and 29th. Yellow-throats, Yellow Warblers, 

 Orchard Orioles on May 2nd ; Great Crested Flycatchers, 

 Chats, Kingbirds on the -"Ird ; Indigo Buntings on the 1th; 

 Pewees and Scarlet Tanagers on the 9th and PicH's Vireo on 

 the 10th, all from oue to two weeks too date. 



